Dealing with a preemie

I don't have a preemie but when my children were younger they stayed in a home-based day care. The woman there was taking care of a preemie and had the following experience. She did tend to get overwhelmed more quickly that the other babies and often screamed longer and took longer getting to sleep. The best thing was to get her out of the group before she got overwhelmed and get her to a dark, quiet spot to rest. Also, even though she may be caught up physically, she may be behind emotionally and socially for several years. Don't push her too fast or expose her to too much stimuli.

Having caught up in height and weight doesnt mean your child is no longer a preemie. She will always be a preemie and especially in her development it takes several years before they say they are no longer considered preemies. My son was prem, born at 30+2 and he will soon be 3. In many ways he no longer is considered a preemie, but there are still things where it does matter. My son doesnt scream for no reason. You dont say how old your daughter is. Could it be tantrums? Frustration at not being able to tell you something? Attention seeking? Lots of options there.

My son used to cry all the time. He would scream for hours. I know how you are feeling. W kept massaging him with lotion. It seemed to help. We also had rope lights in his room and we played one of the relaxation cd's with sounds, the rope lights blinked slowly and seemed to help calm him.

My daughter was born at 27 weeks, so 3 months preemature. she never even cried when she was a baby. the first time i heard her cry she was 6 months and she screamed for like a minute. i panaked and didn't know what to do. even at night she'd never cry for food she'd just start wiggling in bed and i'd go feed her. anyway so i don't think i can help with this problem. is she still a baby or how old is she.

does she spit up all the time?.........especially after meals?......have you talked to your doctor about the possibility of reflux...aka GERD....my son had it...and had that same high pitched scream you are referring to

I have a 26 weeker here. He is one years old today! He doesn't scream and is very, very content. Has your child been screened for any disorders? Do you follow up with NICU clinic in regards to development? If so, i would ask them then what could be causing the screaming, and how to help calm it down.

My son is now 13 weeks and he was 5 weeks prem. We have yet to catch up to other kids his age but I do hope we'll get there eventually. We don't have a lot of screaming but we do still have a lot of sleeping. I'm not sure if that's due to the fact that he was prem or if it's due to the fact he's been diagnosed with kidney reflux and seems to be prone to picking up all sorts of diseases going around. If it's becoming a problem - i'd head on over to your doctor just so they can check her out. It might not be anything but it's better to be safe and sure!