Being a parent can be overwhelming at the best of times & that feeling can be compounded if your baby is premature or has health problems that require a stay in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) or a Special Care Nursery (SCN). This thread is here to help you gain, & provide support to other parents going through similar experiences.
If you would like your baby's details added into this page please email one of the Moderators listed below with the information & you will be added. By emailing us your details you are sure we won't miss them as we may do if the details are left within the thread itself.
Member: Baby's Name: Gender: D.O.B: Gestation at birth: Stats: Website: Reason for bubs early appearance (if known): Reason bubs spent time in NICU/SCN: Notes:
Please be aware that this thread is meant to compliment your use of your baby buddies thread & your details will remain on this page for a period of 12mths from your baby's birth, which in most cases will see your bubs development caught up to that of full-term baby's.
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Member: Tiggy (Tiff) Baby's Name: Ivy Hazel and Noah William Gender: Girl/Boy twins D.O.B: 30/11/05 (due 5/2/06) Gestation at birth:30weeks Stats:1600g & 1700g Website:see hyperlink Reason for bubs early appearance (if known):antepartum haemorrage,uterinerupture. Reason bubs spent time in NICU/SCN: Prematurity, low birth weight RDS and apnoea,sepsis Notes: 9 weeks in the NICU now fine healthy chubba bubbas!
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Member: RacOOooOOoon (Julia) Baby's Name: Ronan Gender: Male D.O.B: 17th March 2006 Gestation at birth: 27 +3wks Stats: 1.14kg, 37.5cm length, 25cm head Website: http://www.totsites.com/tot/ronantoivonen Reason for bubs early appearance (if known): Ruptured Membranes/ Spontantious Labour Reason bubs spent time in NICU/SCN: Chronic Lung Disease, PDA, Jaundice & Hernia. Ronan was on Ventilator, CPAP & Lowflow for 3 months, had 2 doses of Endomethisin to close his PDA & spent a long 110 days in hospital (15wks). Before his discharge he had a Hernia operation which was a great success. Notes: Ronan came home a healthy 4.3kgs and is now 7.5mths old (4.5mths corrected) and weighs 7.2kgs.
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Member: Nickers Baby's Name: Nixon Milton Gender: Boy D.O.B: 17th April, 2006 Gestation at birth: 33+3weeks Stats: 2296g(5p 1oz) length: 48cm hc: 30.3cm Website: http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/p/powpow/ Reason for bubs early appearance (if known): PROM premature Rupture of membranes @ 32+5weeks, admitted to hospital then went into labour naturally 5 days later. Reason bubs spent time in NICU/SCN: respiratory distress, started on CPAP, then was fully ventalited for 5days. Catheter needed for 48hrs when he was not urintating but pulled it out himself on day 4. Phototherapy for Jaundice. Had lumber punch/ & brain scan & ultrasounds for seizure activity but came back clear. left NICU for SCN on Day 5. Notes: Came home on day 25 weighing 2650grams (5p 8oz) continue seeing Paed but no problems since other then reflux.
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Member: Bellasmum Baby's Name:Patrick James Gender: Male D.O.B: 24th May, 2006 Gestation at birth: 35+5weeks Stats: 2430g, 32.5cm. APGARS 8 & 9 Website:http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/p/patrickjames Reason for bubs early appearance (if known): Not quite sure, PROM @ 32wks Reason bubs spent time in NICU/SCN: Spent 12 days in SCN Shepparton due to low blood sugar & feeding problems, only came home if he put on weight after b/f overnight, put on 5g. Notes: Patrick is a normal 5mth (4mth corrected) baby. No paed follow ups needed.
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Member: Simone Baby's Name: Anneliese Bethany Gender: Girl D.O.B: 9th June, 2006 Gestation at birth: 30 weeks 4 days Stats: 1680g (3lb 11oz); 28cm head circ; 38cm long. Website: n/a Reason for bubs early appearance (if known): Chorioamnionitis (infection of
the uterus - broke my water at 30+3 and caused septsis to set it, infecting
baby. Reason bubs spent time in NICU/SCN: Only 27 days !! Notes: breastfed at 31+4, went home at 34+3, only problem is still has
apnoea episodes, alothough hasnt had one recently... doctors think she might
have outgrown them.
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Member: Astrolady (Kathryn) Baby's Name: Ashton Chris Gender: Male D.O.B: 12th October 2006 Gestation at birth: 36 weeks Stats: Head Circ 34.5 ~ Length 47cm ~ Weight 5lb 13oz (2.630kg) Website: www.theastroweb.com/ashton .... coming soon Reason for bubs early appearance (if known): Not entirely sure, told GP about Lachlan dive bombing me 2 days prior to contractions starting and he seemed to think it may have help kick start things since I experienced mild pain after the dive bomb. Reason bubs spent time in NICU/SCN: Low blood sugar levels, meant to be 2.7 and they were 2.0 at birth. Was given top up feeds of formula through nasal tube after being breast fed till the sugar levels stabled, then we got to go home. Lucky enough to be discharged on Day 2, much to some SCN midwifes disgust. Notes: Was nearly re-admitted on more than one occasion when we came home due to rapid weight loss, but he turned the corner at the 11th hour
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Member: Noami Baby's Name: Macauley Bryan James Gender: Male D.O.B: November 3rd, 2006 Gestation at birth: 36weeks & 3days Stats: Weight: 6lb, Length: 47cm, Head Circ: 35cm Website: Not yet Reason for bubs early appearance (if known): Spontaneous labour & rupture of membranes Reason bubs spent time in NICU/SCN: is learning how to feed, & has lost too much weight, & he has a bit of jaundice Notes: Macualey is on 4hourly breast feeds & is being given top ups of EBM through a feeding tube. Hopefully we can bring him home on Nov 16th if we can fatten him up a bit.
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