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| Cancer mum Heidi Loughlin's premature baby dies | Cancer mum Heidi Loughlin's premature baby dies |
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| A baby who was born 12 weeks prematurely in order for her mother to be treated for cancer has died. | A baby who was born 12 weeks prematurely in order for her mother to be treated for cancer has died. |
| Heidi Loughlin, 32, discovered she had a rare and aggressive form of breast cancer after falling pregnant with her third child. | Heidi Loughlin, 32, discovered she had a rare and aggressive form of breast cancer after falling pregnant with her third child. |
| Ally Louise Smith was born by C-section on 11 December weighing just 2lb 5oz but died on Saturday. | Ally Louise Smith was born by C-section on 11 December weighing just 2lb 5oz but died on Saturday. |
| Ms Loughlin, from Portishead, North Somerset posted a poem dedicated to her daughter on her blog. | |
| In it, the Metropolitan Police officer wrote: "Yesterday afternoon our hearts broke in two. For we had to say goodbye to you." | In it, the Metropolitan Police officer wrote: "Yesterday afternoon our hearts broke in two. For we had to say goodbye to you." |
| She added that "the pain in my body and heart and my soul feels it will consume me and leave me un-whole". | She added that "the pain in my body and heart and my soul feels it will consume me and leave me un-whole". |
| Doctors discovered Ms Loughlin's cancer in September after she noticed a rash on her breast while feeding her baby son Tait. | Doctors discovered Ms Loughlin's cancer in September after she noticed a rash on her breast while feeding her baby son Tait. |
| She was given the option of terminating the pregnancy so she could begin aggressive chemotherapy. | She was given the option of terminating the pregnancy so she could begin aggressive chemotherapy. |
| But she decided to keep her baby and begin a less aggressive form of treatment which is expected to start on Wednesday. | But she decided to keep her baby and begin a less aggressive form of treatment which is expected to start on Wednesday. |
| Writing on her blog after Ally's birth, the mother-of-three said she was "absolutely thrilled" to announce the baby had been born safely. | Writing on her blog after Ally's birth, the mother-of-three said she was "absolutely thrilled" to announce the baby had been born safely. |
| "She was born today via c section at 1237. She came out foot first and is breathing on her own. She weighs 2lb 5ozs. She has a Laughlin (sic) nose and she has more hair than me!!!" | "She was born today via c section at 1237. She came out foot first and is breathing on her own. She weighs 2lb 5ozs. She has a Laughlin (sic) nose and she has more hair than me!!!" |