preemie

preemie, baby, speech delay

So here's my question. Does anyone have a child with learning disabilities due to being a premature baby? The reason I ask is that I have a two year old who is not talking as much as she should be...

My almost 2 year old!

Being that I'm going to be making a second year video soon for Keith (sometime in the next few days) I thought I would share his video from his first year of life. He was a one pound eleven ounce...

Baby born at 23 weeks, weighed only 1 pound and survives

This story amazed me. The baby, a little girl, was born at 23 weeks, and weighed only 1 pound. The mom, who has 4 other children, was told the baby only had 10 percent chance of surviving. The little...

Anyone out there who had a preemie?

I am a mother of two children; a five-year-old daughter and a four-year-old son who was born a preemie at 26 weeks, 3 days. I would like to touch base with anybody who has had a similar experience.

What was the most scariest to you about your preemie?

My 14 month son was born at 32 weeks and weighed 3.9 pounds. The scariest part of it all was actually being in labor with him. I was so scared knowing that he was coming to early. That was more scary...

Preemie Moms

Just looking for some fellow preemie moms out there. If you are a preemie mom, when was your baby due, and how long did they stay in the NICU? I'm a mom to a former 26 weeker, stayed in...

preemie dolls

for those of you mom's who have had a preemie baby did you get a doll made of your child's size as a momento? i had one made of my daughter. she was born at 27 weeks and weighed 2 pounds 2 ounces. i...

Do you find you are more protective of a premature born child?

Do you think you are more protective over your premature born little one then your other children? Does the difficult start they had make that you worry more about them?

10 oz baby...

I was just reading a news article about this couple that had a premature baby last fall. The baby was 10 oz and 9 and a half pounds. The baby finally got to go home but will still require oxygen. The...

I'm a new mom, and my son was a preemie, where should he be at growth wise?

I'm a new mom, and my son was born 5 weeks early. He is new 6 months old. I don't really know what he is supposed to be doing now. I mean, he can pick up toys, put them in his mouth, play with his...