Sechs OPs sollen sein Leben rettenSeltene Fehlbildung: Baby Charlie wird ohne Po-Loch geboren

Story from Jam Press (Baby Without Bum) Pictured: Vickie after giving birth to her son, Charlie. Doctors discover rare defect after a baby is born without BUM A mum has shared the harrowing story of her baby being born without a bum – with the toddler undergoing six life-saving surgeries before his first birthday. When Vickie Thompson and her fiancé, Alex, 37, gave birth to her son, Charlie, she was over the moon and at first had no idea that anything was amiss. But just a few hours later, while still in hospital and unable to wake her child, who was in a cot next to her, the mum began to panic. That’s when medical professionals reportedly discovered the child did not have a bum hole opening and immediately rushed the child to have his stomach pumped. “I was absolutely petrified... I thought he was dying,” the 36-year-old beauty therapist from West Sussex, told Jam Press. “The doctors said, ‘We don’t think he has an opening’. “I was so scared.” Having fed the newborn just a few hours prior to the shocking discovery, Vickie had also noticed her son had not yet pooped and his pee was a strange green colour. Upon further investigation, doctors confirmed he had an imperforate anus, the narrowing or absence of the bum, a condition which affects one in 5,000 babies. Whisking Charlie to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), the doctors removed the contents of his stomach to ensure no toxins remained. The next day, he was transferred from Worthington Hospital to Brighton Hospital to have a stoma created, placing him under more specialist care. A stoma is an opening in the abdomen connected to your digestive system, diverting waste away from the bowels and out of the body. Charlie spent three days in the NICU after the major operation, two of which were in a coma. The mum said: “I was petrified I was going to lose him. “They had to put him on life support and I kept thinking he was going to die. “I kept thinking the worst.”
Mutter Vickie Thompson versucht, ihrem Neugeborenen trotz der schweren Diagnose beizustehen.
Jampress/Vicky Thompson

Als der kleine Charlie endlich auf die Welt kommt, scheint er ein gesunder kleiner Junge zu sein. Doch nach nur wenigen Stunden will das Neugeborene nicht mehr aufwachen. Seine Mutter Vickie Thompson bekommt Panik. Dann finden die Ärzte die dramatische Ursache für die Ohnmacht des Babys.

Urin von Baby Charlie färbt sich grün

„Ich hatte solch große Angst“, erinnert sich die damals frisch gebackene Mutter Vickie Thompson laut Daily Mail. Als sie ihren neugeborenen Sohn nicht aufwecken kann, untersuchten die Ärzte das Baby genau. Dabei entdecken sie, dass der kleine Junge keinen Darmausgang hat. Was skurril klingt, ist lebensgefährlich.

In einer Not-OP müssen sie den Magen des Baby auspumpen. „Ich habe gedacht, dass er stirbt“, sagt die 36-jährige Mutter. Zuvor hatte sie sich bereits gewundert, dass der Urin des kleinen Jungen grünlich verfärbt war. Kot hatte sie allerdings nicht in der Windel gefunden, obwohl sie ihn schon Stunden zuvor gestillt hatte.

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Erste Not-OP setzt künstlichen Darmausgang

Story from Jam Press (Baby Without Bum) Pictured: Charlie in hospital. Doctors discover rare defect after a baby is born without BUM A mum has shared the harrowing story of her baby being born without a bum – with the toddler undergoing six life-saving surgeries before his first birthday. When Vickie Thompson and her fiancé, Alex, 37, gave birth to her son, Charlie, she was over the moon and at first had no idea that anything was amiss. But just a few hours later, while still in hospital and unable to wake her child, who was in a cot next to her, the mum began to panic. That’s when medical professionals reportedly discovered the child did not have a bum hole opening and immediately rushed the child to have his stomach pumped. “I was absolutely petrified... I thought he was dying,” the 36-year-old beauty therapist from West Sussex, told Jam Press. “The doctors said, ‘We don’t think he has an opening’. “I was so scared.” Having fed the newborn just a few hours prior to the shocking discovery, Vickie had also noticed her son had not yet pooped and his pee was a strange green colour. Upon further investigation, doctors confirmed he had an imperforate anus, the narrowing or absence of the bum, a condition which affects one in 5,000 babies. Whisking Charlie to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), the doctors removed the contents of his stomach to ensure no toxins remained. The next day, he was transferred from Worthington Hospital to Brighton Hospital to have a stoma created, placing him under more specialist care. A stoma is an opening in the abdomen connected to your digestive system, diverting waste away from the bowels and out of the body. Charlie spent three days in the NICU after the major operation, two of which were in a coma. The mum said: “I was petrified I was going to lose him. “They had to put him on life support and I kept thinking he was going to die. “I kept thinking the worst.” After seven days, Vickie
Während der vielen Stunden in Kliniken ist seine Mutter immer bei ihm.
Jam Press/Vickie Thompson

