Premmie Chat Thread!

[naiwen]

Ok bubhub mums of premmies I know you are out there come and chat too me about the ups and downs of having a premmie.

I suggest you join me otherwise I will have to stalk you!

I shall start:

Bub: Edward, 1 Year old today corrected age 9 months

Gestational age at birth: 29+6

Time in NICU/SCU: 2 weeks in NICU then 6 weeks in SCU and then 1 week in NICU and then another week in SCN!

Ongoing issues: Chronic Lung Disease, Reactive Airway Disease, Scarring of the lungs and airways, Reflux, FTT and a few other things!

Reason for prematurity: I had HELLP, PE, Irritable Uterus, bub had IUGR, Low blood supply from placenta, cord around neck 3 times.

So come and say hello!

[liss]

Hi!

My daughter Natalie was born at 30 weeks and 3 days weighing in at 1290grams. Spent a week and a half in NICU then the remainder in SCN. She was born by emergency c section after our placenta abrupted, starving my poor girl of oxygen and nutrients. Natalie is now 10 months old and thriving!!!

[3BoysBlue]

Hi!
My daughter Natalie was born at 30 weeks and 3 days weighing in at 1290grams. Spent a week and a half in NICU then the remainder in SCN. She was born by emergency c section after our placenta abrupted, starving my poor girl of oxygen and nutrients. Natalie is now 10 months old and thriving!!!

Hi Stranger nice to see you on here

Bub:
DS1 Hunter now 2yrs and a bit
DS2 Deegan now 9mths actual 7 corrected

Gestational age at birth:
DS1 35wks 1705gms
DS2 32wks 2133gms

Time in NICU/SCU:
DS1 spent 32 days in SCN
DS2 spent 48hrs in NICU and 34 days in SCN

Ongoing issues:
DS1 Growth FTT (only weights 9.4kgs and 87cm)
DS2 Seeing Speech, Diet, Physio and OT monthly, Reflux,

Reason for prematurity:
DS1 I had PE, Bicornuate Uterus, Preterm labor,
Maternal Vasculopathy, Placental Ischemia
Bub had IUGR, Fetal Distress, RSS??

DS2 I had Preterm labor, PROM, Bicornuate Uterus,
Retromembranous and Retroplacental Haematoma,
Intervillious Subchorial Haematoma,
Omphalomesenteric Duct remnant in the umbilical cord,
Bubs had RDS, Fetal Distress (code Green) Jaundice, Spetic??

[liss]

Hi Rach!

[Jinglebells]

My DD wasn't as premmie as others but I thought I would add her anyways

Bub:
DD, now just over 8mths old, 7mths corrected

Gestational age at birth:
35wks 4days weighing 2480grams (5lbs 7oz)

Time in NICU/SCU:
spent 3 and a half weeks in the SCN we narrowly avoided the NICU

Complications at birth:
Severe respiratory distress, jaundice, was on CPAP for 4 days, humidicrib on oxygen for week, then open crib with oxygen for 4 days, then it was trying to get her to feed, she tired very easy

Ongoing issues:
We don't really have any ongoing issues as such, apart from her feeding both with solids and breastfeeding/formula, i'm not sure weither its due to her being premmie or if its just her

Reason for prematurity:
PROM with no natrual labour in sight I have hystory of PROM and can go weeks and weeks without going into labour

[sshellzp]

Hey im Shell, im 23 from Adelaide.

Bub:

Emerald, 28 months old, 25 months corrected.

Gestational age at birth:

26+4 780 grams.

Time in NICU/SCU:

15 weeks all up 6 in the NICU, the rest in the SCN.

Ongoing issues:

No ongoing issues at all, shes just a bit small.

Reason for prematurity:

PROM due to a vaginal infection then labour progressed slowly from there and she was born a few days later.



Im currently 33 weeks pregnant with my second child and hoping to make it to full term

[Jinglebells]

Im currently 33 weeks pregnant with my second child and hoping to make it to full term

i'm sure you're going to make it to full term I have a feeling that your going to get to 38wks

[sshellzp]

i'm sure you're going to make it to full term I have a feeling that your going to get to 38wks

I hope you are right, that would be awesome.

[caz74]

Hi

I'm Carolyn and I live in Adelaide

Babies

DS1 23 months, 22 months corrected
DD1 4 months , 2 & 1/2 months corrected
DD2 4 months , 2 & 1/2 months corrected

Gestational age at birth

DS1 36weeks 2025gms
DD1 34weeks 1330gms
DD2 34weeks 2330gms

Time spent in NICU/SCU

DS1 12days in SCN
DD1 6weeks in SCN
DD2 6weeks in SCN

Ongoing issues

DS1 Still going through a lot of tests but so far we know he has sensory issues and global developmental delay.

DD1 & DD2 too early to tell yet but they are hitting their milestones so far.

Reason for prematurity

DD1 Was picked up at 35 weeks that he was small and they think he stopped growing at 32 weeks so we don't know what sort of nutrients he missed out on in that time. IUGR was the main issue

DD1 & DD2 Being twins I was always told they were going to be born early. Olivia had IUGR and they were having trouble picking her up easily in scans and ctg's and Lauren would have been a good size had she gone full term.

Nice to meet you all

Carolyn

[AllyCat]

Hey Girls

Children:
dd1:born 23 weeks 500g
dd2:born 23 weeks 500g
dd3: born 28 weeks 1300g
ds1: born 31 weeks 1600g

Outcome:
dd 1&2: passed away
dd2: 6 years of age
ds1: 3 years of age

Time in Nicu/Scn:
dd 1&2: 6-8 hrs nicu
dd2: 1 week in nicu & 10 weeks scn
ds1: 4 weeks scn

Reasons for early birth:
dd1&2: went into early labour(no reason given maybe just because twins)
dd3: placenta abruption (emergency caesearen)
ds1: Put in hosp on bed rest from 25 weeks as cervix shortening and started dilating at 31 weeks, delivered by caesearen

Ongoing Problems:
dd3: Healthy 6 year old, had slight bleeding in brain when born but cleared up and hasnt had a prob since.
ds1: 2 weeks in hosp at 3months with severe bronchilitis, now has ongoing asthma, but otherwise healthy and no ongoing problems.

I am now almost 11 weeks pregnant, lets see how far i can make it this time round