'Too small' baby girl flown home to Merseyside
Connie Maria Burton was due on 22 October but arrived on 4 August A baby girl who was stranded in the US after being born there 12 weeks prematurely has arrived home on Merseyside.
Connie Maria Burton was born in Florida on 4 August - her parents Claire, 32, and Marc, 23, from Litherland, were on holiday at Disneyland.She weighed 2lb 8oz (1.1kg) at birth and doctors said she could not fly until she was 3lb.
The baby and Ms Burton were flown to Liverpool on Friday on a private jet.
Ms Burton said she realised something was wrong on the last day of the holiday and her family took her to hospital.
Medical staff at Winnie Palmer Hospital realised she was in labour and told her she would have to have a Caesarian section.
'Little sparrow'
Ms Burton, a teacher, said she was only able to see Connie for a few seconds after she was born, before they took her for treatment.
"They said she was fine - she was just really small," she said.
"She looked like a little sparrow. She was tiny."Connie spent 36 days in hospital before doctors said she would be able to cope with the long-haul flight.
Ms Burton's insurance company paid for mother and baby to travel on a Learjet, with medical staff, at a cost of about £130,000.
Her family believe the total bill comes to more than £325,000.
Connie is now being cared for at Liverpool Women's Hospital and getting regular visits from her older brother Ciaron, eight.
'Drama queen'
"It is nice to be back. Everyone has been very supportive," Ms Burton said.
Connie is due to be released from hospital some time before her due date - 22 October.
"I can't wait. Everything is ready to have her home," Ms Burton said.
She said she thought the early arrival was a sign of her character.
"Obviously she is going to be a drama queen like her mum," she added.
Premature baby 'too small' to fly home to Merseyside
Connie Maria Burton was born 12 weeks early in Florida last month A baby who was born 12 weeks prematurely while her parents were on holiday is stranded in America with them as she is too small to fly.
Connie Maria Burton arrived while her parents Claire, 32 and Marc, 23, from Litherland on Merseyside, were in Disneyland, Florida. She weighed 2lbs 8oz (1.1kg) when she was born by emergency Caesarian section on 4 August.
Doctors say they will consider allowing her to fly when she is 3lb 7oz (1.6kg).
Connie, who was due on 22 October, now weighs 3lb 2oz (1.4kg).
She is being cared for in an incubator at Orlando's Winnie Palmer Hospital where her parents have remained with her round the clock.
Her older brother Ciaron, eight, who was with them on the extended family holiday has flown home with Mr Burton's father.
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Grandmother Maria Burton, who is at home in Litherland said: "We're just so pleased she's doing so well, but it's hard for the parents, particularly Maria as she is missing Ciaron so much and is very torn, but she has to be with Connie because right now she needs her more.
"She will be getting some of the best care in the world, and fortunately they have insurance, but they had to pay for the caesarean," said Mrs Burton.She said: "We just got a phone call on the Wednesday evening at about 9.15 (2115BST) here.
"Marc said, 'congratulations you are a grandmother again'".
She said she was still in a state of shock and "couldn't comprehend" how small her granddaughter was, who is too tiny to fit in most premature baby clothes.
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