Hi I’m Emma. I'm now 27 years old. I had cervical cancer at 25 just before my 26 birthday in October 2018 I got the all clear I fell pregnant in the November/December. When I went to the midwife, I was told to not get my hopes to high as I may not reach 12 weeks. I got past 12 weeks and prayed, as long as my baby stayed inside until at least 24 weeks then she will have a chance. I had early scans every Tuesday. At 22 weeks I was given a test to see if l'd go into labour early, it came back a small percentage that I'd go early at 27 weeks. I started leaking fluid, I went to hospital all fluid was away. I was kept in for 4 days then discharged. The same day of being discharged I went back as my baby was on her way. After 18 hours of natural labour Amelia was born pink and healthy and screaming at just 28 weeks. Everything was going great, she was proving to be a proper fighter, but sadly just 3 weeks into Amelia's fight she contracted NEC necrotising enterocolitis a bowel/ gut disease. A lot of babies survive, but also a lot sadly die too. I was told to take it day by day and after 14 days of antibiotics my baby started showing signs of recovering. She fought off that horrible disease and after 7 weeks in Edinburgh Simpsons NICU, where the staff are superheroes, Amelia finally came home. Amelia had RSV in December and spent 2 weeks in Edinburgh sick kids ICU and HDU, but has been healthy since and is looking forward to her 1st birthday on the 23rd of May x

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