Francesca Bradley-Curran, of Liverpool, was born at 24-weeks and doctors thought she would not survive.
Her mother, Victoria Bradley, was told to expect the worst when she went into premature labour. Her baby girl entered the world weighing just 1 pound, 6 ounces, with feet so small they were barely the size of a 1p coin.
The tiny baby also needed 15 blood transfusions, an eye surgery, and had to fight for her life against meningitis, septicamia, sepsis, lung and kidney problems.
Victoria, 37, was actually given a memory box by nurses at the hospital for babies who would not survive. “After Francesca was born nurses actually gave me a memory box, which they do for babies that die at birth. They took prints of her hands and feet for me,” she told “The Mirror.”
“I took a picture of her footprint next to a penny to show how small she was. I got to see her three-and-a-half hours after she was born. She looked like a 3D scan,” she continued.
With all the odds against her, it certainly is a miracle that Francesca is now thriving nine months later, weighing a healthy 15 pounds, 2 ounces. Not only that, but Victoria had previously been told that she would never have children because of problems with her ovaries so Francesca is a double miracle, it seems!
Francesca is now a happy and healthy baby girl, free of all medical complications. “She’s just a joy, she’s so happy. And she’s cheeky too,” says Victoria.
