The baby has only a short time to live, so his sister blows on his belly

when things don't go as planned we can lose faith not only in ourselves but also in any potential outcome in our lives that's what failure will do to you it's easy to lose hope and even faith when we experience life's monumental failures you might be wondering what a baby could possibly know about not giving up and not losing faith so stay tuned because we'll learn the entire story by the end of the video but first like and share it with others and make sure you're subscribed and have the notifications bell turned on let us now return to the story stephen and amy's third child poppy was born prematurely because of her size she remained in the newborn nursery and some doctors began to doubt her chances of survival and she was in the nursery for three months before being cleared to return to her parents poppy's parents noticed that she was constantly begging for food at home and they took her to the hospital so after some tests she was diagnosed with mobius syndrome a rare neurological disorder in which a person's facial muscles do not function properly poppy couldn't smile or frown according to steven they said she might not be able to walk or talk however she began walking at the age of 15 months which is quite normal we took her off the feeding tube around her first birthday and she improved every day just like poppy did when she was born she defied expectations yet again and amy went to wake her up before she turned two but she couldn't they could feel her heartbeat however she was silent they had a feeling something was wrong steven explained that she was breathing but was out of breath poppy was taken to the hospital and she recovered within 24 hours although her parents realized something was wrong two days later she had severe hypoxic brain damage according to the mri and the doctor said she wouldn't survive poppy's family spent christmas in the hospital believing it would be her last but something extraordinary happened steven explained that it could look like a scene from a movie when maisie blew on her belly as she was leaving it was an incredible moment they were wrong and she's proving it because she regained her ability to crawl and walk and her family is now concentrating on her receiving intensive physiotherapy treatment we wish poppy a complete recovery wow poppy serves as a reminder of why it's important to never give up here's the story of another baby whose unusual circumstances forced doctors to get creative megan and eric are a north carolina couple and when megan was five months pregnant things began to get complicated she had hypertension severe nausea and two strokes as a result of her various problems megan was placed on bed rest for about a month after doctors discovered that her baby wasn't moving they told her she had a slim chance of survival and to brace herself for the worst megan gave birth to a baby girl via cesarean section at 24 weeks of pregnancy and her baby weighed less than a can of soda her neonatologist also stated that the baby girl fit head to toe in the palm of her hand making her one of the tiniest babies ever born and she was transferred to levin children's hospital after birth bate was born prematurely and as a result her internal organs and intestines were not fully developed she also had to overcome a slew of challenges including breathing on a ventilator receiving blood transfusions and dealing with a slew of complications she was hospitalized for months due to her undeveloped organs megan claims that she lives here every day if not every other day faith's unique situation also compelled the doctors to go above and beyond to care for her her doctor stated that even the diapers they have for the smallest babies were too big for her so they had to get creative in order to care for her nevertheless her parents perseverance paid off in the end fate weighed five times her birth weight when she was allowed to return home isn't that incredible she has not only grown but she can now recognize her parents voices megan's excited to finally meet her daughter she stated that she'd like to know who she is she's a fighter and was so excited to see what awaits her and nothing beats seeing someone fight for something they believe in this woman did and the outcome of her perseverance is remarkable joanna's ultrasounds revealed that her baby had a serious heart defect when she was four months pregnant this however does not deter joanna and her husband they threw a baby shower and decorated the baby's room their baby would not survive according to the doctors they also advised her to have an abortion joanna is a christian and her faith opposes abortion she believes they gave it to her for a reason and it was up to him whether or not to call her home she was told she would be stillborn spare yourself the agony and let's get to the bottom of this because each new appointment seemed to bring another serious diagnosis for joanna joanna's child on the other hand was a fighter she defied the expectations of the doctor she lived to be 18 weeks old and survived to be 37 weeks old she wasn't even born too soon clara joanna's baby was born via c-section she was diagnosed with congenital heart disease after having two holes in her heart she also had a slew of physical issues she had her first open-heart surgery at the age of six days she requires oxygen 24 hours a day seven days a week she's fitted with a pacemaker and one side of her heart is smaller than the other claire is on eight medications that must be taken four times per day and she's a sassy fighter despite her numerous health problems she survived her first christmas and it was especially meaningful for this couple who'd been told their daughter would not be born to watch their daughter have fun in the snow she was enthralled joanna described her as constantly smiling clara's parents have learned to enjoy every moment as she continues to defy the odds despite the fact there are no guarantees this is the story of a baby whose birth required a great deal of assistance but who has continued to inspire everyone around her [Music] taylor and his wife chelsea were given devastating news when they went for their ultrasound their baby was diagnosed with a cystic hygroma a fluid-filled sac that causes a blockage in the lymphatic system doctors were concerned that he might have severe breathing issues at birth making it difficult for him to survive the young couple was anxious about the birth of their daughter as a consequence of the negative scan result so much so that on the day of delivery they were so shaky and nervous because of the baby's unique situation that they delivered her in a room full of doctors pediatricians audilin geologists and unc nurses eden their daughter was born by a c-section notwithstanding instead of only surviving for a day eden has surprised them by surviving for many days despite numerous hospital visits and seven treatments she's remained a happy and healthy little girl her parents have also done an excellent job of preventing their daughter's illness from defining her she also had a cyst on her tongue removed to help her breathe and eden's malformation will be surgically removed this is the story of a world record breaking child's birth beth was five months pregnant when she went to the hospital for a urinary tract infection however the obstetrician informed her that she was about to go into labor she had to call her husband to get him to help her pack because beth was only 21 weeks pregnant doctors told her that her baby had no chance of survival this couple on the other hand was defiant and they were not giving up on their child they both stated that this was not an option beth explained that she knew she had a chance and the couple made the right decision in moving forward on the other side richard beth's son was born prematurely and weighed only 0.31 kilograms beth and her husband were finally able to meet their son after the medical team spent four hours stabilizing him she recalled how small he was he was actually no bigger than her hand this little man has made it through his birth he's a fighter and he'll triumph says bat richard was on a ventilator for two months and in the hospital more than six months before being charged and he still required supplemental oxygen at the time despite his health issues richard is still alive and well and he defied the doctor's predictions by making it to his first birthday richard and his parents were pleasantly surprised to learn that they'd been named the world's most premature baby by the guinness world records at the celebration isn't it incredible not only did he survive against all odds but he also set a world record in the process which of these stories inspired you the most do you have any stories about babies who defied doctor's predictions and survived share your story in the comments to motivate and inspire others if you enjoyed the video please give it a thumbs up 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