A baby who was born seven weeks early and “died for 11 minutes” just days later, is now a thriving five-month-old. Hailing baby Finley Lyman a “miracle,” life was a rollercoaster for his parents, special needs teaching assistant Jess Bray, 24, and joiner Cameron Lyman, 26, from the moment he was born weighing 4lb 5oz on October 4, 2021, at Derbyshire’s Chesterfield Royal Hospital.
Kept in for 15 days when Jess’ waters broke on October 3, Finley was born seven weeks before his due date. Once he was sent home he then also developed “a cold” with breathing problems, forcing his mum and dad to race him to A&E, where he had a cardiac arrest.
Transferred to Sheffield Children’s Hospital in South Yorkshire to recover, Jess, of Tibshelf, near Alfreton, Derbyshire, said: “My baby is an absolute miracle. Everything he has been through shows he has been determined to be here. I’m not a religious person, but I just kept praying, ‘Please let him be okay,’ and he was.”
