In 2021, in Kentucky, usa, the world's most compact mother, the "pocket girl" Stacey Helleld, who is only 0.71 meters tall and suffers from congenital hypochondria, and the news that she gave birth to three consecutive children by caesarean section with her 1.9-meter-tall, athletic husband Will made hot search headlines.
Hellder, who is "the most cute with a height difference", and her husband Will, when they first announced that they were married, attracted a lot of attention in the local area.
The fact that Herrard risked his life to give birth to two pocket babies and a normal baby was regarded by the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights and Fertility as one of the most inspirational acts in the past decade, and rewarded the Hellds with $30,000.
Falling in love
Stacey Helleld, born in 1986 in Kentucky, usa, is the first child of this small family, so her parents cherish it.
In the United States, when medical expenses were still very high, Hellerd's mother would also undergo regular pregnancy tests to ensure the safe growth of the fetus in the abdomen.
However, after Helld had developed to twenty-eight weeks, her body shape no longer showed signs of growing
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In the United States, abortion is illegal, so Hellerd's parents can only pray that she has no congenital disease, but the development is slower than the average person, but things tend to go in the worst direction, Hellard was diagnosed with congenital chondropathy after birth, and spent a year in the hospital, barely maintaining the ability to survive naturally.
In congenital hypochondria, the most serious case is that the fetus is stillborn or dies less than a week after birth, and Hellerd, although he relies on drugs to save his life,
But her bones were very fragile, and fractures were commonplace in her childhood
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And because of incomplete development, her lung function has certain defects, and excessive blood pressure may cause asthma and oxygen deficiency.
As an adult, Hellerd's height remained at 0.71 meters and never grew again.
As she grew older, she only needed to pay more attention in her daily life, try to avoid trauma and strenuous exercise, and the sudden symptoms of fractures or other injuries were significantly improved.
Given that Hellard's hypochondria is caused by recessive genes, and her parents did not dare to have children again, Hellard, as the only daughter in the family, grew up in an atmosphere full of love and care.
Despite being physically flawed compared to normal people, Heller is mentally more optimistic and strong than most people.
Under Kentucky's disability benefit system, Hellard receives a generous disability benefit every month, so her family has not been impoverished by hypochondriasis.
At school age, Heller entered a local school for people with disabilities, where tuition and living expenses were fully reduced and covered by charities.
Originally, according to Hellard's physical condition, she was not suitable for work, but she did not want to live on social security for a lifetime, and she also wanted to expand her social circle, so after completing high school,
Through the introduction of his relatives, Hellard found a job as a cashier in a supermarket chain near his home.
Although the salary is not high, the cashier does not need to do manual work, and it is a very suitable position for Hellerd, who is short and has a fragile bone.
In the United States, supermarket chains are generally not small, and it is very common to have hundreds of employees at any time, and Hellerde was fortunate to meet an amiable supervisor, and her colleagues took great care of her, and no one ever laughed at her pocket-sized appearance.
Heaven always cares for everyone who lives seriously, and At work, Hellard meets a man named Will who lives nearby, and the two develop naturally and smoothly from the initial acquaintance of faces to become friends, to each other and confirm the relationship.
When Hellerd's relatives heard the news of her love, they were happy but with a hint of sadness.
In stark contrast to Hellard's height of less than a meter, Will is nearly one meter tall.
Although doubting the feelings of the two people on the basis of physical differences will be considered discrimination in disguise or looking at problems with colored glasses, according to Will's tall and normal human habits, it is difficult not to worry about real problems with Hellard day and night.
Perhaps hormones in the period of hot love can make people ignore certain problems, but marriage is not impulsive, but responsible for the lover.
In order to break the undesirable sounds around him, Will took the initiative to invite Hellard to live with him, and all the rooms in the house were carpeted, the four corners of the cabinet were covered with sponges, and small stools convenient for Hellard to use were arranged near the kitchen, sofa, and washstand.
After living together for nearly a year, in 2005, the two finally entered the palace of marriage under the witness of their parents and friends.
"A pocket girl of 0.71 meters and a tall woman of 1.9 meters is tied to a big tall knot", and was also headlined by the local community news newspaper.
Considering Hellard's physical reasons, the two have no plans to become pregnant, but becoming a mother is Hellard's long-standing wish.
Thrilling childbirth
Although her husband, Will, never mentioned the topic of children, Hellerd could feel his desire to become a father in his daily life
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In developed countries, due to aging and low fertility rates, the arrival of a new life is often a great joy for the whole family, so the more carefully everyone takes care of Hellard's physical condition, the more heeld's idea of pregnancy is.
When Hellard confessed his thoughts to Will, Will was naturally very moved, but he was more concerned about whether his wife's body could withstand the difficulties of pregnancy and childbirth, so he took his wife to the hospital for consultation.
Under the assessment of professional physicians, Hellerd is very likely to pay the price of life if he wants to get pregnant and have a child.
Although Hellerd's congenital hypochondriasis improved considerably in adulthood, natural childbirth was also absolutely impossible.
Because the pelvis is too small, as the fetus grows in Hellard's abdomen, it is likely to compress her lungs, heart and spine, and the probability of premature birth of the fetus is even as high as 80%.
These obvious threats, even if they did not need the judgment of the doctor, were already clear in the hearts of the Hellers.
In addition, the most worrying thing is genetic inheritance, although Will's family has no genetic history, but following Herrard's genes, the probability of giving birth to the same "pocket baby" or a baby with congenital cartilage is half the time.
After visiting several hospitals, Hellerd received similar feedback, and she even went to Cincinnati to find Dr. Bradley, a clinical geneticist at the most famous children's medical center in the area, and the response was still:
"According to medical advice, it is not recommended that two people risk pregnancy, because the chances of success are extremely small, and even if the caesarean section is successful, the prognosis of the baby is difficult to guarantee."
