THEY HAD TO CUT OFF MY BABY’S SCALP
Apr 20, 2021
4 minutes
WORDS: KARA O’NEILL, NICK OWENS
Gazing down at the baby in the cot next to my hospital bed, I’d never felt so happy. ‘She’s amazing,’ I whispered. It was September 2017 and, after a textbook pregnancy, I’d given birth to Holly, with my then-partner, David, by my side.
From the moment we met her, we were in love – and, like any new mum, I was drinking in every detail of her face, her perfect fingers and tiny toes.
But after just a few hours, I started to feel a bit of anxiety. ‘She hasn’t opened her left eye,’ I told the midwife. ‘Let me take a look,’ she replied.
When she couldn’t
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