A Breathtaking Smile of a Premature Baby 5 Days After Birth

The photo of a premature baby with a huge smile. via Lauren Vinje

A touching yet inspiring photo of a premature baby flashing a big smile on her face has gone viral after being posted and shared on Facebook by her mother.

The infant girl named Freya appears to look happy in the photo weighing less than four pounds and still covered in Neonatal Intensive care unit.

Lauren Vinje posted the photo of her five (5) days old daughter, which was taken two (2) years ago, on Facebook and was shared and posted on a Facebook group, Love what matters.

In her post, she wrote, "Our first daughter at five days old. 3 lbs. 14 oz., she was happy to be alive! This picture was one I looked at often to get me through the ups and downs of our NICU days. Life is so precious."

Over 300,000 people recently liked the photo and it was shared over for 44,000 times. The viral photo also prompted some 9000 comments in the day after Vinje uploaded the photo. The viral photo of baby Freya spread in the entire America and was featured in ABC news.

Vinje shared the story of her daughter through Birth without Fear, a page on Facebook. She wrote that she began showing signs of preeclampsia around her 28th week of pregnancy. Preeclampsia is a condition of a complication of pregnancy by a blood pressure and a signs of damage to another organ system. And it can potentially cause fatal complication for the mother and baby if left untreated.

“Honestly, she is the best thing that has happened to us,” Lauren Vinje said.

Last November 2016, Freya celebrated her second birthday.

There are really some instances that are not expectable to come and destined to occur and it's a miracle to give birth when complications and suffering hits.