If you see a purple butterfly sticker near a newborn, you need to know what it means. Millie Smith and Lewis Cann were overjoyed at the announcement that they were going to become parents.
With several twins in their family, Millie had a feeling that she was carrying two babies herself, and her maternal instinct did not deceive her.
The ultrasound confirmed that she was indeed expecting twins, but even early in the pregnancy, doctors could determine that it was unlikely for one of the babies to survive.
When Millie gave birth at 30 weeks of pregnancy, they were told that one of their daughters had anencephaly, a life-limiting condition where the baby’s brain and spinal cord (the fetal nervous system) do not develop properly.
They were also told that their little treasure had only a few minutes to a few hours to live. Knowing this, her parents wanted to give her a name before saying a final goodbye. They chose the name Skye.
“We knew that Skye had to have a name before her birth,” said Millie.
