I'd like any information anyone has to offer me.

A friend of mine had 2 girls who were very premature, both born about 2 months early. I know they had to be on oxygen, but I'm not sure how long. They have some problems medically. They both have some ADHD problems that they think are a result of medications/treatments at birth (though personally I think it's genetic cause mom seems a bit ADHDish). I don't know for certain about their grades, but they go to school with my kids, her oldest has been in class with my twins since 1st grade, and I've never notice any serious problems. I don't even think they get any speech therapy which would indicate that they're a little slow. So I'd say they're very normal kids.. at least they appear to be. Aside from that I really don't know. All of mine were full term.. actually the last two went past due and needed an eviction notice, LOL.

It does seem like a long time to be on oxygen, but she should be fine, especially if they're about to take her off of it. That means that she's developed to the point of not needing it any more, so her development should take off now. If she isn't sitting up yet, she soon will be, then crawling and then walking. My brother was premature back when they didn't have a great chance of living, but he's in his fifties and as healthy as they come.

I think others have answered your question well. My brother looked older than me for all of our early years, as I was born 2 months early and like that baby was on oxygen a long time. I'm fine except for allergies and the doctor said they are bad because I wasn't completely developed when I was born. It does sound like a good sign that she no longer needs the oxygen. Everyone is different, but I know that she may continue to look smaller, then other children her age for years. I hope she doesn't have allergies, as I'm unable to digest certain foods like dairy.

I lost my baby when she is almost 8 months and went to a cesarean with her, the doctors told me that she survive for almost 3 hours and because of her lungs are weak she did not survived. We can't say what will happened to baby only miracles and prayers can survive her but I hoping that she is. It is hard for the parents to loose a baby that is so little.

hi dear Ambie, no idea about babies who have to be on oxygen for so long. I was born premature in 1962 too and was put on oxygen so the doctors told my parents they are not sure whether I will end up with some severe damage with maybe being blind from it. Fortunately my eyesight is okay but I have lousy fine motor skills........

If you have a preemie baby the risk for each one is different. I had a preemie for my first child. She was born a month early due to the fact that she just stopped growing so I was induced for her. Depending on the age of when the baby was delivered the doctor will explain what could happen. A baby between 23 weeks and 32 weeks are going to be put on oxygen for a while to help develop the lungs better. Infections they are easily pron for the first 2 years pretty much to any colds can't really be around sick people. A lot of them can't leave the house other then to go to the doctor for at least 6 months to a year form when leave or are born. Babies being on oxygen are very unlikely to have brain issues. Its the leak of oxygen not being delivered to them weathers its by themselves or something help them breath that will cause damage. With the brain its the least likely anything will go wrong. Its more of the lungs and the hearts and the other organs then tend to develop a lot slower. With my daughter she is 14 months but is treated before she was a year like a month younger then what she was because that is where her development should be at. She is going to always be on the small side and that has nothing to do with the fact that she was born early. Normally preemies will be like the other kids between a year or 2 after birth be the same size and everything. For the time they are born there bodies still growing and forming like it should in the womb so they will be like the age they are in gestation vs being born at more of a full term state. My daughter never had any issues she is like any other baby her age the same at birth. She could breath on her own which is what the doctors were worried about. Always ever healthy here and there colds like normal. Developmentally she is in the nor for her age ranger. Every child weather born at full term or not will mentally develop at different rates some will learn sooner with certain things then others. People look at my daughter and tell me she shouldn't be walking at 14 months because she looks like she is about 10 or 12 months old. I'm not expecting my second child and I'm 18 weeks and I'm hoping that we make to 36 weeks which is consider full term.

One of the issues for a premature baby is under developed or undeveloped lungs. There can be other problems as well, such as an under developed autonomic nervous system. The baby may forget to breathe. One of the issues that used to be common with oxygen and premature babies was retinal detachment, especially if the oxygen was delivered at too high a rate of speed. It may be that by putting this baby on oxygen for so long they have avoided some brain damage. I knew of a baby once who had to wear an apnea monitor and then have oxygen if he stopped breathing. I have a friend who is my age that was premature, and the oxygen he received in the hospital caused him to be blind. If this little one has had health issues she will not have had the exposure to things that would stimulate her to learn new things, so delays are possible.

We had alot of preemies in our family....I had one but not one of them had to be on oxygen...One of my nephews had to be on a machine in case he stopped breathing they would know....I hope things do go well for the baby and her family....my kids are older so they might do things differently then they did 30-40 years ago.

There's only one thing I know for sure and that is you can't predict what will happen with premature babies. My husband's niece had a baby 3 months premature (1 pound 8 ounces). This boy is now 8 years old and is severely brain damaged, is almost totally blind and uses hearing aids. Then, I have a friend whose grandson was also born at around the same weight and has no problems from it whatsoever. I think it totally depends on how mature the baby is when it's born. This baby you're talking about sounds like it's lungs were very immature at birth and, hopefully, will be able to get off the oxygen soon.

im thinking the baby likely had not developed the lungs completely yet. but perhaps they developed and became stronger over time. thats the only explaination i can think of. yes many premies have went on to live really productive lives without problems. Hantz christian Anderson is one that comes to mind the childrens story writer.

Wow, that's a really long time for her to be on oxygen. I really do not know a whole lot about premies though. I do know that usually the biggest problem they have is lung development. It may depend on how early she actually delivered...but I would think that if she is getting off oxygen this is really good news.

It sounds promising that she will be taken off oxygen. One of mr Francina was on oxygen for over a year. He was 1 pound 12 ounces when he was born. He did have speech delays and is a bit handicapped from being so premature. He was born ib 1991. He went to school to learn how to live on his own. Hw is doing well. I don't think the baby girl being on oxygen this long is unusual for a premis. When mr grandson was a year ok'd he looked like a newborn almost. He was in the hospital for the first 4 months of his life.

well, my mother had to have a caesarean section to give birth to me, and I am almost 19 years old now and perfectly healthy. :)