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Preemie Baby Issues
Asked by T.A. from New York
on March 25, 2007
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Hello All. Has anyone had a premature baby that has has numerous complications and was hospitalized for a long periode of time. Or has anyone been told by the doctors ...
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- Hi T., my name is D. and i have 2 year old triplets that were born at 26 1/2 weeks.... I know all about it, unfortunatly!! My son was in hosp for 10 wks one daug...
- Hi T. how are you? Do you have a preemie? I have a long story for you. I have been through it all. I am 26 yrs old and have a 3 yr old son Ryan and a 18 month old ...
- Hi T., My daughter was 13 weeks early and was in the hospital for 10 weeks. We are very fortunate that she is now a perfectly healthy 2 and 1/2 year old. I know the...
Preemie Milestones
Asked by S. from Chicago
on January 13, 2009
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Hi moms. I had a baby boy at 33 weeks which makes him 14 weeks old now. I am noticing that he is behind in reaching some of the milestones that my other daughters re...
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- Hi, My son was 6 weeks early, now 4. he is in preschool and one of the tallest in his class. he is not skinny nor chubby. but thick, especially in the chest area (like...
- My son was born at 32 weeks and he is now 3.5 and he is still a little behind. He is still very small for his age but has reached many of his milestones just a few mon...
- My trips were born at 34 weeks. The nurses told me they would catch up by the time they were 5 or so. I guess they decided not to wait that long. Barring any health...
12 Week Old Won't Hold His Head Up
Asked by C.S. from Columbia
on September 6, 2008
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Hi moms, my son just turned 12 weeks old and won't hold his head up. He will briefly sometimes, but for the most part, he just wants to let it fall to the side or for...
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- I would continue with the tummy time. His neck will get stronger. My daughter wouldn't sit up on her own when she was 7 months because she hardly sat her up on her o...
- My opinion is don't fret yet. As other moms have said, every baby is different. You are right that the development time is different for preemies, but that is due st...
- My son did not hold his head up either and we had to have physical therapy for a common condition called tort-a-collious I do not know the correct spelling but it is b...
Help My BF 10 Week Old Has Not Had a BM in over a Week
Asked by M.Q. from San Diego
on March 10, 2008
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Hi I have a 10 week old daughter (6 weeks preemie) she is strictly BF and she hasn't had a BM since a week ago Monday. She is passing very smelly gas but there is no B...
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- M., Are you nursing? If so, my first child as a new mom was definately a learning experience when planning my meals. I found that although my meals agreed with my need...
- I think the advice you have gotten so far sounds great. I didn't know that if a mom increased fiber in her diet it would effect the breast milk that much, I am sure i...
- Hi M.! I would listen to your doctor...it is very normal for BF infants to go a very long time without a BM and be just fine. My own BF daughter went for about a ...
Seeking Moms Who Has a Special Needs Preemie!!!!!!!!!
Asked by T.A. from New York
on December 23, 2006
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I am looking for help, answers and some understanding from any mother who has a preemie or a special needs infant.
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- Hi My son was born 13 weeks early, he is now 4 years old. He has hydrocephalus and mild cerebral palsey. He is doing very well, although he receives a lot of therapy. ...
- I have a preemie she was born at 32 weeks weighing 2lbs. we get pt and speech therapy
- my 9 year old was born at 31 weeks and 3 days....its a littlehard at first but it gets better...
Low progesterone...can I Still Get Pregnant?
Asked by A.B. from Kansas City
on July 23, 2009
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Hey mamas. I'm freaking out a little and want to hear from anyone who knows anything about hormones. I have a 2 year old that was born 7 1/2 weeks premature. I als...
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- I agree with the other Mama's that you should find a specialist. I'd also add, from personal experience, that you'll want to find one willing to let you try natural re...
- A., first off...I'm not some kind of herbal junkie but I had the same problems with not enough hormone and not ovulationg. I didn't want to go down the whole 'fertilit...
- i am 5'5 also and weigh 134 i have psos and am now 20 weeks prego. have the drs. tested to see if you have any cysts in your overies? this is done by having a sonogram...
Tummy Time Necessary at 14 Weeks Old?
Asked by K.E. from Reading
on March 8, 2007
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My son detests "tummy time". He is content to be on the floor on his back and play but he starts to wail as soon as he is on his stomach. I thought it was related to...
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- I always thought it was pretty necessary, but you are describing the way my son (now 8 months old) was with tummy time. I couldn't believe it b/c I'd never seen a lit...
- My son who is now 1yr hated tummy time too. I gave up on it after a few times of him screaming while he was on his stomach. I don't feel that this affected him at al...
- It is great that he can already roll over from his tummy to his back. Can he roll from his back to his tummy? It is important for a baby to do tummy time so that he l...
How Long Does It Really Take for a Preemie to Catch Up?
Asked by M.K. from Los Angeles
on October 24, 2008
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My son was born exactly 2 months early. For the first year, he was about 2 months behind on all of his benchmarks, which should be expected. At a year, we had him ev...
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- Maureen, My little dude, was also born 8 weeks early and spent 7 weeks in the NICU. It's tough to guage these things, with preemies (and I think all kids) I was imm...
- I really don't have an answer for your question; however, I do want to give you a little reassurance. My son was born after 40 weeks (way after due date and I think it...
- Maureen, Every child is different and there is usually a "window" in which a child will developmentally achieve their gross motor/fine motor and speech goals. If you...
Allergy to Rice Cereal???
Asked by J.L. from New York
on August 13, 2008
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hi mommies! I would like some advice before I call my pediatrician tomorrow. My six month old son (a preemie born two months early) is exclusively breast fed. We found...
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- looks like your are doing everything right. A more solid diet would make fewer bowel movements. Does your pediatrician see blood? A little change in disposition is n...
- Hi Jen, My son is also exclusively breastfed. He is now 8 months old. I waited until he was 6 months old to introduce the rice cereal to him and at first he loved ...
- I know that rice cereal can be harder to digest- my breast-fed daughter had constipation problems and our pediatrician reccomended switching to baby oatmeal to make di...
Large Head Circumfrence
Asked by J.B. from Chicago
on August 5, 2007
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My 1 year old boy was a preemie and is still catching up with height and weight. His height and weight are in the 10-15th percentile where his head circumfrence is in...
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- I have twins who were born 6 weeks early. Their height/weight has usually been in 5-15% percentile but their heads well above ... and now in 90%+. But they have alwa...
- I wouldn't worry about it. My daughter was 6 lb 11 oz & her head of "off the chart" for the first 6 mos. After that, it was still in the 95th percentile. I hated those...
- HI, I don't know how preemie yours is but I have a former 24 weeker. He is now a healthy happy 6 year old. I am not telling you this story to freak you out. Your s...
