A micro-preemie baby girl has miraculᴏᴜsʟʏ survived after being born. She was so sᴍᴀʟʟ that her dad’s wedding ring could easily fit around her arm like an oversized bracelet.
Mom Ebonie Bender, was admitted to the hospital when she found out Kallie was measuring small during an ultrasound appointment. There was also a lack ᴏF fluid around the baby, caused by a condition called absent end diastolic Fʟᴏᴡ, the hospital said. She was born premature after only 25 weeks, weighed in at 13oz and was reportedly shorter than a Barbie doll. What little Kallie lacked in size , however, she more than made up for in fight and determination. Despite the fact her dad’s wedding ring could fit around her arm like an oversized bracelet, she pulled through! On record as one of the smallest babies ever born in the state of Arizona, Kallie defied the expectations of doctors who told her parents she might not survive. Kallie Bender spent 150 days in the hospital after she was born 15 weeks early.
She said:” Ebonie was ‘scared’ at the time of her birth. It was so much fear of the unknown.” For several weeks after her birth, Kallie relied on a machine to help her breathe. She was intubated and needed to learn to eat. In addition to being a micro-preemie, Kallie also survived a successful heart procedure for a patent ductus arteriosus , a common heart defect among babies born as early as she. Weighing in at a healthy 7lbs, Kallie is now thriving. Mom Mrs Bender ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅɴ’ᴛ be happier. She added: ” She’s a feisty girl. It’s bittersᴡeet to leave. But she’s an amazing little fighter and I can’t wait to see the personality she brings to our family.” At five-months-old, Kallie has finally been discharged from dignity health Sᴛ. Jᴏseph’s hospital and medical center in phoenix .
Kallie will still need an oxygen tank and a feeding tube for a sʜᴏʀᴛ while. Bender says it’s bittersweet to be leaving the but she’s excited to bring her daughter home. Mom Ebonie Bender said : “We’ve some such a long way and, coming here every day, I see faces every day and I’m going to miss seeing those. But it’s sweet because I don’t have to make this commute anymore. I could not be more grateful for the ᴅᴏᴄᴛᴏʀs here and for our three primary nurses. They love Kallie and took such good care of her every day that they were here.”
