# @americanredcross on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C-tFr1Hvd6U
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/72589780-americanredcross-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2024-08-15T20:47:26.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** American Red Cross (@americanredcross) — https://gondola.cc/americanredcross

## Caption

At only 22 weeks pregnant, Rachel Naumann’s water broke while at church. She went to the emergency room, where she was hospitalized to help keep the baby in the womb so it could develop as much as possible before birth. Nine days later, baby Adelaide came into the world weighing just 1 pound, 6.9 ounces.

Adelaide was immediately intubated because her lungs were not strong enough to breathe on their own. Her left lung began leaking air into her chest cavity, so a tube was inserted in her tiny chest to release air buildup. Adelaide needed two blood transfusions to help her survive, and she spent 164 days in the NICU before her parents were able to take her home.

“It’s definitely something that is easy to take for granted as just being there when you need it, but I am so very thankful that there was blood available for both me and Adelaide when we needed it most,” Rachel said.

Adelaide recently celebrated her third birthday, and she's talking and growing up just like others her age. She loves keeping up with her big brother and sisters, reading lots of books, and getting to work in the pool for physical therapy.

"It's hard to believe it's been three years since we were in the hospital, where just getting through every day was a success," Rachel said. "The doctors, nurses and so many prayers went into those 164 days. They rely on having that blood available when it's needed in so many lifesaving moments. We could never thank those who choose to donate enough."

#DonateBlood #GiveBlood #BloodDonor #DonateBloodSaveLives #GiveBloodSaveLives #NICUBaby #NICUGraduate

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