Subsequently, Hellard's parents and friends also advised her not to risk her life, or suggested that she consider adopting a child.
After feeling strong discouragement from those around him, Hellerd was depressed and fell into a state of mild depression for a long time.
Husband Will looked at his wife worried about this matter, which was very different from the optimistic and strong appearance of the past, and felt very sad.
The ringer must also be tied to the bell, and the couple still resolutely decided not to take contraceptive measures and actively prepare for pregnancy after a long talk and careful consideration
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In order to persuade his family, Hellerd agreed to go to the hospital to stop the pregnancy as soon as he felt that his body was in any way, and to ensure that his life was the best purpose at all times.
At the end of 2010, Heller finally got her wish and conceived her first baby.
The first time she saw the small fetal prototype in her belly through the color ultrasound, Hellard knew that her decision was right, this was a gift from Heaven, a existence that she tried her best to protect.
To ensure that everything went smoothly, Heller was admitted to a dedicated maternity centre, cared for 24 hours a day by professionals.
Despite the care, Heller was born prematurely, and the doctor successfully removed the fetus that had just lasted seven and a half months through a caesarean section, and the child lived in the incubator for half a year before being discharged from the hospital with his mother and returning to his home.
And sure enough, as the doctor said, the first baby was also a "pocket man", but fortunately there was no inherited hypochondriasis.
When Hellard returned home with the children, they were greeted by a grand welcome ceremony, even the community staff and volunteers of the charity association came to congratulate them, and her husband, Will, did not rest well for a week, renovating everything outside the home that did not meet the need to be short, or anything that might pose a threat to the growth of the child.
Motherly love is selfless
Hellerd and the child were able to be discharged from the hospital smoothly, both the greatness of maternal love and the selfless dedication of medical staff.
Their first child was a baby girl named Catli, and in order to ensure the nutrition of the child, Hellerd insisted on breastfeeding, and in the evening, her husband Will was responsible for feeding special formula.
With the help of a wheelchair at home, Hellerd was soon able to change and bathe the child alone, and by the time her eldest daughter, Caterly, was two years old, she was lucky enough to conceive her second child.
With the first experience, Heller was clearly more at ease with her second child, and infected by her optimism, those around Helleld became more confident when they heard the news that she was pregnant again.
The second child was still premature, and it was also a girl, and Hellard named her Makaya.
And the lucky little angel Makaya, is a normal baby, in addition to the phenomenon of jaundice due to premature birth, but the situation is not serious, after light treatment and albumin supplementation in the hospital, the recovery is very fast, while the rest of the body functions, everything is stable.
After hearing the doctor say that the second daughter, Makaya, can grow up like a normal person, even her always stable husband, Will, can't help but cry like a child
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Hellard's joy is even more indescribable, she thinks that Makaya is God's gift to herself, no matter how much she has suffered in the past, after seeing the little angel Makaya, it will disappear.
After having two children, the couple also attaches great importance to the education of children.
Hellerd did not deviate from the two children because the eldest daughter was a pocket baby and the second daughter was a normal baby, but would patiently popularize the difference between the two children, so that they would firmly remember the concept of equality and mutual help.
The second daughter, Makaya, inherited the tall genes of her father Will, was half a head taller than her mother Hellard at the age of five, and was also very sensible to help her mother with housework.
Soon after, the small family ushered in a new life, the younger brother Malachi was born, and Hellerd's third child was still premature, but this time the situation was suddenly several times more dangerous than the previous two.
The youngest son, Malachi, was only 12.7 centimeters at birth and weighed only 1.19 kilograms.
The body of less than one adult's forearm is densely packed with various instruments and catheters, and it is heart-wrenching that it is cared for 24 hours in the intensive care unit of children.
Hellard and her husband, Will, could only pray from a distance across the glass, but the bad news came one after another.
Because the lungs are not fully developed, and the immune system is extremely weak, Malachi is still infected with the respiratory system virus, and after being notified of critical illness several times, he barely saved his life after being consulted by doctors and rescued with all his strength.
It was not long before he had to undergo surgery because of a hernia in the abdominal wall, and it was not until he was one and a half years old that he truly said goodbye to life in the children's ward.
Although they have experienced many difficulties, the Hellard family of five now lives happily together.
The second daughter, Makaya, attends an ordinary middle school in the community, and takes the first place every year, the eldest daughter and the younger son also learn handicrafts in the welfare school, the three brothers and sisters help each other, and they are even more intimate with their mother Hellard, and the family gets along like friends, envious of others.
In 2021, Hellard was certified as a Guinness World Records company
"The World's Most PocketEd Mom"
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Combining her own experience, she spread positive energy in major charity speeches and encouraged families who are struggling to get pregnant not to give up.
Heller said bluntly:
"Children are a reward for me."
And tell the girls not to set limits on themselves, no matter how difficult, as long as there is perseverance to seek change, there must be hope.
Nowadays, medical means are so developed, and various mechanisms such as marriage tests and early screening before pregnancy are very perfect, and families with difficulties in preparing for pregnancy can also choose IVF
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But Hellder, despite the setbacks of congenital genetic diseases, was still able to find his true love, and through the power of love, he nurtured three children who grew up happily.
Congenital deficiencies or diseases can already be prevented and treated through medical treatment, but if they fall into inevitable setbacks, a positive attitude and the encouragement of those around them are good medicines to get out of the predicament.
The love of parents is an example for children, and The relationship between Hellerd and her husband Will is deepened by three lovely children, which may be the true appearance of a happy family.