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My baby girl Sarah-Louise
By Emma Cartwright
New born baby  

My baby daughter is now a year old. She was born on the 12th January 2002. She is our miracle baby. I found out that I was pregnant and four weeks later I was told that I had tragically had a miscarriage. Then sixteen weeks later I was told by my doctor that I was pregnant, but I said to him "How can that be? I had a miscarriage sixteen weeks ago."

My doctor sent me to hospital to find out if I was pregnant and it turned out that I was twenty weeks pregnant and it was then that they told me that Sarah-Louise was a twin and she had survived an operation. I was very surprised. Over Christmas 2001 I had a few problems with Sarah-Louise because she had stopped growing. I was a little bit concerned, as I had been through so much.

I was told on 11th January 2001, when I went up to the hospital, that they were not happy with Sarah-Louise and that they would have to start me off that afternoon. But I said, "I have to go home and tell my boyfriend and get my bag!" So I went home.

I got back to the hospital at 5:00pm and was told that they were starting me off the next day. I had my first contraction at 7:30pm and I had her at 7:39pm; she weighed 4lb 4.5oz. Now she is doing fine.

This story was written by Emma Louise Cartwright.
Emma is studying at Tunstall College in Stoke on Trent.

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