The news that one of their twins, who were born two minutes apart at just 26 weeks, had stopped breathing and had only moments to live, devastated first-time parents Kate and David Ogg.

Kate wanted to be allowed to cuddle the dead child and instructed David to get into the hospital bed so they could give him a compassionate embrace. Kate and David had already agreed to name the baby son Jamie.

What followed was nothing less than a miracle.

The young boy began to move and breathe more deeply as he was held by his mother. The medical professionals returned to his help right away, and together they revived the infant.

Five years later, Jamie Ogg is a healthy, happy child whose biggest issue with his rocky start in life is having a little brother who constantly claims that he was once dead but is now alive.

The Queensland couple were thrilled to learn they were expecting twins—the “pigeon pair” of a boy and girl—after years of attempting to get pregnant.

However, they were faced with preterm babies in the delivery room just six months into the pregnancy.

On March 25, 2010, Jamie was the first to be born, and Emily was born two minutes after.

They both were delivered in their sacral sacs, but Jamie didn’t cry out when they tore it open. Ms. Ogg told Daily Mail Australia that Emily made a loud shriek.

There were perhaps 20 people in the room, and when we turned to look, we saw that everyone was swarming around Jamie. There was a bad mood all around.

Skin-to-skin contact is acknowledged as a straightforward step moms can do to welcome their infant into the world after birth.

The relevance of the point for Kate and David Ogg is increased.

The baby goes through a stressful and draining period during the birth process. To assist a newborn “adjust to their new environment,” Unicef urges moms to hold their children skin-to-skin.

There is a lot of research that says babies held in skin-to-skin contact are less stressed by the birth process, which means their “heartbeat and respiration will be better managed.”

‘We know that babies who have spent an hour in skin contact are much less agitated following the birth experience – this means their respiration and heart rate are more steady, they scream less, and when they start to feed, their digestion of food is better,’ advises Unicef.

The risk of a mother’s chest area being much warmer than other parts of her body as she prepares to welcome her newborn child and prevent the infant from cooling down is high.

“Your kid has been nice and warm in your uterus, at about 37 degrees, whereas the delivery area will be somewhat cooler, and he is wet – it’s like getting out of the swimming baths, you need to get dry and warm soon,” the midwife said.

The chief executive of the charity for premature babies, Bliss, Caroline Davey, emphasized the significance of skin-to-skin contact.

It is “a crucial component of family-centered care and should be included in the care that all babies get,” she said.

Evidence suggests that it can help to regulate the baby’s heartbeat, reduce their stress levels, and have a significant part in enhancing the good outcomes for premature babies, said Ms. Davey.

He was barely still had a heartbeat when he ceased breathing. They stopped working on him after 20 minutes.’

The medical professional questioned the couple whether they had chosen a name while seated on the end of Ms. Ogg’s hospital bed. Then he told them that they had exhausted all options to save Jamie.

Although the doctor claimed it was useless, I saw him gasp. I removed Jamie from the physician and requested everyone to go. I just wanted him to be warm since he was cold, she stated.

“I felt very bad since we had tried for years to have children. All I wanted to do was hug him. I unwrapped him and told my husband to get into the bed and remove his shirt.

I know it sounds silly, but he was still showing signs of life by gasping, so I wasn’t about to give up so easily.

“We were attempting to persuade him to remain.” We told them his name, that he had a twin to watch out for, and how hard we had worked to get him.

He opened his eyes when he abruptly gasped. While gripping Dave’s finger, he was breathing.

Jamie would have died if we had allowed the doctor to leave the room with him.

Jamie and Emily, who are approaching the age of five, have only lately heard the incredible tale from their parents.

According to Ms. Ogg, “Emily burst into tears, she was genuinely distraught, and she kept clutching Jamie.”

They enjoy reminiscing about their early years.

They have a younger sibling named Charlie who enjoys narrating to everyone who will listen. He’ll state: “I was overweight when I was born, whereas the twins were tiny. Jamie was previously dead, but he is now living “.’

Jamie has been alive for five years now, and it’s amazing to say that he hasn’t had a single medical issue.

He is completely fine, according to Ms. Ogg. Their main worry, cerebral palsy brought on by the lack of oxygen, hasn’t materialized.

It’s mind-blowing, I tell you. You value them even more as a result of the entire experience.

In order to routinely raise money for the Miracle Babies Foundation, an organization that aids premature and ill newborns, the Ogg family established an online community called Jamie’s Gift.

In order to raise money, Dave is presently preparing for an Ironman triathlon in Port Macquarie in May.

He’ll put his body through a grueling 180-kilometer bike ride, 3.8-kilometer swim, and a marathon, Ms. Ogg added.

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