“To be ‘born with the caul’ means a baby or a child is born with a portion of the amniotic sac or membrane remaining on the head. Being born with a caul is rare, occurring in fewer than 1 in 80,000 births.
Annabelle Burow was born February 21 at 8:05 a.m. via C-section. Sometimes we get too caught up in the excitement and forget to take a step back and realize the miracle of birth itself.
![OBGYN touching newborn whose head is still covered in amniotic sac](https://lwm-a2.azureedge.net/uploads/2018/02/BeingBorn-1-1600x1200.jpg)
We actually didn’t know Annabelle would be born in the caul. It usually breaks, which is why this is so rare. This was my second C-section so it wasn’t something I was expecting to see! I think this is cool because it just goes to show that no matter how you deliver, vaginal or C-section, you get a beautiful baby either way!
![Close up of OBGYN touching newborn whose head is still in amniotic sac](https://lwm-a2.azureedge.net/uploads/2018/02/BeingBorn-2-1600x1200.jpg)
The baby’s father told Love What Matters he quickly snapped photos of the rare occurrence, after the nurse assured him everything was OK.
“When I first saw the bubble I was just confused. This didn’t look anything like our son did 17 months earlier. Then I made out her face and got scared for a moment. I thought, ‘This isn’t right! I’ve never seen this.’ I immediately looked at the nurse for reassurance. She said, ‘Quick take a picture, you don’t want to miss this.’ The lack of worry in her expression leveled me out, and without even knowing what I was looking at, I snapped some shots. I didn’t know it was going to be a 1 in 80,000 moment.”
“We are completely in awe and I can tell you nothing — no moment — can top hearing my babies cry for the first time.
![Nurse holding up newborn whose head was still stuck in amniotic sac](https://lwm-a2.azureedge.net/uploads/2018/02/JustBorn-1-1600x1200.jpg)
No moment can top the first time they were placed in my arms.
![Woman who just gave birth to baby whose head was stuck in amniotic sac holds newborn to chest](https://lwm-a2.azureedge.net/uploads/2018/02/BabyWithMom-1-1600x1200.jpg)
Babies are such a blessing, such a gift and forever a miracle.”
![Newborn whose head was stuck in amniotic sac lies on back and adult hand with baby footprint on it touches it’s chest](https://lwm-a2.azureedge.net/uploads/2018/02/JustBorn-3-1600x1200.jpg)
This story was submitted to Love What Matters by Rachael Burrow of Buffalo, New York.
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