The mum of an identical triplet left with 10 per cent of her brain after a birth injury says she is doing "amazing" despite doctors being told she'd only "eat and breathe"."

Little Margo Brehaut was born via emergency c-section with her sister's Edith and Aggie - now one.

All three were whisked to the neonatal unit - Edith had to have a shunt fitted due to a brain bleed and Aggie and Margo were both anaemic.

Two days after their birth, parents Naomi Foley, 33, and Dave Brehaut, 41, were told Margo had brain damage due to oxygen starvation at birth.

They were later told she had just 10 per cent left of her brain left.

Margo is currently unable to roll, sit unaided, reach for objects, babble or laugh like her sisters.

Naomi, who worked as a nurse before becoming Margo's carer, was amazed and "grateful" after strangers donated £20,345 for the tot to undergo stem cell transplantation."

The hope is the therapy will allow Margo to engage more with her sisters and be able to pick up new skills.

Naomi, from Guernsey, Channel Islands, said: "I was told she'll be dependent on me forever."

"They said she'd only ever eat and breathe."

"She's doing amazing."

"She loves cuddles. She loves looking around."

"She deserves the world."

Naomi and Dave, a gardener, found out they were expecting triplets in May 2023.

She said: "It was a shock."

But they then found out the girls were sharing just one placenta - which the sonographer told her she'd never seen in 12 years of scanning.

Naomi had scans every two weeks and said the pregnancy went well until she reached 31 weeks.

She said: "Edith and Margo I couldn't really feel throughout the pregnancy but I would feel them at night."

But when Naomi couldn't feel the kicks she went to the hospital. They sent her home after checking her over but when the mum couldn't feel them the next evening she went in again.

Doctors noticed two of the triplets were in distress and performed an emergency C-section on September 9, 2023.

Margo was born first weighing 3lbs, followed by Edith at 3lbs 1oz and Aggie weighing 2lbs 7oz.

Naomi said: "Both Edith and Margo were born blue."

"Aggie was the only one I heard cry."

"They had really faint pulses and heart beats - they were very close to death."

All three girls were taken to the neonatal unit and Margo started to have uncontrollable seizures and had to be sedated.

Naomi said: "She had a blank look about her - it was horrible."

"Two days after she was born they said she had brain damage."

"They said she had cysts on her brain and they just had to watch them."

Naomi was later told the cysts had joined into one big cyst and diagnosed with periventricular leukomalacia - leaving Margo with just ten per cent of her brain left.

She said: "I just screamed. I felt helpless then."

Aggie came home on October 28, 2023, followed by Margo and Edith in November.

Edith had a shunt fitted when her brain bleed caused hydrocephalus - a build up of fluid in the brain.

Naomi said: "She'd doing incredibly."

"She babbles. She can sit up unaided."

"I was terrified I was going to have two dependent kids."

"It's nice Aggie has her."

Margo is on anti-seizure medication to control her seizures.

Naomi said: "She doesn't babble."

"She's like a newborn baby."

"She loves sunlight. She loves watching me."

The triplets - who were named after characters from the film Despicable Me - all have their own personalities.

Aggie is a "little princess", Edith isn't "afraid to tell you what she wants" and Margo "loves cuddles"."

Aggie and Edith are starting to notice Margo isn't as interactive.

Naomi said: "They look at her confused - that's heart-breaking."

Naomi spent the last year researching what she could do for Margo and found a stem cell treatment available in the Netherlands - costing 18,000 euros.

The family have exceeded their £18,000 fundraising goal - for the treatment and flights and accommodation - but hope any extra funds can go towards future treatment Margo may need.

Naomi said: "I want her to be able to engage more and get more out of life."

"I want her to be able to point, to have less seizure and be more aware and engage with her sisters."

"It's amazing how many people want to help Margo. I'm so grateful."

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