My baby weighed less than tin of Quality Street but he’s beaten the odds to come home for Christmas
A BABY born weighing less than a tin of Quality Street has beaten the odds to be home at Christmas.
Tiny Abel Tranter’s parents Georgia and Aiden feared the worst when he was born at 24 weeks at 1lb 5oz.
His arrival came just a year after their son Jackson died at 15 days having been born at 23 weeks weighing 1lb 6oz.
Georgia, 26, who suffers from a blood clotting condition that has been blamed for the premature births, said: “Losing Jackson was the worst feeling you can ever feel.
“As his mother, I felt for a long time it was my fault.
"My body failed him.
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"But deep down, I was so grateful we got to spend 15 beautiful days with my baby.”
The couple were not planning to have another child, but Georgia fell pregnant just a few months after Jackson’s passing.
The full-time mum said: “When I found out, it was the biggest shock ever.
"I felt every emotion going — sad, happy, nervous.
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"We were told there was a high possibility he would be born early.
“My first cuddle with Abel was out of this world.
"I knew he was going to fight so hard to be here with us and his big brother was watching him from above.”
Abel was born in June and spent 119 days in a neonatal unit before being allowed home in October.
And Georgia, of Blaenavon, Gwent, hailed staff at the Grange Hospital where both babies were treated.
She said: “We wouldn’t be where we are without them.
“Abel’s a fighter. The nurses used to call him ‘Stable Abel’ — there’s no doubt his big brother watching over him helped him fight harder.
“Being told he was ready to go home was a feeling out of this world.
“The future is so uncertain these days but we will make sure to make every day as special as we can.”
