There’s no love stronger than a mother’s love – that’s something moms worldwide are willing to argue. Even in the most impossible situations, moms hang on to every bit of faith they have for the sake of their children.
In Australia, a mom prematurely gave birth to her son at 25 weeks. He weighed only 838 grams and was on life support for five months. Throughout the child’s struggles to survive, his mom, Nicole Dib, never gave up.
The mother powered through all the terrifying days in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and insisted her son could make it. Dib’s pregnancy was high-risk. It was the same for her first daughter Aaliyah, who was born at 33 weeks and spent two weeks in the NICU.
However, she knew things were different when her water broke at only 25 weeks with her son Jibreel. “Okay, this is bad. This is too soon,” she recalled saying.
Doctors fought to stop Dib from giving birth because the chances of Jibreel surviving were slim. Nonetheless, three days after rushing to the hospital, she needed to undergo an emergency caesarian. It was then that Dib realized each day made a huge difference.
Unlike in usual cases where a mom could see her baby after birth, Dib was unable to hold her newborn. Jibreel was rushed to the NICU, where doctors fought to keep him alive. When the mom finally saw him, she was shocked that he looked more like a fetus than a newborn…CONTINUE READING