Ms Haskell went into labour at 23 weeks where Ellie was born weighing just 444 grams (15.6 ounces).
“She was taken straight to the Trevor Mann Baby Unit,” Ms Haskell recalled.
“For six months, that was our world. Ellie was the sickest baby in the room every single day.
“She had emergency bowel surgery, cardiac arrests, and there were countless times where we were told she wouldn’t make it.”
Eventually, a tracheostomy at the Evelina Children’s Hospital in London gave Ellie the chance to breathe more easily and thrive.
“The moment she woke after surgery, she was clapping and smiling,” she said.
“It was so nice to see her free of masks and nasal cannulas and her joyful personality has shone through ever since.”