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I Was Smaller Than My Shoe!

When ever I hear of my friends who have had babies, I am always curious to know what their babies weight was, especially if it was a single baby, no twins etc.
When I hear the weight I smile and say, that was bigger than me! The new Mum most often gives me a curious look back and asks it is?

Yes! When I was born I was smaller than my size 8 women’s shoe! In 1976 babies born at 26 weeks were given 0 – 25% chance of survival. I was one of those babies. My birth weight was a whopping 1 pound 12 ounces, that dropped to 1 pound 6 ounces. My parents were asked if I had a name yet, as they wanted to baptize me. The nurses and doctors at the Neonate Intensive Care Unit at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario in Ottawa wanted to baptize me because they were fearful that I would not live 24hrs.

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Size 8 women’s shoe and my ‘bigger’ dress

I Was Smaller Than My Shoe!

Different weights I was while in the NICU

I Was Smaller Than My Shoe!

I sure did show those doctors a thing or two.

I Was Smaller Than My Shoe!

Visiting the NICU at CHEO in June 2015, it is now named after my Neonateologist who saved my life, a man my family owes much gratitude to. I never got to meet him personally to thank him, he passed away a few years ago.

I Was Smaller Than My Shoe!

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Aime was once bullied in grade school for 6 years by her peers. She also survived her own birth, after doctors said she would not live 24hrs after being born. She lives today to inspire and empower your daughter to be brave, bold, and celebrate their unique self! AND to give hope to parents in the NICU with preemie babies. Showing if she survived, then their tiny hero can too!

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