DD was born 8 weeks prem - and was healthy at birth, although weighing a tiny 1180 grams - she was just small - she wasn't diagnosed with any breathing problems or anything.
I am wondering has anyone heard of prem babies (in similar circumstances) being diagnosed with late medical conditions (e.g - developing respiratory problems etc) as a result of being prem?
My DS was born at 36 wks and weighted 1.6kg, so not as early as your bub but his lungs were healthy at birth and 4.5 years on he hasnt had any issues with them at all.
DD was born at 33 weeks she was a massive 2350grams (which was average for that gestation)
At birth she was diagnosed with mild lung disease, but required no assistance breathing, just oxygen, which i thought would be pretty common for that gestation.
In the last 3 weeks she has had two nasty cases of Coup, the first requiring a trip to A & E and the second the locum came out.
We have been advised that she is likely to be susceptible especially with two doses so closely. She didn't however recieve the steroids prior to birth (I progressed too quickly after PPROM).
Did your DD recieve the steroids prior to delivery? I don't know whether that would make an impact on her now or not, we are just going to have to wait and see I guess....?
We now have steroids in the fridge JIC but hoping we don't need it.
I had a huge amoutn of Oxygen therapy which apparently is the main cause of my loss of eyesight now. It's not too major but I am a full time (strong) glasses wearer and it will keep getting worse as I get older. Apparently poor eyesight is very common in prem babies later in life.
Also had a midwife say to me a few weeks back that a recent study showed that female prem babies who have steroids for their lungs (which I did not) and lots of oxygen therapy nearly always develop high blood pressure during pregnancy but are fine otherwise.
Brendan hasnt been diagnosed with any health issues. He had many after his birth at 30 weeks, including Hyaline Membrane Disease which required ventilation and CPAP. I was able to receive the full dose of steroids prior to birth (PPROM at 28 weeks)
Since his birth we've had no hospital re-admissions for sicknesses *touch wood*
We are still doing eye checks, his next one is in oct.
The biggest thing for us is developmental delays, but they are minor compared to the health issues he could have.
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Prem baby - late medical conditions arise?
but hoping we don't need it.
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