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| A couple who were told their baby would have severe disabilities say they bear no animosity to medical staff after he was born in perfect health. | A couple who were told their baby would have severe disabilities say they bear no animosity to medical staff after he was born in perfect health. |
| Becky Weatherall and Kriss Kramer's son Brandon, who is now almost five months old, was christened on Sunday. | Becky Weatherall and Kriss Kramer's son Brandon, who is now almost five months old, was christened on Sunday. |
| The Pembrokeshire couple were told he would be born deaf and blind and might survive only a couple of hours. | The Pembrokeshire couple were told he would be born deaf and blind and might survive only a couple of hours. |
| The first-time parents from Pembroke Dock were offered a termination up to a few weeks before he was born. | The first-time parents from Pembroke Dock were offered a termination up to a few weeks before he was born. |
| They were told Brandon suffered from rhomboencephalosynapsis, which affects fewer than one in a million people worldwide, and causes the two halves of the brain to fuse. | They were told Brandon suffered from rhomboencephalosynapsis, which affects fewer than one in a million people worldwide, and causes the two halves of the brain to fuse. |
| The couple were also told Brandon had water on the brain, which can cause learning difficulties and behavioural problems. | The couple were also told Brandon had water on the brain, which can cause learning difficulties and behavioural problems. |
| Tests every two weeks until just before the birth had shown his condition worsening, said his parents, who are both aged 24. | Tests every two weeks until just before the birth had shown his condition worsening, said his parents, who are both aged 24. |
| We are not there to blame anyone but we want to thank them for the help and advice they gave us Kriss Kramer | We are not there to blame anyone but we want to thank them for the help and advice they gave us Kriss Kramer |
| But he was born on October 1, 2007 and is teething and attempting to talk. | But he was born on October 1, 2007 and is teething and attempting to talk. |
| They were given the all-clear on his health on 24 December, which was "the perfect Christmas present", said his father. | They were given the all-clear on his health on 24 December, which was "the perfect Christmas present", said his father. |
| "We thought we were going to have to plan a funeral, so it is really special," said Ms Weatherall. | "We thought we were going to have to plan a funeral, so it is really special," said Ms Weatherall. |
| Her partner added: "Just to be told everything was fine and we had a perfect healthy boy and we were going to be able to do all the things that other mums and dads could do, it was just a huge huge weight off our shoulders. | Her partner added: "Just to be told everything was fine and we had a perfect healthy boy and we were going to be able to do all the things that other mums and dads could do, it was just a huge huge weight off our shoulders. |
| "We can start enjoying every little moment with him now." | "We can start enjoying every little moment with him now." |
| The couple said they did not blame medical staff at the fetal medicine unit at the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, who believed Brandon would be born with the condition. | The couple said they did not blame medical staff at the fetal medicine unit at the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, who believed Brandon would be born with the condition. |
| "We are not there to blame anyone but we want to thank them for the help and advice they gave us," said Mr Kramer. | "We are not there to blame anyone but we want to thank them for the help and advice they gave us," said Mr Kramer. |
| "They went over the MRI [scanner] results with us. They haven't given us any explanation. | "They went over the MRI [scanner] results with us. They haven't given us any explanation. |
| "This is why he is our miracle baby because there were no signs that they had got it wrong. | "This is why he is our miracle baby because there were no signs that they had got it wrong. |
| "It was a mistake, but all that is put to the side now and we are trying to forget about it because Brandon is normal." | "It was a mistake, but all that is put to the side now and we are trying to forget about it because Brandon is normal." |
| Cardiff Vale and NHS Trust have been asked for a comment. | |