Roisin Doherty, a County Tyrone mum, opens up about the emotional rollercoaster of welcoming her son Brodie prematurely at 33 weeks. She describes the fear and uncertainty of giving birth and having her baby immediately taken to the neonatal unit, leaving her alone and overwhelmed.
County Tyrone mum Róisín Doherty has opened up about the struggle of welcoming her child prematurely. Roisin's son Brodie was born at 33 weeks after a difficult pregnancy, and she has spoken of how terrifying it was to give birth and have him immediately taken to the neonatal unit . Roisin, who is an online content creator, was kept in the hospital for 13 days and had to go home afterward without Brodie.
Speaking to RSVP Live, Roisin said: 'There were very serious problems with my pregnancy from very early on. I was actually originally taken in at 27 weeks to have Brodie, and the survival rate statistics at that age aren't ideal. I was gowned up ready to go in for an emergency section because things were looking really bad. 'Thankfully, they gave me a check at the last minute just to confirm that it was the right thing to do, because the best thing for the baby when possible is to stay in the womb developing. When they looked, they said things were looking good and they wouldn't be sending me in to have the baby, but I would need to stay in for regular checks.' Brodie managed to hang on until 33 weeks, and then he was born via caesarean section. Because he was still very premature, he was immediately taken to the neonatal care unit. 'There's no skin to skin or holding them or anything like that,' said Roisin. 'After he was born, I actually took really unwell too. I remember I was crying hysterically and my partner Nick wasn't with me because he had gone along with Brodie to the neonatal unit. 'It's such a surreal feeling, because one minute you have this bump and a baby inside you, the next minute you've not even met this baby. It's not the same as a normal birth, they're taken away and you don't know where your child is, whether they're alive or dea
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