A premature twin baby, who was born much smaller than her sibling, was separated from her brother at birth due to health concerns. But after successful treatment, the twins were reunited, and their parents captured incredible photos of them cuddling together for the first time.
Parents Laura Hough and Chris Carey, of Walton in the north of England, were warned that baby Neve might not survive. The placenta was deteriorating. And as the smaller twin, Neve suffered compromised blood circulation; she was not getting enough nutrients in utero.
Laura started seeing doctors twice a week.
Neve and her twin brother Louie were growing in separate sacs. His development was healthy, but due to risks posed to his sister’s survival, Laura was admitted to Liverpool Women’s Hospital for an emergency caesarean section on March 8.
Baby Louie was born weighing 3 pounds 3 ounces (approx. 1.45 kg). Neve weighed just 1 pound 7 ounces (approx. 0.65 kg), yet she came out fighting and not even needing to be hooked up to an oxygen supply. “She’s smaller than a baby’s doll but she’s doing so well, she’s unbelievable,” said Laura.
In a surprising turn, it was her twin brother who ended up needing medical assistance.
“It was Louie,” the first-time mom explained, “both of his lungs collapsed because he had air in them. So he ended up receiving treatment to drain the air out of his lungs.”
Doctors decided to separate the twins so Louie could receive emergency treatment. It wasn’t until two weeks later that the babies, still dramatically disparate in size, were reunited and placed side by side in the same incubator.
