{"id":229992,"date":"2020-08-31T14:46:02","date_gmt":"2020-08-31T19:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=229992"},"modified":"2020-08-31T00:49:43","modified_gmt":"2020-08-31T05:49:43","slug":"micro-preemie-22-weeks-survives-transfer-hospitals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/micro-preemie-22-weeks-survives-transfer-hospitals\/","title":{"rendered":"Micro-preemie born at 22 weeks survives after parents transfer hospitals"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A baby girl born July 15, four months before her due date, is said to be doing well though her twin sister did not survive. The sisters were born at just 22 weeks and two days and were given only a 10 percent chance of survival.<\/p>\n

Lura Lauer and her fianc\u00e9 Ricky Garcia were shocked to be expecting twins, and the pregnancy was a rough one. Lauer had morning sickness every day for the first trimester and much of the second. She began feeling contractions at about 20 weeks. Doctors believed they were Braxton Hicks contractions (false labor) but after a yoga class, the contractions worsened and the couple went to the hospital. By then, Lauer was already three centimeters dilated.<\/p>\n

“They gave me medicine to stop the contractions, but then the neonatal doctor came to talk to us,” she told The Sun<\/a>. “He told us the hospital we were at do not resuscitate if you give birth to a baby at less than 24 weeks. He said if I was to give birth that day, I would have to say goodbye because they’re not viable at that age. They said they didn’t have the capability to care for babies that young. It felt like a nightmare.”<\/p>\n

The couple decided to transfer to the Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, which was better equipped to handle micro-preemies.<\/p>\n

Lyric was born first, followed by Cali three minutes later. They were both crying and breathing and were rushed to neonatal intensive care. Cali weighed one pound, one ounce, and Lyric weighed one pound, two ounces.<\/p>\n

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I held my daughter for the first time last night, 2.5 weeks after her birth ? . Nothing prepares you for this. The roller coaster of emotions. The extreme joy and extreme anxiety. The longing desire to hold your baby and keep her close to your heart, coupled with the overwhelming fear of something going wrong. My nerves were at an all time high moments before they placed her on my chest. But shortly after they got her comfortable and situated, immense peace fell over me. I was holding my baby girl and she was holding me. ?? . I prayed for this moment. I didn\u2019t want it to end. I didn\u2019t want to let her go. But the moment came and went, and soon after she was placed back into her incubator. I know she\u2019s safer in there and that\u2019s difficult to accept when all I want to do is keep her in my arms so I can sing to her and comfort her. I have to put my wants aside for what\u2019s best for her. What a lesson. . She\u2019s still got a long fight ahead of her. Every day brings new challenges for her and she is bravely taking on each one. The nurses and doctors are taking such amazing care of her, better care than I\u2019m capable of giving her right now. I have to release my urge to be in control and let them do what they have to do to keep her safe. Another lesson. . I have to let go of my fears and keep my faith strong. We WILL bring her home one day. We WILL get to hold her close and sing her to sleep. We WILL tell her the story of how she is a miracle from God! I know it in my heart. My mantra has become \u201cDrop the fear, Keep the Faith, & PRAY EVERY DAY\u201d ?????? . I\u2019m grateful for this moment and hopeful that it\u2019s only the first of many more. Keep praying for Lyric!! I love you ???<\/a><\/p>\n

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