What age did your preemie start to get on track developmentally? And how premature was your baby?
He was 5 weeks early and he developed about 5 weeks late of what the "average" baby would go, he walked at 11 months though and i think that was pretty average, but he is 21 months and still doesnt talk
He was 5 weeks early and he developed about 5 weeks late of what the "average" baby would go, he walked at 11 months though and i think that was pretty average, but he is 21 months and still doesnt talk
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☆♥Mami of Hayzea & Cruz♥☆
My twins were born at 28 weeks and they started to get on track at about 7 months.
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My son was born at 36 weeks so he wasn’t very premature, however he was in the NICU for 12 days, on oxygen for 8 and fed by a g-tube for 4. He has respiratory distress, and didn’t have his sucking reflex down.
Developmentally he has met most of his milestones, but is about a month behind on some of them. For example… he is now 4 months and a little behind on hand/eye coordination. He sometimes reaches for objects, but doesn’t grasp them, and other babies do that around 2-3 months.
Each baby developes at different rates anyways, so its hard to measure with preemies.
Typically however many weeks and/or months the baby was premature is how far behind they should be. A baby born 2 months premature typically would reach their milestones 2 months later. Hope that makes sense.
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mommy to ben - 4 mos
My daughter was born at 24 weeks and was completely caught up by the time she was 2.She didn’t walk until she was 14 months old.She weighed 1 1/2 lbs at birth.
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