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| The tiny premature baby who fought off coronavirus | The tiny premature baby who fought off coronavirus |
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| Tracy Maguire remembers the moment she saw doctors insert a swab into her three-week-old baby's nose to test for coronavirus. | Tracy Maguire remembers the moment she saw doctors insert a swab into her three-week-old baby's nose to test for coronavirus. |
| The new mother says it is one of the "worst things" she has seen. | The new mother says it is one of the "worst things" she has seen. |
| "It was the first time I'd seen my baby cry tears," she said. "I held her, I was crying and we were just trying to get each other through the situation". | "It was the first time I'd seen my baby cry tears," she said. "I held her, I was crying and we were just trying to get each other through the situation". |
| Born prematurely at just 3lbs 5oz (1.5kg), baby Peyton was diagnosed with Covid-19 at just three weeks old. | Born prematurely at just 3lbs 5oz (1.5kg), baby Peyton was diagnosed with Covid-19 at just three weeks old. |
| Her arrival on 26 March - eight weeks before her due date - defied all of the family's planning. | Her arrival on 26 March - eight weeks before her due date - defied all of the family's planning. |
| Despite feeling healthy, Tracy was told she may have pre-eclampsia during a routine appointment and was sent straight to Wishaw General Hospital in Lanarkshire. | Despite feeling healthy, Tracy was told she may have pre-eclampsia during a routine appointment and was sent straight to Wishaw General Hospital in Lanarkshire. |
| 'She's fine - but she has Covid-19' | 'She's fine - but she has Covid-19' |
| After those first weeks, during which Peyton enjoyed a bath in the ward, she began to show the slightest of symptoms - a sniffle and a few coughs, almost undetectable. | After those first weeks, during which Peyton enjoyed a bath in the ward, she began to show the slightest of symptoms - a sniffle and a few coughs, almost undetectable. |
| Tracy told BBC Radio Scotland's Mornings with Kaye Adams programme the news that her baby had become one of the country's youngest virus patients was traumatic. | |
| "They said 'she's fine, don't panic - but she has tested positive for coronavirus'," said Tracy. | "They said 'she's fine, don't panic - but she has tested positive for coronavirus'," said Tracy. |
| "I think the doctor was trying to keep me calm but I was sobbing. | "I think the doctor was trying to keep me calm but I was sobbing. |
| "As much as she was fine I thought at what point was she with the virus? How is she fighting against it when she's so wee? It was just the unknown." | "As much as she was fine I thought at what point was she with the virus? How is she fighting against it when she's so wee? It was just the unknown." |
| Peyton was given steroids to help strengthen her lungs and received "amazing" care from neonatal nurses in the days that followed her diagnosis. | Peyton was given steroids to help strengthen her lungs and received "amazing" care from neonatal nurses in the days that followed her diagnosis. |
| However, after recovering from her Caesarean section, Tracy was told she would have to go home and isolate for 14 days away from her baby. | However, after recovering from her Caesarean section, Tracy was told she would have to go home and isolate for 14 days away from her baby. |
| She said: "I was pleading on the phone with the doctor saying I don't want to be away from her. | She said: "I was pleading on the phone with the doctor saying I don't want to be away from her. |
| "As much as everyone was looking after her, I'm her mum. Even if it was the cold, I'd want to be there with her." | "As much as everyone was looking after her, I'm her mum. Even if it was the cold, I'd want to be there with her." |
| Doctors relented and allowed Tracy to stay - but Adrian would have to go home and complete the isolation period in order to see his baby girl. | Doctors relented and allowed Tracy to stay - but Adrian would have to go home and complete the isolation period in order to see his baby girl. |
| As days passed, the number of deaths in Scotland caused by the virus continued to increase - but Peyton recovered. | As days passed, the number of deaths in Scotland caused by the virus continued to increase - but Peyton recovered. |
| She and Tracy were discharged on Monday and Adrian has now held her for the first time since leaving hospital. | She and Tracy were discharged on Monday and Adrian has now held her for the first time since leaving hospital. |
| Tracy said: "From Adrian's point of view, I think he felt a bit useless - first his baby is coming early and secondly his wife isn't well and he couldn't be there." | Tracy said: "From Adrian's point of view, I think he felt a bit useless - first his baby is coming early and secondly his wife isn't well and he couldn't be there." |
| 'Put your trust in nurses' | 'Put your trust in nurses' |
| Now home and settling into a routine, Tracy and family have praised the doctors and nurses at Wishaw General who guided them through a remarkable and daunting birth. | Now home and settling into a routine, Tracy and family have praised the doctors and nurses at Wishaw General who guided them through a remarkable and daunting birth. |
| Tracy said: "They are doing a job that is unreal - they put their life at risk to make sure my baby was getting fed and cuddled in their full PPE. | Tracy said: "They are doing a job that is unreal - they put their life at risk to make sure my baby was getting fed and cuddled in their full PPE. |
| "It's spectacular, you'll never understand how grateful you can be to people. Peyton is my most precious thing in the whole world and I trusted them to look after her. | "It's spectacular, you'll never understand how grateful you can be to people. Peyton is my most precious thing in the whole world and I trusted them to look after her. |
| "To any mums that are worried, put your trust in these nurses." | "To any mums that are worried, put your trust in these nurses." |