Okay well since you are well & if there are no other contraindications you should be able to birth your baby vaginally. Tjat will though depend on the placental function...

Your baby right now would be about 1300 grams. As I said the outcome is almost always a positive one. I am assuming you have had some steroids today? That will help with the surfactant that the baby hasn't started producing on his/her own yet.

Basically at 34 weeks babies have the suck swallow reflex - so that's obviously better. Meaning that the time spent in hospital is considerably shorter. With less of a need for cpap/assisted breathing and oxygen requirement. The less oxygen requirement a baby has the less likely there will be eye and ear issues. Imogen was on a high o2 requirement and she has not got eye or ear issues that we know of yet... Just to show you that your baby's chance of problems are significantly lower.

At today's weight your baby would require a very small amount of colostrum daily. However, it's like the nectar from heaven. Prems who are breastfed statistically do much better than those that are not. Now, this is not to pressure. It's to be factual. For me it was the only thing I felt I could do... So, as hard as it was (due to my own illness and high anxiety) I perservered. The most miniscule drop is seen as something like caviar in NICU! So get thee hand expressing if you can... Save every drop. Some pathology jars and label them and freeze it. Put your name and the date on it... Take it with you to hospital in an esky when the time comes.

Ask for a tour of NICU/special care when you next have a ctg. This will help you feel less shocked when you get there. It is a busy place with lots of women/men in the same position as you. You will meet some amazing women with some amazing stories. Just familiarise yourself with the smell & the sounds. Ask lots of questions. See a LC if you can... Ask the midwife at your CTG about birthing vaginally - remembering that it is possible (but definitely not a given) that once your baby is born he or she may be worked on straight away so you may not see her or touch her... It will depend on how well she is doing. Remember that this is "normal" for premature birth. Just prepare yourself mentally for that.

Remember that you are in great hands. You and your baby are being carefully monitored.

Do you know if your baby is a boy or a girl?

Meet with the paeds at NICU if you can. Ask for this... Don't be put off by they are busy etcx. They are usually really happy to talk to you.

Big cuddles... Ask anything honey I want to help you. ;hug;