my sufferring-my pre-mature son

Having a premature baby can be very hard. My oldest daughter was born three months early and weighed 2 pounds and 2 ounces and stayed in the hospital for three months before she came home. Premmies are slow developers compared to other babies. But don't worry, he will catch up!

My cousins son was born kinda the same way. Only he had a spine prob of some sort and his legs were paralized. Well it took about 2 years of theropy and he finally walked. But it does just take time. Hes 9 now and does very well with no problems. And I personally know how you feel somewhat. My daughter when she was about 2 fell and couldnt walk for about 2 months. I couldnt understand why. I did take her to the doctor of course in the begining and they said it was transient synovitis. Inflamed tissues. I just wished she would walk again. I was so scared. But anyways, I wish you all the best.

Premature babies lags behind their peers, some books I read said that some developmental milestones should be expected acording to the baby's age when they were born, rather, you must start counting when they must reach full term in the womb. Since my child was born a month earlier, I assess her development based on the milestone of a 5-month old baby and not based on a 6-month old baby. It maybe a long-wait but we have no choice but to keep hoping and praying that things will be all right. I got rubella while I was 8 weeks pregnant but we were fortunate that my baby did not suffer anything from it but she is still at risk with congenital heart disease and other disabilities. Right now, there are no manifestation of any disability but i am on the look of any symptoms and I always see her pedia when a problem arise.

hi,beijingwhitecat,welcome to mylot.congratulations that you have been a father.i think your son can walk and speak now.it must be something exciting. what's your feeling now?since i havn't been married,i wonder your feeling being a father.do you mind sharing the experience with us/

Hang in there. I know that it is tough. I had both of my boys prematurely. But it is my second son that gave us the biggest scare. He was born at just 23 weeks gestation and weighed only 1 pound 6 ounces. He stayed in the nicu for 4 months. When he was born they told us that he only had a one in three chance of living and if he did live he would be deaf, mentaly handicaped, and blind, amongst other problems. That was seven years ago. He is now a healthy first grader. He does have some eye sight problems but considering how it could have turned out we arre counting our blessings. So hang in there it will get better and the doctors know what they are doing. Until then I will be praying for you and your son.