'Looks so frail' Chris Hoy's wife Sarra gives insight to 'upsetting' premature childbirth

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Olympic champion, 46, told how there wasn’t “a day that goes by” that he and his partner didn’t feel “grateful” for their kids, ahead of his appearance on Question of Sport this evening.The Scottish athlete and his wife opened up about the upsetting ordeal they experienced on World Prematurity Day back in November.The couple share one son, seven-year-old Callum, and a daughter named Chloe, four.While both children were born premature, Callum was born a terrifying 11 weeks early, which proved daunting for first-time mum Sarra.Sarra reflected on her eldest's birth, which she branded an "alien situation".She said: "You’ve gone from being pregnant one day to suddenly your baby is out in the real world in an incubator.“Instinctively as a mum you want your baby close to you but equally you’re fighting against the idea that this baby should be inside you and that actually nobody should be touching him.“It’s challenging because they look so frail and their skin is twice as thin as a full-term baby, so the thought of causing him any distress at all is very upsetting," she admitted.The couple were given instructions on how to safely touch Callum and change his nappy, despite plenty of wires getting in the way.This made a huge difference for the pair, who spoke about how important it was for their “bonding process”.Chris said: “Being able to pick up Callum and change his nappy, and feel you have a practical role to play, rather than just sitting there and hoping and waiting, you can do something."However, he admitted that it was a "scary" experience as he didn't want to accidentally hurt him."You feel helpless, but the skin-to-skin contact, the cuddling, is a massive part of starting a journey towards normality," Chris said.After.