Während der Operation entfernen die Ärzte alle Fremdkörper aus dem Bauch des Jungen. Sollten Fäkalien zurückbleiben, können die schwere Entzündungen auslösen. Doch die wichtgste OP steht noch aus.

Am nächsten Tag wird das Baby in eine andere Klinik verlegt. Dort wollen Spezialisten seinen Darm öffnen. Charlie wird ein künstlicher Darmausgang gelegt. Während der Oparation versetzen ihn die Ärzte sogar in ein künstliches Koma, damit die Belastung für den kleinen Körper möglichst gering ist.

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Ärzte planen, den natürlichen Darmausgang zu öffnen

Nach sieben sorgenvollen Tagen darf Mama Vickie ihren Sohn endlich das erste Mal mit nach Hause nehmen. Seit seiner Geburt am 12. August 2023 muss Charlie insgesamt sechs lebensrettende Operationen ertragen.

„Es war eine sehr, sehr stressige Zeit und ich habe mich zeitweise sehr einsam gefühlt“, erzählt Vickie. „Viele hatten Berührungsängste wegen des Stomas.“ Doch der künstliche Darmausgang ist überlebensnotwendig für den kleinen Jungen. Nach drei Monaten wollen die Ärzte einen natürlichen Darmausgang operieren. Doch es kommt zu Komplikationen.

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Story from Jam Press (Baby Without Bum) Pictured: Charlie. Doctors discover rare defect after a baby is born without BUM A mum has shared the harrowing story of her baby being born without a bum – with the toddler undergoing six life-saving surgeries before his first birthday. When Vickie Thompson and her fiancé, Alex, 37, gave birth to her son, Charlie, she was over the moon and at first had no idea that anything was amiss. But just a few hours later, while still in hospital and unable to wake her child, who was in a cot next to her, the mum began to panic. That’s when medical professionals reportedly discovered the child did not have a bum hole opening and immediately rushed the child to have his stomach pumped. “I was absolutely petrified... I thought he was dying,” the 36-year-old beauty therapist from West Sussex, told Jam Press. “The doctors said, ‘We don’t think he has an opening’. “I was so scared.” Having fed the newborn just a few hours prior to the shocking discovery, Vickie had also noticed her son had not yet pooped and his pee was a strange green colour. Upon further investigation, doctors confirmed he had an imperforate anus, the narrowing or absence of the bum, a condition which affects one in 5,000 babies. Whisking Charlie to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), the doctors removed the contents of his stomach to ensure no toxins remained. The next day, he was transferred from Worthington Hospital to Brighton Hospital to have a stoma created, placing him under more specialist care. A stoma is an opening in the abdomen connected to your digestive system, diverting waste away from the bowels and out of the body. Charlie spent three days in the NICU after the major operation, two of which were in a coma. The mum said: “I was petrified I was going to lose him. “They had to put him on life support and I kept thinking he was going to die. “I kept thinking the worst.” After seven days, Vickie was able to
Der kleine Charlie ist trotz seines schweren Schicksals ein glückliches Kind.
Jampress/Vicky Thompson

Teile seines Darms sterben ab

Sein künstlicher Darmausgang funktioniert nicht mehr, der natürliche aber auch nur eingeschränkt. „Charlie konnte elf Tage lang nicht richtig essen, wurde schwach und mangelernährt“, erinnert sich seine Mutter.

In vier weiteren Operationen müssen Teile seines Darms entfernt werden, weil sie abgestorben sind. Mittlerweile setzen die Ärzte wieder auf das Stoma als künstlichen Darmausgang und sind sich nicht sicher, ob Charlie jemals normal zur Toilette gehen kann.

„Das alles ist sehr traumatisch für ihn“, sagt Vickie. „Dabei ist er eigentlich so ein glückliches Baby.“ Mit ihrer Geschichte will sie Aufmerksamkeit für die seltene Erkrankung schaffen. Damit andere Eltern die Anzeichen eines solchen Darmproblems sofort erkennen. (lra)

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