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The baby was born but was only 6 months along and I don’t believe the family is religious. What do you say in this situation to the family??????
this baby was 26 weeks and lived about 11 days but they had a funeral and the couple is very close so they are trying to support each other
this was their first and only child

Just tell your friend you are sorry. I have a preemie and I found a website that is WONDERFUL!!! www.shareyourstory.com All the parents on her have had preemie, lost babies, or have a child with some sort of birth defect. She will find women here who know exactly what she is going through and will help her more than you know. They have been through this and can offer great advice!!

My baby boy was born 16 weeks early. He has been in the hospital for 5 months. He is eating anywhere from 45-65ml each feeding. The doctors don’t seem to think he is eating enough and says he becomes tired after feeding. Is this normal and how much should he be eating.

My daughter was a low-birth weight twin and was in the Cardiac NICU due to a heart condition. She was not released until she was eating regularly - about 56ml per feeding (2oz give or take) and they had us feeding her every 3 hours like clockwork until she put on sufficient weight.

We ended up meeting with a feeding team - they put us on the every 3 hour schedule and told us to only prompt her to eat for 30 minutes. If she continued to refuse after 30 minutes to let it go as at that point, she would be burning more calories fighting us then she was taking in. If she was hungry outside the 3 hours, we would do additional feedings. They also had us on a high-calorie formula.

I would discuss your situation with the doctors and see if there is a specialist in feeding who can meet with you and go over it more throughly.

Good luck and best wishes - hopefully your little one will be home soon!

I am posting this again hoping to get more answers. What do you wish you knew before you had a premature baby? Books? Websites? Any way to help prevent aside from docs (I am already seeing a high risk specialist soon)

How many weeks along are you? Do you know for sure that you might deliver early?

My son was born 6 1/2 weeks early when I got pre-eclampsia and HELLP syndrome after a regular 32 week prenatal appointment. It came on pretty suddenly so I didn’t have time to prepare myself. My husband and I even missed our last birthing class because I was already in the hospital! My son was in the NICU for 3 weeks before going home at 5 pounds.

He’s my first baby and I didn’t even think I was prepared enough for if he had come on time! I was on bed rest for 5 days with only bathroom privileges, which is a lot more than all the other women on the triage floor had! I felt grateful for that, but I was concerned delivering early and hoping that my son would be healthy. I rested a lot and prayed.

The nurses at the hospital were great and very helpful. In the NICU, I felt more prepared in taking care of my son because I had help. However, when I first got home I felt very unprepared and very alone. That will pass!

I didn’t read any books or search online for any advice or other women’s experiences in this. I did have a friend who had her baby at 27 weeks and he’s a healthy 15-month-old now! I knew she understood what we were going through, so it was nice to hear from her experiences. Especially when you’re in the NICU and just wanting your baby to come home. It is a stressful, trying time. But I do look back on that and wonder where the time went because it seems very surreal now.

I know this probably doesn’t help that much, and it is scary knowing that you might deliver early. Having a support system of family and friends is a wonderful thing and I feel very blessed at the support we received in the hospital and when we got home.

But I will say this. My doctor and all the nurses who tended to me knew what they were doing and for that, I was more at peace with what was going on. They had treated and were treating women who were also at high risk.

I hope you get the care you need and that you deliver a healthy baby whenever that time may come!

Addition: Since I am at high risk for my next pregnancy (which won’t happen for some time!), I plan to visit with doctors who specialize in high risk pregnancies to see what my risks are and how I need to take care of myself or do bed rest. I know I’ll be watched closer during the next pregnancy. I just hope I don’t go through the same thing. However, I know that if I do, I know the worst it can get and feel more prepared in that way.

The baby was delievered a few months early due to complications and what can you give the family to acknowledge the birth of the baby without upsetting the family?

Normal baby things, perhaps stay away from getting it clothes, how about a baby photo frame, or a baby record book that the parents fill in and add photos, or those little baby time capsule things.

