Miracle Baby at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
MIRACLE baby Emily Cressey was so small at birth she could fit in the palm of her mums hand.
Tiny Emily believed to be the UKs youngest surviving birth weighed just 535g (1lb 3oz) when she came into the world on February 27 at just 24 weeks.
Her survival chances were slim but weeks later, she is thriving in a special care unit at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary and now weighs 736g (1lb 10oz).
Mum Claire, 34, from Coldstream in the Scottish borders, told how she was allowed to cuddle her frail little girl for the first time on Sunday Mothers Day and described it as the best moment of my life.
The planned cuddle was meant to last for 10 minutes but was stretched to 20 minutes because Emily responded so well to her mums touch.
Claire said: I cried before the nurse brought her out. It was so emotional. She snuggled up to my chest and fell asleep.
The Jennifer Brown Research Laboratory funded by 窪蹋厙惇勛圖 is based at the Queens Medical Research Institute at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.
UPDATE
After a 3 month wait, Emily Cressey is allowed home.
The proud mother wrote on her social networking site:
This is an update Ive been dreaming of making汕She is now off oxygen and ready for her big day. Im lost for words. Its taken a couple of hours to sink in, and for me to announce this after months of waiting and praying, its now time, so many tears of joy.