Doctors Save Premature Baby Using Sandwich Bag

Born 14 weeks early, Lexi Lacey owes her life to some MacGyver inspired doctors and a sandwich bag. Lexi was so small at birth that even the tiniest insulating jacket was too big, but she fit into a plastic sandwich bag nicely. ''The doctors told us they had never known a baby born as prematurely as Lexi survive. She was so tiny the only thing they had to keep her body temperature warm was a sandwich bag from the hospital canteen — it's incredible to think that saved her life," says her mom.

Comments

Cue the jokes

[OrangeTide]

of what your Mom accidentally packed you for lunch.

Re:Cue the jokes

[Chemisor]

You must mean "of when your Mom accidentally packed you for lunch"

Parents Must Have Been Happy

[FrankDrebin]

Or should I say Glad?

Re:This is almost as impressive

[JustOK]

did you take the baby out of the bag first? Or did the baby make it slippery.

I'd like to see the itemized medical bill

[Prostate of Grace]

The $.05 sandwich bag was probably billed at $50+

Re:Record for smallest babies to survive

[dwinks616]

19th kid? No wonder it's premature, it probably just fell out! Jeez.

Re:Record for smallest babies to survive

[SEWilco]

Perhaps other hospitals have better cafeteria technologies.