The mother of this baby Jennifer Allison did not know if her baby would survive birth. At 20 weeks pregnant the doctor notified her and said that her daughter sky would be born with heterodoxy which is a series of defects affecting intestines, spleen, heart, and other organs. So the doctors evaluated the situation and gave a 15-20% chance of living through its 1st year and if she did end up surviving that it was not likely that she would make it through her toddler years. Jennifer didn't know how long her baby would survive so she wanted her story to be documented to be part of something bigger. After the baby was delivered it was rushed down the hall and assessed by the cardiology team. Jennifer screamed as they took her baby away from her wondering in her head did sky survive birth. Sky did end up surviving and sill is. She was born 19 months before January 5th and still is thriving. Even after enduring three open heart surgeries and two invasive surgeries on her intestines. Sky is one strong baby and is still persevering.
If you were the mother how would you feel after delivering this baby?
How would you feel if a doctor told you that you baby had a 15-20% chance of surviving its 1st year?
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If i were the mother than just delivered my baby and the doctors took her to work on her I would be very emotional. I would wonder is my baby going to survive this. I would be very stressed and sad and mad just wondering and hoping. When a doctor would tell me that my baby will have a 15-20% chance of surviving its 1st year I would be in tears and would be very sad just praying that my baby would survive longer.
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Great job!
If I was in this situation I don't know if I could stay calm at all! The situation in general is such a tragedy, however, since the baby is still doing great and thriving, it is almost a miracle! I'm just glad there are doctors and other people that can preform the surgeries and take care of the baby medically. Also, the mother is so strong. Handling this situation would be extremely difficult, but she handled it well and now she has a child's life to look forward to.
I would be completely devastated to know that my child was more than likely going to die...I don't even think that feeling can be put into words. If I were the mother, I wouldn't want the baby to leave my arms; however, I would have to in order for the child to survive... I can't even imagine the pain. I admire this mother for having faith in her child and pushing through the fear and worry. Hope can often be hard to find in terrifying situations, and I defiantly have an enormous amount of respect for her. It is relieving to hear that Sky is overcoming her condition. It just shows that a little bit of hope can go a long way!
I would be nervous because I wouldn't know what they were doing to my baby. I would be sad and try to give the child the best life possible and just hope for the best.
Well, besides the usual tiredness, I'd be terrified and panicking. If a doctor told me that my baby wouldn't survive its first year, id probably laugh and say something like, "Wanna bet?" And i'd win the bet, if the baby survived its first year, if not, then i'd be devastated, and be depressed for months on end.
I would be scared and terrified not knowing if my child was alive. I would be somewhat upset about the doctors taking my baby away, but they have to in order for her to live. It would break my heart if I knew that my baby had a 15-20% chance of survival her first year. But, I wouldn't get an abortion ever or give up because of the numbers. I would fight through it and have faith that my baby will survive even thought the doctor's don't think so.
I agree with your statement above. I would never give up on my baby and fight the odds just like you said that you would've. It is very good that you have a positive outlook on this situation that's a good thing to have in such high tensions.
If I were the mother of this child I would have been just as scared as Jennifer was. A million things would be going through my head. I wouldn't know how to react. Not knowing if your child is going to make it or how long it has to live would be the scariest part. If the doctor's told me that my child had a low survival chance for it's first year, I would just try spend as much time with my child as I can and enjoy every minute we get to spend together.
Yes! I agree with you. I would also have so many thoughts going through my head. Also my emotions would be all over the place and our spot on that the scariest part is not knowing how long it would survive. I would spend as much time as would with my baby like you've mentioned in the comment above.
If I were the mother of this child I would be very upset that they took her away before I was able to even see her. Not knowing if she survived birth would kill me. I would be crushed, not knowing if the child ive spent the past 9 months carrying would even survive past 1 year old. I would do everything I could to help the child survive as long as possible.
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