Hi Jessie, Welcome to BB & congratulations on the birth of your son...
My daughter Imogen was born at 27+5 weeks weighing 815grams. So a little bigger than your son & with an extra months gestation. Which does make a big difference when we are talking micro prems... Imogen had a rough time with her lungs and still does. She was discharged about a fortnight after her due date. She was very slow to develop & is still very tiny for her age. She has the added issue of recently being diagnosed with a deletion of part of her 3rd chromosome. So he has issues ahead that have nothing to do with her prematurity. She is the height of a low centile 15 month old - so she is wee. But makes up for it in her feisty and beautiful nature.
She is the light of my life (along with my other 4 kids - but Immy's fight to stay with me is nothing short of courage in action)...
How are things going for you? How is he going now? I look forward to getting to know you.
I just realised Jess that your baby is still in hospital. I am very sorry I missed that. How is he going? I am assuming he is still on cpap? How are his head scans going? His eyes?
This is an incredibly stressful time & if he is your first baby I think it would be even scarier. Noone can prepare you for the stress of a micro prem birth. I remember seeing the bigger babies in the nursery that really only stayed a day or two and they seemed so massive against all our little ones... I remember being so shocked at how small Immy was and how tiny those little fingers were.
Are you having kangaroo cuddles? Thinking of you and sending my love and support. Please let me know how you & Charlie are doing.
to BB & congratulations on the birth of your son! Hope all is going well...I know it's a struggle when your little one is born so early but he is in the best place atm.
My son was born at 25+1, 800grams. He was ventilated for an extensive period and came home off oxygen 1 day after his EDD.
On Wednesday we attended the NICU follow up clinic and was so proud that he had been give the thumbs up by all concerned. He is now 11 mths 1 weeks (8mths corrected) and weighs 7.64 kgs.
Thinking of you & sending healthy growing vibes Charlie's way
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My son was born at 25 weeks
to BB & congratulations on the birth of your son! Hope all is going well...I know it's a struggle when your little one is born so early but he is in the best place atm.
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