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leeannep4
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Anyone With a Baby Born At 33 Weeks?
Posted: 09-30-06 14:05pm
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I am 33 weeks pregnant and have been on
bedrest since 16 weeks for preterm labor.
I had a cerclage placed at 14 weeks. I
have had some strong contractions and lost
my mucous plug. I have a bad feeling
that her birth is near. Has anyone out
there had a baby at 33 weeks? If so, how
did the baby do? Any complications? I
had the steroid shots at 29 weeks to
mature her lungs. Any stories would
help.
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princess_amy89
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Posted: 09-30-06 16:59pm
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In labour and deleivery there might be a
post about it
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justacanadiangirl
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Posted: 10-01-06 03:25am
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A good friend of mine had her daughter at
just after 33 weeks. The baby is now 14
months old, healthy and perfectly normal.
I'll see if I can get my friend on here to
answer ur questions.
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leeannep4
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Posted: 10-01-06 13:32pm
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Thanks, it's nice to talk with others who
have experienced what i;m going through.
Any info would be appreciated.
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Ingi
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Posted: 10-01-06 13:45pm
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I hope you can hold out a few more weeks
because your baby is still quite
premature.
The loss of your mucous plug does not mean
labor is coming. It just means there have
been some changes in the cervix. The good
news is you can grow another mucous plug!
Or not. Either way, you can go for weeks
after losing the mucous plug before labor
begins.
Do they have you taking terbutaline (sp?)
or brethine (sp?) to prevent contractions?
How often are your contractions? What
does your doctor say about that? When
will they take out the cerclage?
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so_n2_u1116
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Posted: 10-01-06 20:05pm
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My fiance's mother had all her babies
before 33 weeks. Her first at 32, second
at 29 she's the only one with any
problems, she has cerebral palsy, the
third baby at 32, and the last at 25, she
was only 1lb and had to stay at the
hospital for a month, but they all are
healthy now, ages 26-17.
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AyaMiyaki
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Posted: 10-01-06 20:08pm
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A baby was born at 25 weeks and only
stayed at the hospital for a month? That
doesn't sound right to me...
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diamondsz
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Posted: 10-01-06 20:44pm
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My brother was born preemie at 32/33 weeks
if I remeber, my mom had iugr with them
but anyways he was healthy and was allowed
to go home the next day, mikey was 19
inc/6 lbs talk about big baby lol...
My sister was born at 31 weeks now she is
fine but was born small she was 15
inch/3lbs 11 oz in order to go home baby
has to be 4 1/2 lbs she was in the
hospital for 2 weeks.
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diamond splinter
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Posted: 10-02-06 03:01am
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My boys were both born at 30 weeks and
they are doing fine now they needed scbu
for the first 6 weeks but they are as big
and strong as any other child their age
now one does have cp but that was not due
to the prematurity I hope all goes well
for you hun
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littlered
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Posted: 10-02-06 08:03am
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I had a niece at about 33 or 34 weeks.
Something like it has been 12 years. And
she is a tall healthy 12 year old. She
just had to stay in the hostipal for like
a month because she had to be over 4lbs
before they let her come home.
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diamondsz
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Posted: 10-02-06 09:06am
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Lol beth same thing here.
My sister is now 12 and taller than me,
everybody said she was going to be the
runt of the family and I am now lol!
My brotheras above is 9 and almost taller
than go I feel short.
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HcoBrunette06
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Posted: 10-02-06 10:26am
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My cousin had triplets at 32 weeks, they
were each 3 pounds each and there were
three of them in there :p (obviously)
they're all completely normal and healthy
and beautiful! You'll be fine 
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leeannep4
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Posted: 10-02-06 14:11pm
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| ingi
wrote: | i hope you can hold out a
few more weeks because your baby is still
quite premature.
The loss of your mucous plug does not mean
labor is coming. It just means there
have been some changes in the cervix.
The good news is you can grow another
mucous plug! Or not. Either way, you
can go for weeks after losing the mucous
plug before labor begins.
Do they have you taking terbutaline (sp?)
or brethine (sp?) to prevent contractions?
How often are your contractions? What
does your doctor say about that? When
will they take out the
cerclage? |
i lost my mucous plug with my first
pregnancy about 3 weeks before delivering,
so not too worried about that. I was
taking procardia around the clock, but it
caused some chest pains, so now I take
terbutaline as needed. The contractions
come and go. My doctor is just checking
me regularly, especially since I live 2
hours from the hospital. They will take
the cerclage out at 35 weeks. Thanks for
your interest.
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leeannep4
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Posted: 10-02-06 14:13pm
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| so_n2_u1116
wrote: | | my fiance's mother had all
her babies before 33 weeks. Her first at
32, second at 29 she's the only one with
any problems, she has cerebral palsy, the
third baby at 32, and the last at 25, she
was only 1lb and had to stay at the
hospital for a month, but they all are
healthy now, ages
26-17. |
that's encouraging!!! :d
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leeannep4
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Posted: 10-02-06 14:17pm
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Thanks for all the stories girls. I am
feeling better about it everyday,
especially since I had the steroid shots
for her lung development. I had an
ultrasound on 9-26 that told me she
weighed 4 lbs 15 ounces, so that's pretty
big. She is probably 5 pounds now. I
will be sure to post once I deliver to
update you all. Anymore stories would be
great too. Thanks again, all of your
stories are encouraging.
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katiana
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Posted: 10-02-06 17:32pm
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I had my son at 34 weeks and I also had
the steroid shots at 29 weeks. My son
was born healthy as ever and we even got
to go home in 24 hours. He weighed in at
6 lbs 15 oz. Can you imagine how big he
would've been had he been full term.
Even the doctors were amazed. And all
ultrasounds showed I was in fact 35 weeks.
I had placental abruption so trust me I
had alot of ultrasounds.
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girlstar
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Posted: 10-02-06 22:50pm
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My daughter was born at 33 weeks due to
placental abruption, 4lbs 2oz and 16in.
She'll be 14 months on wednesday and she's
doing great! She's a fast learner, though
she's not walking yet.. It'll be soon!
Having a girl preemie is a definite
bonus.. Girls tend to do better in nicu
then boys do just because they're lungs do
mature faster. Have they given you
steriod shots for her lungs yet? I'd
request that if you haven't. Generally a
33 weeker will do great and will probably
only have difficulty feeding. I lost my
mucous plug a week or so before I
delivered so just keep an eye on things.
Don't hesitate to head to the hospital if
you feel like you should. Good luck, if
you have any questions, feel free to ask
me!
Oh, btw.. My daughter was only in nicu
for 15 days. It's hard leaving your baby
there, but she'll be home with you in no
time!
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leeannep4
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Posted: 10-04-06 13:25pm
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Thanks for more info. Ladies. I had a
serious spell of contractions on fri.
Every 2 min. And breathtaking. I took
terbutaline and drank two 20oz bottles of
water and by the time I got to the
hospital 2 hours away, they had became a
lot less intense and more erratic.
Dehydration maybe. However, this morning
I had some spotting. Called and the
nurse said it's probably my cervix
beginning to dialate and tear the cerclage
I had placed to keep my cervix closed.
They are going to do an u/s tomorrow to
make sure everything is okay.
I did have steroids at 29 weeks, so I am
feeling pretty good about it now.
Thanks again for all the stories.
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