PARENTS whose newborn baby contracted MRSA have finally brought her home after ‘living in a nightmare’.

Susan Andre and Andrew Songhurst, from Weymouth, were shocked when their 10-day-old daughter Lily Andre Songhurst caught the superbug from a cut in her finger.

While she was kept in isolation, Susan, 27, and Andrew, 30, discovered that yobs vandalised their home while they were keeping a round-the-clock vigil over baby Lily at Dorset County Hospital.

At the same time, the couple were separated from their sons Brandon, seven, and Bradley, two, while Brandon was suffering from scarlet fever and tonsillitis.

The vandals smashed broken bottles in the driveway and damaged the door when they tried to break into the couple’s home in Cunning-ham Close, Wyke Regis.

They were scared off when a neighbour confronted them.

Susan said: “It’s been like living in a nightmare and has been so scary.

“There was broken glass everywhere outside our house. The people who did this knew we were away and have shown no compassion whatsoever.”

The hospital is still investigating to try and find out where Lily picked up MRSA from.

Susan said: “We were in absolute shock when the hospital told us Lily had MRSA.

“We want to make people aware that it can happen to newborn babies.

“It’s frightening to think that the MRSA came from an infection from a cut in Lily’s finger that became all yellow and pussy.”

Andrew said the family was disappointed with some of the communication they received from hospital staff.

“It’s not good to have four different doctors telling you four different things.

“We haven’t been told enough about what’s going to happen now. I’m worried about the MRSA coming back,” he said.

Susan said the family is happy to be back together again and are hoping to put their bad experience behind them.

“Lily is very strong. We’re just so happy to have her back home,” she added.

Alison Tong, the hospital’s director of nursing, and infection prevention and control, said she would like to reassure people that is it extremely unusual for a newborn baby to contract MRSA.

She added: “We are glad to hear that Lily is doing well back home. We are very sorry if Lily’s parents were left anxious by receiving conflicting messages.

“If they still have any concerns, our infection prevention and control nurse consultant would be more than happy to meet with them and talk through any worries they have about their daughter’s health now and in the future.”