Much to his happiness at finally being a father, Pierre gave us an exclusive interview.
His daughter, Misha, was born Friday, at the hospital in Suresnes (Hauts-de-Seine).
This is the first baby conceived thanks to a uterine transplant in France.
A documentary retracing the entire journey of this family will be broadcast in "Zone interdite", on M 6, Sunday February 21.
How are Deborah, the mother, and Misha?
PIERRE.
They are a little tired but they are fine.
Deborah is slowly recovering.
She has been walking for three days.
She was in a wheelchair until then so it's a big step.
And since today, she begins to be able to breastfeed a little.
Misha is fine, he is a handsome premature, well proportioned.
I'm not saying that because she's my daughter but… she's super beautiful!
Did the delivery go well?
Yes, it was pretty quick, by caesarean.
I was expecting something longer because the operation we had, in comparison, was the transplant (
Editor's note: the uterus transplant, performed for the first time in France on March 31, 2019, has lasted 18 hours
).
But that has absolutely nothing to do: it is not a general anesthesia, just local, so I was able to be next to Deborah.
I can't say we couldn't have dreamed of better, because I hadn't dreamed of this operation, but it went perfectly.
The medical team was very present, benevolent.
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We often say to ourselves, with Deborah, that we have a lucky star.
We were very lucky to be accepted into the protocol, to stay there, that the transplant went well, that it held.
We did two IVFs, both were successful: we had a large number of embryos.
Now Deborah and Misha are closely followed.
Misha will be considered full term at 37 weeks, so in 4 weeks.
There will surely be an extension so as not to take any risk.
Because of the Covid?
The Covid has completely thwarted our plans.
It has been a big cause for concern for us.
Last year, it delayed the implantation of the embryo, which was scheduled for the end of March.
Fortunately, the medical teams were very present.
We were followed, almost brooded.
All of Professor Ayoubi's teams provided us with very good psychological and medical follow-up.
Today, Deborah is not allowed to leave her room, she must not meet other patients.
She does not receive visitors, other than me and the medical team.
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What do you want now?
To return home in the best conditions and to resume a normal life.
But we are not in a hurry either.
Neonatology allows us to make a transition.
For the change of diapers, that's fine, but the care… when Misha is disconnected, we will take a new step, more in tune with parental reality.
We put our whole life aside to be 100% in this project.
Now a new adventure begins.
