How Early and Why?

[sweetpea82]

3 normal healthy pregnancies and births
But Number 4 there were a few issues (some bleeding at 24 weeks) then I had PPROM (waters breaking) at 26 weeks. Bedrest until he came spontaneously 5 weeks later at 31 weeks. He is a very healthy 1.5 year old now

[erinn]

34 weeks.... induced due to severe Pre-Eclampsia

[Blossom74]

My DD was born at 36+2. My waters broke at home and I was taken by ambulance to the big city hospital because I was a high risk pregnancy and my small rural local hospital doesn't take high risk patients. I was monitored from 2pm to 11pm but then her heart rate dropped and they did an emergency caesar.

She came out fine - nice colour and all - but deteriorated when we got back to our room. She had trouble maintaining her glucose levels and temperature. Her lungs were ok thankfully - I'd had niggles 3 days prior so they'd given me two shots to mature her lungs *just in case.* THANK GOD.

She's fine now. Perfectly happy and healthy. I do notice she's a few weeks behind her peers developmentally (things like smiling and rolling etc) but I'm told by my MCHN this is normal. She will catch up in due course

[granny1]

My DD was born at 34 weeks. Weighing 5lbs 15 , perfect and came home with me 7 days later. She was a little jaundiced and a slow feeder so I ended up formula feeding from day 14.

She met all her milestones on time and is now 20 yrs old and just as perfect as she was the day she was born

She did have a few lung issues growing up as in more chest infections than her brother born at 40 weeks .

[rukidding]

35 + 5. Twins, we went to a routine appointment 2 days prior and I was admitted. They were worried about growth of our baby girl as some blood flow issues were occurring and had worsened. I haemorrhaged at 17+2 and was on bed rest for a month so we were lucky to get that far really! They were born at 4lb 6 and 4lb 8. They were in 00000 for 6 weeks and at 4 months have just moved into 000.

[bel2466]

My DD made a slightly early arrival at 36 weeks. I had placenta prévia and had another large bleed (bleed number 4) so OB decided it was necessary to do an emergency c section
DS however was late at 40+5 and no issues

[pointless1]

DS (now nearly 14) was born at 26 weeks due to pre-eclampsia/HELLP syndrome. I spent a week after he was born in ICU

[Mum-I-Am]

DD was born at 32 weeks because there was concerns I had a ruptured uterus. Luckily I didn't but it was very scary.

[lilsushi]

DS was born at 31+5 weeks due to my incompetent cervix which was only picked up at my 28week growth scan and I was super lucky the hospital got on to it pretty quickly and I spent almost 4 weeks on bedrest/light activity and progesterone. He is now a healthy 4month old (12weeks corrected) with no ongoing medical issues