Archive for the 'prematurity' Category

My 4 month old son is in the 7th percentile for height, does this mean that he’s going to be short?

He was born 6 weeks early and I would think that its because of that and he just has some catching up to do, but his pediatrican said it doesn’t have anything to do with his prematurity. They measured him at 23 1/2 inches today and said that it was within the 7th percentile.
His weight [...]

My baby is on a formula designed for lowbirth weight infants..should I switch?

My baby is a week old now when I had her she was only 4 pounds and 14 oz…the doctors put her on a enfamil formula designed for conditons like prematurity and lowbirth weight..well now my baby is 5 pounds and 12 oz and I was wanting to know since she is at a [...]

My baby is on a formula designed for lowbirth weight infants..should I switch?

My baby is a week old now when I had her she was only 4 pounds and 14 oz…the doctors put her on a enfamil formula designed for conditons like prematurity and lowbirth weight..well now my baby is 5 pounds and 12 oz and I was wanting to know since she is at a [...]

Isn´t this another sign of the irreversible decline and agony of Capitalism?

Due to the dare poverty ,USA has the same prematurity rate than Africa.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091004/ap_on_he_me/us_med_premature_birth
aaahahahaha!
They hypocrisy of those in here criticizing Capitalism.
They make movies dependent on it, and then do not give away every dime that they make over the expenses.
They go to work.
They have a computer (all of which is due to capitalism)
They [...]

What you wish you knew about prematurity?

I am currently pregnant for the second time this year. My first pregnancy ended at 21 weeks due to a placental abruption. After losing my son Ben I know I have increased risk of having this child prematurely. We are really just hoping that even if we can’t make it to term we can make [...]

Pregnancy after giving birth june 1st 07?

I gave pre-mature birth on June 1st to my first child (due to a incompetent cervix), my daughter passed away due extreme prematurity (23 weeks ges.) The doc. reccomended to wait 6 months before having another child, but that didnt happend as planned Im currently 7 weeks preg. & worried, at the same time [...]

Interactive growth chart, can’t rememebr where I saw it?

I remember a growth chart where you can put in the child size at certain ages and it plots all of them showing the % .
I found ones that show just 1 size for age at a time, but i need one that will plot all of them to see when he gets higher and [...]

Why does my eye sometimes flash in the area where my retina was re-attached?

I’ve had several surgeries to re-attach half of the retina in my left eye (prematurity-related), which had detached. I see my eye surgeon, as well as another specialist every six months, to check both my eyes. In fact, I saw my surgeon yesterday-both of my retinas are doing well. It has been about 2 yrs [...]

Why does my eye sometimes flash in the area where my retina was re-attached?

I’ve had several surgeries to re-attach half of the retina in my left eye (prematurity-related), which had detached. I see my eye surgeon, as well as another specialist every six months, to check both my eyes. In fact, I saw my surgeon yesterday-both of my retinas are doing well. It has been about 2 yrs [...]

Can blind people dream if they were born blind?

My son has a condition called Retinopathy of Prematurity and it is a the worse stage. Operation done was not successful. He is 3 months old now. Anyway when he is sleeping he does what other babies do. He smiles, he frowns, he whimpers etc. like having a dream but how do they dream if [...]