The world’s smallest baby is finally heading home! She’s being called a miracle.
Saybie, who was born at just 8.6 ounces, or 254 grams, is the tiniest baby ever to survive, according to the official Tiniest Baby Registry, maintained by the University of Iowa.
She was born at 23 weeks and 3 days, weighing only as much as a juice box at birth.
Saybie “graduated” from the NICU in mid-May after a five-month stay at the Sharp Mary Birch Hospital in San Diego, California When she went home, Saybie weighed a healthy 5.6 pounds.
Saybie’s mother — who has asked to remain anonymous – was taken to the hospital after experiencing complications during her pregnancy. She called it “the scariest day of my life.”
When doctors told her they were going to take Saybie early she told them — “she’s not going to survive, I’m only 23 weeks.”
A typical pregnancy lasts 40 weeks.
Saybie’s mom said — “They told my husband that he had about an hour with her, and that she was going to pass away, but that hour turned into two hours, which turned into a day, which turned into a week.”
Hospital officials admitted that “At 254 grams, there’s reservations on survival,”
But despite the low odds, the nurses and Saybie’s parents kept fighting for her.