Anyone else have premature babies?

How early in your pregnancy were you diagnosed with pre-eclampsia?

I had a similar situation. Developed preeclampsia when I was at 33 weeks and they had to induce labor early. My little girl was born weighing only 3 lbs 8 oz. She had to be hospitalized for 22 days, and I for nearly a week. For some reason she'd stopped growing at 31 weeks gestation, so she was small even for 33 weeks. How much did your son weigh?

hiya i had my first daughter at 27 weeks due to waters broke at 24 weeks. and our second daughter was born at 26 weeks due to preclampsia which was strange cause i never suffered with it my first time. it is hard at first with back and forwards to hospital but lucky for me my kids have done well they are 10 and 6 now although my oldest is dyspraxic and has slight eye problem my youngest only has speech problem which all of these things could of happened if they were full term. can i ask how old your son is now and if he has had any problems

As to preeclampsia, what was your daily diet like? Were you on any special restrictions? Were you on a weight gain restriction? Did you use table salt?

my sons were born 7 weeks and 28 weeks. i went into prem labour both times due to incompetent cervix. and i also had the first stage of cervical cancer, which i had 3 proceedures. because of this i have been told that any more children would put me at a 90% chance of going early. How is your little one now? how old is he? is he well now?

I had one at 24 weeks weighing 675 gr and is now 16. I have had more premmies since. She is now happy healthy and has never looked back

No, all my babies are overdue !

No, hope everything goes well for him.

I can relate totally to you. My son is also four months old, born two months earlier than scheduled. ALthough he is four months now, I count him as a 2 month old, he behaves also like a 2 month old. He is normal now, thanks to god's grace, but I can never forget the trauma our family went through when he was still fragile. He was in the NICU for about two months. Your son looks very cute, cuddlable. May God bless him with a healthy happy life.

My daughter had twins early. She was 16 when her twins were born about 6 weeks early. The girls are now nearly 21 years old and doing well. Both have gone to college. One decided to put her college education on hold for a year and is working this year. The other is a student in Graphic Design at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. They are great girls and have had no medical problems. Medicine has progressed so much since then and things are so much better. Fewer babies born early have any problems.

God Bless tha premature babies. I pray for them. My friend is in labor right now with a premature, approx. 5lb 9oz baby.

I had my daughter at 34 weeks. I also had preeclampsia. She was only on oxygen for 8 hours. Her biggest problem was being small. She weighed 3 pounds 2 ounces and was 16" long. We were very lucky, she was able to come home 17 days after she was born. I was told by my doctor that I only had a 20% chance of having preeclampsia again. I am also scared, but I want to have one more child. My husband is more scared than I am, I think.

My neice was born prematurely. Did you know that Social Security will pay newborn premies a monthly check for 1 year? Check it out, your baby should quality for the benefit, it's hard with a preemie. I wish you the best.

How early in your pregnancy were you diagnosed with pre-eclampsia?

no

nope. =D