A MILFORD Haven mum, whose unborn baby died following a car crash, has thanked the people of Pembrokeshire for their incredible support.

Emma Fairbairn’s son Flynn was “born sleeping” on May 28, weighing just 1lb 6oz.

Three days earlier, Emma’s red Toyota was involved in a collision with a Blue Fiat near Steynton.

She was pulled from the smoking car by another driver who stopped to help, but sustained injuries to her right hip, tissue and nerve damage and hematoma.

Emma, 21, said she could still feel Flynn kicking away in the ambulance, and after initial concerns about his irregular heartbeat, both mum and baby looked to have escaped without serious harm.

Just a few hours later, she was told a heartbeat could no longer be found.

Aged just 23 weeks, Emma’s ‘beautiful baby boy’ was born stillborn at Glangwili Hospital.

“I can’t even explain what it was like giving birth to him,” she said.

“I was happy that I got to spend time with him.

“I took hundreds of photos. To me he was the most beautiful baby ever and I just wanted to share how gorgeous he is with everyone just like every mum does with their baby.”

Moved by her story, friend Jasmine McGinley set up an online fundraiser to help Emma give Flynn the perfect funeral.

More than £800 was raised in the first five days, with over £1,300 raised in total via website GoFundMe and PayPal.

“I can't thank everyone who donated enough,” said Emma, who is now able to walk without crutches again, thanks to physiotherapy.

“Physically, I'm getting there, but emotionally I'm still up and down,” she said.

“I get flash backs and see the crash over and over again and it still doesn't feel real.

“I just take every day as it comes.”

Of the extra money raised, Emma will donate £100 to 4Louis, a charity that provides bereaved parents who have suffered a stillbirth or neonatal death with free memory boxes.

The remaining £584 will be handed to Glangwili Hospital to help them furnish a room for families to spend time with their babies.

“I want to say a massive thank you to Jasmine McGinley for setting up the GoFundMe and PayPal in the first place,” said Emma.

“It’s been hard because a lot of friends and family don't know what to say, but with my story going viral it's opened so many doors for support groups, and I’ve had messages from people who've been through similar experiences that understand how I'm feeling.”