We do hear that miracles do happen. Though it is rare, it happens. The story we are sharing with you is not new, but it is worth sharing with our readers—the story of a baby girl Baby Lynlee, who was born twice. Yes, you read it right. An emotional story of Baby Lynlee, who was born twice after life-saving tumor surgery.
Story Of Baby Lynlee
Margaret Hawkins Boemer found out her baby Lynlee Hope had a tumor on her spine when she was 16 weeks pregnant. By taking blood away from the fetus, the mass—known as a sacrococcygeal teratoma—was increasing the chance of catastrophic heart failure. When surgeons opened the womb, baby Lynlee weighed only 1 pound 3 ounces (0.53 kilograms).
Mrs. Boemer lost one of her babies before the second trimester, despite initially anticipating twins. Before Texas Children’s Fetal Center doctors recommended the dangerous procedure, she was first told to end her pregnancy completely. By the time the operation was done, the tumor and the fetus were nearly the same size. There was a 50% probability that Lynlee would live.
Mrs Boemer said, “At 23 weeks, the tumour was shutting her heart down and causing her to go into cardiac failure, so it was a choice of allowing the tumour to take over her body or giving her a chance at life. It was an easy decision for us: We wanted to give her life.”
One team member performing the procedure was Dr. Darrell Cass of Texas Children’s Fetal Center. He said that the baby was “hanging out in the air” because the tumor was so big that a “huge” incision was needed to reach it.
“A heart specialist kept Lynlee alive while the majority of the tumor was removed, even though her heart practically stopped during the procedure,” he continued. After that, the surgeons stitched her uterus back into place in her mother’s womb.
Baby Lynlee Hope Was Born Twice
Lynlee was born on June 6, 2016, and Mrs. Boemer was placed on bed rest for the next 12 weeks. She was named after both of her grandparents and was born via Caesarean section at nearly full term, weighing 5 Ib and 5 oz.
A second operation helped remove the remaining tumor from Lynlee’s tailbone when she was eight days old. The infant girl was now at home and doing well, according to Dr. Cass. “Baby Boomer is still an infant but is doing beautifully,” he said.
An uncommon type of tumor known as sacrococcygeal teratoma occurs in one out of every 30,000 to 70,000 live births. Although the cause is unknown, infant girls are four times more likely than boys to be affected.
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