A BABY born 11 weeks early weighing just two pounds has made her way home from hospital.

Beatrix Myhill, from Newton-le-Willows, was born a day short of 29 weeks at Warrington Hospital on Thursday, August 10 - months before her due date of October 27.

Now mum Alex has shared her experiences of her first-born child's arrival in the world to mark World Prematurity Day.

The 36-year-old was on holiday in Denmark when she began to suffer pain in her sternum, migraines and vomiting before being taken to the hospital the day after returning the the UK.

She spent a number of days in hospital before being told she was ready for discharge.

Alex said: "That night the pain came back again worse than it had ever been before.

"Fortunately I was in a side room away from the ward because I wouldn't have given anyone any peace that night."

Doctors discovered her pain was caused by a life-threatening liver disorder called HELLP syndrome, and with the condition having a high mortality rate for both mum and baby it was decided that Alex needed to have a Caesarean section under general anaesthetic.

She said: "Obviously, it's always scary going into surgery - especially when you know you're going to have a 29-week-old baby - but there was no other option.

"They put me in intensive care for a night as a precaution and I didn't see her until the next day, then I was recovering on the ward for three days before I got discharged.

Beatrix was finally able to return home at the end of October.

Alex added: "I can't commend the staff enough for how amazing they were with everything - they did everything they could.

"From the beginning there is nobody whose praises I can't sing highly enough."