Premature Birth Support Group
Premature birth is defined medically as childbirth occurring earlier than 37 completed weeks of gestation. About 12 percent of babies in the United States are born prematurely each year. The shorter the term of pregnancy is, the greater the risks of complications. Infants born prematurely are at a greater risk for developing serious health problems such as cerebral palsy,...
Hi im Allison and my son Thomas was born 8 years at 27wk and 6 days weighing in at a hefty 2.1lb(940g).
I was given an emergency C section due to PE. Also I had pulmonary odema.
He was ventilated twice for 4days in total. Then he was on CPAP for 3 days, o2 for 8weeks. After discovering he had a reflux he weaned himself off o2 and came home within 5 days weighing 6lb 6oz(3kg).
Mentally he hasn't fallen behind, in fact he's top of his class!! The problem we have is he walks on tip-toes and has some little quirks(needs to be clean, has to put things right(not his bedroom though lol)) At one point I was looking into autism.
After Thomas and our frightening experience we counted our blessings and decided not to have anymore children.
Although Its been quite a while since my experience of premature babies Im still here to give support, as I could have done with some when Thomas was in hospital.
I was given an emergency C section due to PE. Also I had pulmonary odema.
He was ventilated twice for 4days in total. Then he was on CPAP for 3 days, o2 for 8weeks. After discovering he had a reflux he weaned himself off o2 and came home within 5 days weighing 6lb 6oz(3kg).
Mentally he hasn't fallen behind, in fact he's top of his class!! The problem we have is he walks on tip-toes and has some little quirks(needs to be clean, has to put things right(not his bedroom though lol)) At one point I was looking into autism.
After Thomas and our frightening experience we counted our blessings and decided not to have anymore children.
Although Its been quite a while since my experience of premature babies Im still here to give support, as I could have done with some when Thomas was in hospital.
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theatre and I are there already. I'm having a very berry tea with crackers, cheese and cherry tomatoes and she's having a joint with some beer and we're both on really comfy recliners on thick pile carpet. we need some help with the decor if anyone is around??
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I'm trying to exercise daily. I was doing fairly well until I sprained my ankle 2 weeks ago but now I'm getting back on the horse. Today I walked over a mile with my arm weights that are about 22lbs total. I was out of shape and it was hard on my arms. I also did my 30 situps. I'm also going to drink a lot of water and try to eat healthy. I do tend to have a sweet tooth but I'm cutting...
I recently had my son, Slade, November 2nd. He was 3 weeks early. I also had to have an Emergency C-Section due to Severe Preeclampsia. We had been monitoring for it all through my pregnancy but one morning it just flared up and the doctor ordered for me to be cut open. I am only 20 years old and this is my first child...I was so scared. I did not know what to expect. My whole body was trembling. The surgery went great and he had to be bagged at first just to get his lungs going. Mine was not quite as small, but he weighed 4lbs. 5oz. and was 19inches long. He was in the NICU for 2 days due to his blood sugar being real low and to monitor him to make sure he would make it fine. It really pained me to see him in there. I had my son at 7:04am and by 2:30pm I was getting frustrated because they had not wheeled me down to see my son or brought him to me or anything. They said they thought I was too tired and weak and sore from surgery but I was not too sore for my son, you know? My home visitation nurse came up to see me and I told her I had not even got to see my son yet and she went down to the NICU and took a polaroid for me and gave to me so I could see him. I cried. I don't know if it was just love at first sight or seeing him hooked up to those machines, but I cried. About 30 minutes later I told them I wanted to see my son and to hold him. They wheeled me down to the NICU but my wheel chair would not fit in the doorway so they said the only way was for me to walk into the nursery. I was hooked up to a morphine drip so walking was no easy task. I walked all the way to the back where my son was being held and they had a rocking chair waiting for me. I sat down and they handed me my son. I thought I was going to break him! LOL but anyways, i sat there holding him and crying for a good 10-15 minutes I bet. I love him more than I ever imagined. Day 3 they said he was fine enough to be in the room with me. He was not eating real well. His ped. said it was because he had not figured out that he had to do the work. I was released the next day but he was not. They were nice enough to continue to let my hubby and I room in. Since he was not eating well they had a NG tube in him. That was heartbreaking seeing him with an IV (for blood sugar) and with the NG tube. I cried almost everytime I saw him. Finally on Nov. 7th they brought him to me at 6am and said that he had decided to eat. He ate 30cc which the doctor only wanted him to be eatin 20cc in order to be able to come home. He said that if he continued to eat 20cc or more we would be discharged that day because his blood sugar was leveled out finally. By 5pm he was still eating real good so the ped. discharged my son. I am so glad that everything turned out okay for us. I was so scared that he would not pick up eating and they would have to take him to Joplin, MO (45 minutes from us...and our car is broke) and we would not get to be with him. He is eating 2 1/2 -3 oz. (not cc's) now and is doing real good. He is on a 24Calorie formula (which our Wal*mart does NOT sale) and has to be on that til January. He is almost out of the 24Cal. so I went to buy some (the doctor's is closed til monday) and they dont sell it, so I had to buy regular formula. Hopefully it will be okay till I can get some more 24 Cal. Thursday. But, sorry this was so long, just wanted to share my story. I am real glad your son is doing good. :D