Mum told baby girl wouldn’t survive at 23 weeks, but she’s now thriving at home

Mum told baby girl wouldn’t survive at 23 weeks, but she’s now thriving at home

A baby born at just 23 weeks and four days, weighing only 561g, spent 130 days in hospital before going home. Her mum tells the dramatic story. Lauren Helstrom kept asking herself “Am I a mother?” for the first few days after she gave birth and as her daughter was cared for in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). It is also the title of her upcoming memoir. Her daughter, Evee, was born in May 2022, but the real complications had started a we…