Preemie Moms
By guss2000
@guss2000 (2232)
United States
June 7, 2007 9:25am CST
Just looking for some fellow preemie moms out there. If you are a preemie mom, when was your baby due, and how long did they stay in the NICU?
I'm a mom to a former 26 weeker, stayed in hospital/NICU for 6 months.
Now he is a happy one year old, with some health issues, but doing really well!
2 responses
@poppoppop111 (5731)
• Canada
7 Jun 07
i'm a mom of a 27 weeker, she was in the NICU for 2 months. she is doing good now and she is almost 4 years old. i'm glad your baby is doing well. it's so scary having them born that early.
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@poppoppop111 (5731)
• Canada
8 Jul 07
my daughter weighed 2 pounds 2 ounces at birth and went down to 1 pound 9 ounces
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@computerbuff (8)
• Canada
13 Nov 07
My son was born a preemie at 26 weeks, 3 days. He stayed in the NICU for three months. He is now 4 years old and his only health problem is asthma, which the doctors say he will grow out of. He is still small for his age but catching up. My concerns now are with his development as preemies are more susceptible to learning disabilities. He has started kindergarten now so we will see. Glad to hear your little one is doing well.
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@guss2000 (2232)
• United States
15 Nov 07
My little guy was in the NICU for 3 months, and then transferred to a pediatric hospital for another 3 months and then finally home. His complications was when it came to be extubated. he developed scar tissue in his throat (they think) which caused him to need a tracheostomy. This spring, he should be having it removed. So far his learning has been pretty much on track, but slower in the motivation department (like crawling and walking) since he is on alot of machines. He is mostly off of them now though.
