The doctors were honest with us and warned us that they might not survive, that it was going to be a really long journey and that it was going to be difficult. Toni said: "They're my miracle babies, and my rainbow babies because I had them after my miscarriage. (Pictured: Toni Lacey (27) from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk holding her 'miracle' twin boys Arley Bowles and Ayden Bowles when they were 11 weeks old) (Image: Kennedy News and Media) Ayden also has a grade four bleed on his brain and they're awaiting to see the full extent of any damage it's caused.Īfter being told her boys may not make it, single mum Toni recently celebrated the milestone of them turning 100 days old earlier this month and she's looking forward to eventually being able to bring them home. Since entering the world things have been far from plain sailing as little Arley was diagnosed with necrotising enterocolitis (NEC), a serious condition where tissue in the bowel becomes inflamed, and had his first surgery at just four days old. The stay-at-home mum says they also didn't fit into any clothes until they were three months old and eventually wore size 3-4 lb outfits. ![]() They even had to be wrapped in plastic bags to keep them alive.Īn incredible photo shows how her boys were so tiny that their whole hand was too small to even fully clasp their dad Ryan Bowles' finger. The 27-year-old was hospitalised for three weeks until Arley Bowles was born weighing a teeny 1.5lbs and his brother Ayden weighing just 1.6lbs - both each less than a loaf of bread. ![]() It's a rare but life-threatening complication occurring in less than 1% of pregnancies where a woman's uterine wall tears open, which is more common after they've had a caesarean. The mum-of-four was having a 'perfect' pregnancy until she was diagnosed with uterine dehiscence during a routine scan on January 13. Toni Lacey said she went through the heartbreak of a miscarriage last July so was overjoyed when she discovered she was pregnant again with twins a couple of months later. This incredible photo shows how 'miracle' twin boys born at just 25 weeks were so tiny they weighed less than a loaf of bread and their hands were too small to even clasp dad's finger.
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