When Tripp celebrated his first birthday, he was appropriately dressed in a Superman outfit.
Herron Abney III, known as "Tripp," has defied the odds since the day of his birth, when he was delivered at just 21 weeks weighing less than one pound."We're amazed by him," Tripp's mom, Trashinda Gavin of Mobile, Alabama, told "Good Morning America." "Our baby that was not going to survive is celebrating a 1-year birthday."Courtesy Herron Abney
But on July 12, 2023, just 21 weeks and three days into her pregnancy, Gavin gave birth to Tripp, who weighed just 15.3 ounces at birth. "Tripp's case is unusual," Gore said. "There still are not a lot of cases of babies less than 22 weeks surviving ... Our OB team works really hard at trying to keep these moms pregnant as long as possible, because every single day matters."
According to Gore and Ramani, babies born before 22 weeks are often so small they fit in the palm of an adult's hand. Their eyes are usually closed and their footprint is close to 1-inch long. The couple, already parents to a combined four children, said they balanced their work and school schedules -- Gavin is in nursing school -- to be able to visit Tripp multiple times a day.
"He actually had a pretty good course, particularly for somebody born as early as he was," Gore said. "But it's still very complicated because we have to grow them outside in an environment that they shouldn't naturally be in. They shouldn't be touched and they shouldn't hear the sounds and they shouldn't have all of these things that have to be done to them, so it's a long course and it's difficult.
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