SIL in pre-term labour at 33wks - really scared

[nadia]

Hun, I had both of mine at 35 weeks and 5 days, the baby will be fine, I'm not an expert but this is what they (midwives told me ), when I went into pre-labor at 30,32,34 and finally real labor at 35 weeks, so hope this eases your mind a little. 4 u.

[Devon]

Thanks so much for your replies Trillian and Nadia.

Nadia - it's very reassuring to hear that they managed to stop your labour at 30, 32 and 34 weeks. Being born at 35 weeks isn't too bad. I'm feeling really sad for them that things aren't going to be the way they'd hoped. But they are very positive people, and as long as the baby is born healthy and OK then that is all that matters at this stage.

I'm crossing everything that the injection will stop the labour, hopefully for a few more weeks.

Thanks again.

Devon
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[[M]umma[M]ia]

There is a lady on here.. i wont give names but she had her son at 30 weeks. He is the happiest little boy! and hes absalutley gorgeous. At 33 weeks ur SIL's bub has a great survival rate. Its amazing what babies can do!!! Good luck!!!

[*Beema*]

Hey Devon,

I have my little girl 3 weeks 2 days ago at 33 weeks 4 days, for me there was no stopping the labour, I got to hospital and was 7-8cm dialted and contractions 3 min, after 50 min of contractions, we didn't even have time for the injection of steroids, I had a VBirth, just very quick one. My little girl came home after 2 weeks in hospital and is doing extremely well.

33 weeks is a pretty reasonable gestation, aside from not having a lot of fat, my girl is perfect, she has just started putting on weight - finally!! Bubs will likely need formula to start with as they need a lot mroe calories at that early age, but my girl has been solely bf'd for 12 days and doing great.

We were in special care for 5 days at the Womens and Childrens, she was in a humidi crib for 24 hours, went under lights @ 3 days for another 24 hours, then when she was stable we got transferred privately, where we had our own midwife (same a special care but I had her in my room - much better then being separated), this made a massive difference in us coming home as early as we did.

We did a mixture of gavage (tube into tummy), bottle and breast feeding, mostly gavage as the others took up too much of her energy.

Each bub is different, but she has a great chance, if you have any questions just post or message, seeing as I have only just been going through the whole thing!!

Take Care!!

[tiffanny]

Hi Devon,
Just wanted to say that I had my DD @31 weeks normal VB and she was is hossy for 5 weeks had no dramas really was under lights for 24 hours. Like everyone has said 33 week babies have a real good chance of survival if they are a good weight and have no other problems other than being early.

[Devon]

Oh bum, just lost my post.

Thank you so much for your replies everyone. Am feeling a bit calmer - had an email from my brother saying that SIL's contractions have slowed down to the point where she can hardly feel them, which sounds good to me. We will wait overnight and see what's happening in the morning. Hopefully nothing

Beema and Tiffanny - thanks so much for your reassurances. I'm so glad your little girls were OK after their rough starts in life. It must have been such a harrowing experience for you and your families, not to mention your little bubbas. It's good to know what kinds of treatment their baby might need if he does come early, and great that breastfeeding is still possible.

I'm really hoping that this injection will do it's job and stop the labour for a bit longer, and maybe he'll even go to term.

Thanks again
Devon
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[MantaRay]

Fingers crossed for you SIL and big hugs hun. As the others have said, 33 weeks isn't ideal, but by the same token there is a very good chance of a healthy baby at that gestation. I'm sending all my best wishes to your SIL!