Baby born smaller than Barbie doll miraculously survives
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A micro-premie baby born smaller than a Barbie doll and weighing less than a pound has survived to go home, according to reports.
The Daily Mirror say Kallie Bender weighed in at 13oz, which, for some relativity, is the same as a can of soup. She was born premature after only 25 weeks and was reportedly shorter than a Barbie doll.
What little Kallie lacked in size, however, she more than made up for in fight and determination. Despite the fact her dad’s wedding ring could fit around her arm like an oversized bracelet, she pulled through!
One of the smallest babies ever cared for in St. Joseph’s Nursery Intensive Care Unit, Kallie Bender spent nearly five months in the NyICU and underwent a complex heart procedure by a team of skilled surgeons after being diagnosed with a common heart defect among micro-preemies. pic.twitter.com/uTElpm2H3s
— Dignity Health AZ (@DignityHealthAZ) October 21, 2019
On record as one of the smallest babies ever born in the state of Arizona, Kallie defied the expectations of doctors who told her parents she might not survive.
Indeed, medical staff were hesitant to overstate her chances, but fast forward to today and she’s finally been discharged from Dignity Health St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix.
Weighing in at a healthy 7lbs, Kallie is now thriving. Mom Mrs Bender couldn’t be happier.
She told Good Morning America: “She’s a feisty girl.
Kallie Bender weighed about 13 ounces when she was born prematurely in a Phoenix hospital on May 24.
Five months later she weighed in at more than 7 pounds and got the green light to go home. https://t.co/wZ2Y01UITf
— KTAR News 92.3 (@KTAR923) October 22, 2019
“It’s bittersweet to leave. But she’s an amazing little fighter and I can’t wait to see the personality she brings to our family.”
When Kallie was born 15 weeks early, she was immediately rushed to NICU. There, she had to rely on a machine to breathe for the first few months of life.
Born 15 weeks early and weighing less than one pound at birth, four-month-old Kallie Bender is finally heading home from the hospital.https://t.co/VGNoc9lksr
— Good Morning America (@GMA) October 21, 2019
Her doting parents remained by her side, speaking and reading to her, then comforting and cuddling as soon as it was safe to hold her. The medical director at the NICU, Dr Vinit Manuel, had told them Kallie’s chances didn’t look good, but they retained hope.
Mrs Bender said: “I could not be more grateful for the doctors here and for our three primary nurses.
“They love Kallie and took such good care of her every day that they were here.”
Thank God little Kallie survived against the odds. It’s incredible what a combination of faith and science can achieve!
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