Did you have a preemie, how did it make you feel.
By pastigger
@pastigger (612)
United States
July 14, 2010 9:54am CST
My daugter who is three and healthy now was born at 29 weeks. She was 3 pounds 2 oz and 15 1/4 inches long. They were able to stop my labor for a week and then she was born, no stoping it. I got to see her for about 30 seconds before they rushed her away. There were 5 doctors waiting for her. I had to wait a few days before I could hold her and the hardest thing for me was to have to go home without her. I am very lucky as she has no problems and is not behind other children her age in learning, in fact is ahead of some. She is a smart and bright little girl. Have you had a preemie, how did you feel. I had to go down the next morning after having her and see how I felt about things, I was so scared that I would loose her. I didn't want to get attached, although I already was but as soon as I looked at her I knew that I would do anything for her. She stayed in the hospital until her due date, stuborn from the word go. She never had any really bad problems, just normal preemie stuff. She did have a hole in her heart but it is all gone now. She did have some problems eatting and we had to thicken her forumla. I tried to pump for her but it really didn't work well and I had dried up before she came home. It was a really hard time in my life and I went to the hospital everyday. I actually went back to work for a few weeks before she came home so I didn't use up all my time off. Then when she came home my job declared bankruptcy so then I had no job to go back to and I didn't care I got sick anytime I thought of leaving my baby, so three years later I am still at home, I run a home child care so I can stay home, I am still very over protective of her and I don't like her out of my site long. How do you feel about your preemie did it make you over protective? How do you feel about having another child after having a preemie? I know I am so thankful for her and am scared to risk it again. No one believes anymore that this is my little preemie baby I am just very greatful that she is ok.
4 responses
@oldyounger (39)
• China
15 Jul 10
i‘m not married.but my girlfriend is a kiddergarden teacher.she always say that the kids from her class which is a preemie is not smart as the other kids.and they arent heathier then the other kids.by the way the education the environment are the vital part to the kids.so dont worry your girl will be ok.
god bless you.
@bingskee (5234)
• Philippines
7 Aug 10
my first baby is normal and the second one is a preemie but only a week early. he had respiratory distress and had to stay in the hospital for a week.
today he is already almost 18. he had overcome asthma when he was one year old. i was protective but not over. my son has to live a life, too. :-)
@maximax8 (31053)
• United Kingdom
14 Jul 10
Not one of my babies were a premature. In my second pregnancy I had a scan at 36 weeks and was told my baby is disabled. He is now 3 years old. He has got spina bifida and hydrocephalus. He isn't able to walk and he needs catheter care.
I remember the day after I had that bad news that he is disabled. I went to the fetal medicine unit. I can some more scans and went to see the special care baby unit. In it were lots of tiny premature babies. When my son was born he went into that unit for 3 weeks. During that time he had two operations. At the entrance of the unit is a display about the premature babies. Some of then spent as much as 6 months in that unit.
I feel protective towards my toddler son because he is disabled. I went on to have a healthy daughter 2 years after my son was born. She is now 1 year old. It is great you do home child care and that your premature baby is now a happy little 3 year old that is doing very well.
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
4 Aug 10
My daughter was a preemie, but just barely, she was born a couple days short of 37 weeks gestation and because of the fact that she was healthy when she was born and because of the fact that the NICU at the hospital was full when she was born, she never had to have an observation period. However, due to the fact that she was born almost a month before we expected her, I've always been a little bit more protective of her. Kathryn is seven years old now and tall and strong and no one believes me that she was born nearly a month before she was due and that they told me she would possibly have learning disabilities due to her gestational age when she was born.
