NNU Patient Stories – Alfie

“Alfie was born at 30+2 weeks after a placenta abruption. He suffered a pneumothorax on his second day of life. He then spent the next couple of weeks in Oxford NICU on a ventilator before coming back to MKUH.

He spent the next 70 days or so in NNU, trying to learn to breathe independently and then get over his reflux issues. He finally came home to his parents and big sister after almost 3 months of hospital stays. He was 2 weeks past his due date by then.

Since then, he has been back and forth a bit – with bronchiolitis and other infections – but, generally, he is getting stronger all the time and is fast approaching his second birthday.”