'Don’t worry, I’m a fighter': Baby Evie was born at just 22 weeks weighing 1lb 1oz... these adorable pictures capture her incredible journey

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hereTraining coach Chrissie recalls the relief when she and Jonny, who works in finance, saw the now ten-month old Evie breathe for the first time.The mum, of Stalybridge, said: "All we could say to one another was, ‘She’s breathing.'“When she was weighed, Evie was just 487g.

The doctors said they’d never seen a baby survive who was born before 22 weeks five days weighing less than 500g."The couple knew that becoming parents would be hard, after doctors told them in 2017 that they both had fertility issues.Qualifying for one round of IVF on the NHS, they began treatment in June 2018 and were cautiously optimistic when Chrissie fell pregnant a month later.But she went into labour in November, shortly after her 20-week scan, during which she.