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Q: Preemies!

asked by: idolfan05 on March 2nd, 2007

New User

Hi! I was wondering if any of you have premature babies or know of someone that has one? I myself am a preemie. I was born May 20th 1986-3 months before my due date, weighing less than a pound at 32 weeks (I believe). I had to be delivered early because I wasn't growing inside my mother. I had many complications including pneumonia, RSV (which nearly killed me),etc. I only had a 10% chance of survival and here I am. My Nana told me that one of the docters told my parents just to let me die cause I wasn't going to live. I proved him/her wrong!

Our family was a Ambassador family for the March of Dimes in Cleveland, OH both at our local chapter (Lake County) and the Cleveland one. We have been in the Cleveland Magazine and I have been in the newspaper and on TV twice. I was born at Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital and as to date, I am their smallest survivor!

So, if anyone has a premature baby or you yourself do, go support your local March of Dimes chapter.By doing that, we are on step closer to having/seeing all babies born healthy!

Replies(7)

arcadia

replied on March 2nd, 2007

Extremely eHealthy

my boyfriend was a preemie. he was born at 32wks. which i believe is just 2 months early. & .he was about 4lbs 2oz. he has lots of problems, now. but it could also be because his mom did quite a bit of drugs while she was pregnant with him. which could also be the cause of him being premature. he has problems with his spine, & his ankles weren't formed correctly, & he had trouble developing mentally in school.

An-Rika

replied on March 2nd, 2007

Experienced User

My friend one of a twin weighed 980grams!! Today she is fairly big built and no other complications other than she was is icu for awhile cause the lungs didnt develope and she had hep B when she was small. But she is beautifull now - wouldnt say!!

Zanny

replied on March 2nd, 2007

Supporter

My daughter isn't technically a preemie because she was delivered at 37 weeks.. but she'd stopped growing a few weeks prior to that. She weighed 5lbs 1oz.. and other than not being able to breastfeed she was fine. I consider myself very lucky.

I heard on the news about a baby that was born at 21 weeks and only weighed 10oz.. I couldn't believe it. I thought .Jenny was tiny until I saw that!

candita_sky

replied on March 2nd, 2007

Advanced Support Team

my son was delivered at 34 weeks by my crackpot doctor. she was fired and has a new practice some where else . he had heart and breathing prob from the start then developed pnemonia had to stay in nicu for a while i hated going home with out him i cried everyday. today he does still have prob. severe food allergies asthma sensory prob (all clothes have to be super soft no tags blankets and bedding have to be fleece or flannel ) motor skills behind prob grasping and pinching like with a pencil or scissors he needs special ones to use in school speech delayed
he has over 10 therepist working with him everyday he goes to 2 preschools a day one is developmental and he will need help thru out his life but he is improving in many ways he is super smart he is only 4 and can read some he nows his colors shapes abc count to 30 we worked with chuild development and easter seal. so i highly recomend them if you have one in your area.

Sunflower_pie81

replied on March 2nd, 2007

Extremely eHealthy

I was a preemie born at 35 weeks. I was perfectly fine. my son was born at 27 weeks and he wasn't fine. but he had hypoplastic left heart syndrome and wasnt' strong enough for surgery....my daughter was born at 37 weeks which is considered full term and we had problems with breast feeding and her sucking.....she had .R.S.V and was very very ill. we have been in and out of the hospital many times. but she is doing fine now.

Mommy35

replied on March 2nd, 2007

Extremely eHealthy

My daughter was a premie. She was born at 28 weeks and weighted 2 lbs 7 oz. She was intubated at birth, because her lungs were not completely mature, but she was very onery and pulled her tubes out. She came home from the hospital 6 weeks later weighing 4 lbs 4 oz.

She had no real major problems. She was way below average in size until she was about 6 years. People used to stare at us in stores because she was like a little 9 month old carrying on full conversations at 2. She has a lazy eye, but has had operations to straighten it and it has strengthened a lot through the years.

She'll be 17 in May and there is nothing abnormal about her now!!!

There was a baby in the NICU with her that was 1lb 11oz. He was born at 26 weeks and had a lot of problems. He passed away when he was around 11 from complications from CP.

msjboof

replied on February 2nd, 2009

New User

preemie

my son waws born at 27 weeks.. yet he only measured 24 weeks due to growth restriction.. he was 12 3/4 inches long and 1 pound 15 ounces.. he was in the hops for 3 months and came home barely 5 pounds.. he came home on apnea machine and caffine (which he is still on) and oxygen.. he has liver probs and caught e coli while in the hospital.. he is now 6 months old and weighs 12 1/2 pounds.. he laughs and coos and hates tummy time..he's still little and may not be sitting and stuff on time but we were very lucky.. he also had detached retena which fixed itself.. he had 3 spinla taps numerous pic lines and 3 doses of antibiotics inthe hospital.. he is puny but he's perfect

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