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, I am the grandma of two beautiful boy girl twins. They were born at 35 weeks. Mackenzie the girl, is perfect and healthy and doing great. Matty was having trouble breathing when he was born and spent 18 days in the NICU, with problems like maintaining body temperature and he was being tube fed for quite sometime. He was released 6 days ago and feeding him is very hard. He will not take the bottle on his own. We actually have to help him move his mouth and remind him to eat. I am not sure if his suck reflex isn't good or if it is his little recessed chin. A bottle of 3 ounces can take an hour or so. I am just wondering if anyone else has had this experience or has any advise. My daughter is very depressed and I feel like I have to do something and I don't know what to do.
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My daughter was a 31 weeker and was in the NICU for 4 weeks. They would not let her go until she mastered drinking for a bottle. If you are concerned about his ability to drink, I would contact the pediatrician.
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Has your daughter taken him to a speech therapist? Castan doesn't eat well for us bc he has a tiny jaw, and his tongue his back a little bit. His speech therapist had him start using a Haberman bottle. Ever since he has progressed alot! Before the Haberman, he could only eat maybe 10ml of milk in a 45 min time frame. He is now up to 45ml (or more if he feels like it) and it has been about 3 weeks. Good luck, I hope Matty starts chugging those bottles for you.
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My goodness, my daughter was born at 32 weeks and is 4 mos old now and only SOMETIMES will drink all 3 oz!! That just seems like too much for the little guy! Was that recommended by the docs? I would try more frequent smaller feedings. He just might not be hungry! You can search online for recommended daily feeding amts. 3 oz 6 times a day is the recommendation for an 11 lb baby.
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Please go to an occupational therapist. What you are describing is going to end up with him having a gastric tube placed through his abdomen at 4 months. He needs to learn how to ENJOY eating.
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im happy the babies are ok! my son was born 9 weeks early and his nicu wouldnt let him come home untill he was able to eat from a bottle in a good amount of time so im confused y the nicu even sent him home...my son did go back to peds 2 days after leaving the nicu for eating he just stopped taking a bottle they realized then he had a little acid reflex i would tell ur daughter to call her sons doc and let them know whats going on the worst that could happen is him going back to the hospital and i know after a long stay in the nicu thats the last thing she wants but if it means him eating better its whats best....btw my son is now 14 months and he wont get off of his bottle lol so dont worry im sure he will get the hang of it soon :)
anguisheddj
Have You tried therapy for him to help him learn and eat better? It can help.
RobertGray
Oh my God! That is scary. I hope you have dealt with this problem. I am studied at medical college, so I met many similar stories. At once, I write an essay about breathing problems and for help I use https://writingpeak.co.uk/custom-essay-writing where professional writers did my job fast. So God bless you all!
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