They shouldn’t get offened at whatevr gift you bring them.

My aunt had a baby 3 months pregnant. The baby is about 3 pounds and everyone says she is beautiful but tiny. About sixteen inches, i believe. What are the chances of her surviving?
i mean three months early sorry 6 months pregnant

I was born at 2 and half months early and I was in the NICU for almost 2 months and now I am healthy 28 year old mother of 2….her chances if she is otherwise healthy just small are very good……
I was 3lbs 2oz…and 16 in long…..

I don’t think I have any reason to believe I’d have a pre-mature baby, but just out of curiousity what is the absolute earliest they could be born and survive? Thank you

I’m 22 weeks today…and I was looking it up too.

Completed Weeks of Gestation at Birth
(Using last menstrual period) Survival
21 weeks and less 0%
22 weeks 0-10%*
23 weeks 10-40%
24 weeks 40-70%
25 weeks 50-80%
26 weeks 80-90%
27 weeks >90%
30 weeks >95%
34 weeks >98%

*Most babies at 22 weeks are not recuscitated because survival without major disability is so rare.

A baby’s chances for survival increases 3-4% per day between 23 and 24 weeks of gestation and about 2-3% per day between 24 and 26 weeks of gestation. After 26 weeks the rate of survival increases at a much slower rate because survival is high already.

I don’t think I have any reason to believe I’d have a pre-mature baby, but just out of curiousity what is the absolute earliest they could be born and survive? Thank you

I’m 22 weeks today…and I was looking it up too.

Completed Weeks of Gestation at Birth
(Using last menstrual period) Survival
21 weeks and less 0%
22 weeks 0-10%*
23 weeks 10-40%
24 weeks 40-70%
25 weeks 50-80%
26 weeks 80-90%
27 weeks >90%
30 weeks >95%
34 weeks >98%

*Most babies at 22 weeks are not recuscitated because survival without major disability is so rare.

A baby’s chances for survival increases 3-4% per day between 23 and 24 weeks of gestation and about 2-3% per day between 24 and 26 weeks of gestation. After 26 weeks the rate of survival increases at a much slower rate because survival is high already.

I found a dead mouse and its gut was cut open and there were baby mice coming out but she was dead but they r still alive…and my cousin pulled them out of the mothers gut. there was 8, and only 1 is still living… he has been alive for longer then 24hrs without his mother, and it wasn’t ready to come out. so what do i do, or what do i feed it?

Put the poor thing on a heating pad, wrap it in cotton wool, and try an eyedropper full of KMR (kitten milk replacement.) If you don’t have KMR, try a teaspoon of corn syrup, a half cup of water, and a raw egg yolk. Blend well and just use pretty hot water.

It needs to be warm, it needs its blood sugar raised, likely, and it will need to be fed frequently. You should probably contact a vet or Animal Control.

…and bitch-smack your cousin. Please. Animal cruelty is disgusting.

I found a dead mouse and its gut was cut open and there were baby mice coming out but she was dead but they r still alive…and my cousin pulled them out of the mothers gut. there was 8, and only 1 is still living… he has been alive for longer then 24hrs without his mother, and it wasn’t ready to come out. so what do i do, or what do i feed it?

Put the poor thing on a heating pad, wrap it in cotton wool, and try an eyedropper full of KMR (kitten milk replacement.) If you don’t have KMR, try a teaspoon of corn syrup, a half cup of water, and a raw egg yolk. Blend well and just use pretty hot water.

It needs to be warm, it needs its blood sugar raised, likely, and it will need to be fed frequently. You should probably contact a vet or Animal Control.

…and bitch-smack your cousin. Please. Animal cruelty is disgusting.

I was born at 26 1/2 weeks 24 years ago. People are informing me that since i was born premature it is likely my baby will be born Premature. I am now 22 weeks pregnant should I be worried?

No you dont have nothing to worry about I was born early to and both my kids were full term babies actually i was overdue with my second