A baby is as 'fragile as glass' due to a rare condition which could leave with broken bones after just a sneeze.
Theo Osborne's parents have to care for their baby with 'cotton-wool' after discovering he had osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) during pregnancy.
In the womb, Theo had suffered from six rib fractures, a broken left collar bone, and two broken legs.
The baby has already suffered from 20 broken bones in his first seven months of life, with the slightest of touch a danger.
Mother, Loni Osborne, of Skagit Valley, Washington, US, said she tries to manage her child's pain with CBD oil.
The number of people with OI in the US is estimated to be a 20,000 to 50,000, according to the OI Foundation, and one in 15,000 in the UK, according to the Brittle Bone Society.
Theo Osborne is as 'fragile as glass' due to a rare condition called osteogenesis imperfecta
Parents Loni and Craig Pike Jnr Osborne, both 20, of Washington, US, were told they could abort their child, but had previously been told Ms Osborne couldn't conceive
Scans revealed the diagnosis after medics were unable to measure Theo's bones
Ms Osborne was advised to have an abortion after Theo was diagnosed with brittle bone disease 20 weeks into the pregnancy.
But her and her partner Craig Pike Jnr, both 20, refused after being told he was otherwise healthy.
Ms Obsborne said: 'Our little boy is so fragile. It's like he's made of glass.
'Just putting him gently in his cot can cause his bones to break and fracture. We have to wrap him up in cotton wool.'
Theo suffered four fractures in June when he was simply put down by his parents, and broke his left tibia three times in two months by sneezing.
The couple were shocked but delighted to discover they were expecting soon after their wedding in June 2017, after being told Ms Osborne would be unable to conceive.
At a scan in November medics said they couldn't get accurate measurements of the baby's limbs.
An obstetrician-gynaecologists asked Ms Osborne to come in for extra scans, which is when Theo was diagnosed with osteogenesis imperfecta.
The genetic condition, usually caused by a lack of connective tissue and collagen.
It can affect the eyes, height, teeth, bones and breathing, with symptoms varied across cases.
Ms Osborne said Theo's bones are as fragile as glass and they must 'wrap him in cotton wool'
Theo had suffered from six rib fractures, a broken left collar bone, and two broken legs while in the womb. He was born via C-section a month before his due date
Theo, now seven months old, can suffer fractures or broken bones from as little as a sneeze or being laid down. His parents were taught how to care for him in hospital
Osteogenesis imperfecta is a genetic condition characterised by bones that break easily, and often for little or no apparent cause.
The condition can vary drastically from sufferer to sufferer.
A person diagnosed with
