Couple Marry in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit So Their Premature Baby Can Join Them

A couple decided to get married in a neonatal intensive care unit almost two months after their premature baby was born so he can join them on their big day.

Mum, Kylie Wiggins had given birth to her and her partner, James’ baby boy, Dolton, on June 25 at only 25 weeks and weighing only 790 grams at Canberra Hospital.

The couple were engaged but had originally planned to get married in 2019 as they were saving up for a fairytale wedding. However, when doctors told them that they may have to look at palliative care options for Dolton, they decided they didn’t want to wait.

Mrs Wiggins, 34, told Daily Mail Australia: “We just thought, at what point is it too mean to continue this? James said to me, ‘He might not be there for the wedding in 2019, it seems silly that we’re waiting when he may not be here'”, she said.

The couple immeditely applied for a marriage licence and then prepared for their wedding that will happen at the hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit.

Since only a few people were able to be in the neonatal unit for the wedding, Mr and Mrs Wiggins organised for the ceremony to be streamed into their favourite restaurant, where the rest of the family were watching — all with the help of the restaurant owner who organised the reception to Mrs Wiggins’ friend who did her hair and make up.

Then the big day arrived. On August 20, the couple were married with their premature son by their side. It was a very emotional day. Among the guests at the reception were Mrs Wiggins’ sons from a previous marriage, Kodi, 12, Ethan, nine, and Owen, four.

After the wedding, the couple received an even better news. Doctors said that Dolton has improved and now no longer needs a machine to breathe for him. The couple hope to be able to bring him home in around five weeks. “It wasn’t what we expected but we did pretty well,” Mrs Wiggins said.

Source: Dailymail.co.uk