Just hours old, little Jacob was diagnoses with leukaemia
After an 'awful' pregnancy, little Jacob was welcomed to the world six weeks early - and just hours later, doctors were forced to deliver yet more devastating news as they realised the baby had been born with leukaemia.
Laura and Tracey, who met 12 years ago and tied the knot in 2016, started IVF in December 2020. Initially, the couple, who live in Hertfordshire, hoped to use Tracey’s eggs for Laura to carry but after two unsuccessful attempts, the couple used Laura’s eggs for the embryo transfer in November 2021. On July 4, at 34 weeks pregnant, Laura’s waters broke in the middle of the night and she was taken to hospital. Jacob was born via emergency C-section on July 4, weighing 5lbs 8oz.
Returning to the hospital, Tracey and Laura were taken to a private room where they were dealt the devastating news that Jacob’s blood indicated suspected leukaemia. As a result, the youngster needed to be taken to Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge for further tests. At five days old, it was discovered that Jacob had excess fluid around his heart and he underwent a procedure at Great Ormond Street Hospital to have it drained. But within a week the fluid returned.
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