A MUM who became pregnant through a News Shopper appeal says her daughter who almost died at birth will be just fine.

Tracey Dudley was told by doctors to prepare for the worst when her daughter was born six weeks early last July.

And when Faye pulled through, Mrs Dudley and husband Darren, 34, were told she may have permanent brain damage.

A brain scan 10 days after she was born gave the all-clear but doctors said they would not know for definite until Faye began to walk or talk.

And as Faye has started to make her own sounds and jumps up and down in her bouncer, Mrs Dudley is certain her daughter will be fine.

Mrs Dudley, 29, suffered from childhood leukaemia which destroyed her ovaries, so the couple appealed through News Shopper for a donor in May 2004.

Faye was born on July 27, last year, at Princess Royal University Hospital, Farnborough, suffering a lung problem which caused a hole in each lung when she screamed.

A day after she was born, Faye went into cardiac arrest and doctors spent 20 minutes resuscitating her. She was moved to St Thomas' Hospital in central London.

Mrs Dudley said: "After going through so much we were hoping for good news and I thought my life was over.

"But she got better day by day and when she was breathing on her own I knew she would be fine and I have been positive ever since. She's a fighter like me."

Mrs Dudley says it has been very hard as her daughter is still in pain.

The left side of Faye's diaphragm is still paralysed and after feeding she screams and goes bright red.

When she was younger, Faye would have problems after feeding she would choke because she could not breathe and feed.

But Mrs Dudley added: "She's starting to smile now. She's the most gorgeous child and I call her my cheeky little monkey.

"She still brings tears to my eyes. Some are for joy and some are for everything she's been through."