Micro-preemie Amandi Omokore-Allen celebrated his first birthday on Jan. 10, 2023, after he spent more than five months in the NICU in Austin, Texas. Here's his amazing story.
"I was able to hold Asaiah, but they took Amandi straight from me
Samantha Smith, neonatal nurse practitioner at Pediatrix Neonatology of Texas and Ascension Seton Medical Center, cared for baby Amandi after his Jan. 10, 2022 birth."But we use the words 'critically stable’ because they are such premature infants. He’s quite the survivor."Amandi also had feeding intolerance that required continuous gavage feeds. He also developed pneumonia about six weeks in — and had a pulmonary hemorrhage.
Such complications are not uncommon in babies of Amandi’s size and those born at that gestation, Smith said.Tolulope Omokore did everything she could to learn more about her son's condition and how she could best care for him, she told Fox News Digital."But it was also nerve-wracking because he was intubated. They were so careful. And he loved it. I was warm and he was warm. They said skin-to-skin is so good. And I was like, ‘Wow.
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