Umm dumb question...

nanantato

What is V-day?

I know I should know this....

SouthernBellelovesaYankee

IDK what it is either...

::hangs head in shame::

Artsyk

Viability day - when the baby is technically viable to be born.

AlliVe

its the point at which your baby, if born today, has a pretty good chance of survival.  I have read different weeks though.  some say 24 weeks and others say 25 weeks.

BearkatLou

nanantato:

What is V-day?

I know I should know this....

Psfhsfhsfh! Everybody knows what that is! :::looks around... and waits for someone else to answer:::

Covergirl137

It's the week the baby is considered able to survive outside the womb.

mrsjazzsinger

I just learned this yesterday - its Vitality Day

freeburger16

Viability Day = V Day

AKA 25 weeks 

It's when the baby's chance of survival outside of the womb greatly increases, and most could survive if delivered after this point.  

Ash07

I didn't now either

Kaar17

Viability day. From this point on, if your baby is born early, he/she will most likely survive.

nanantato

Ahh....

 

hula_lula

I didn't know that either. Well I knew about viability at 25 weeks but I didn't know "V-day"

freeburger16

hula_lula:

I didn't know that either. Well I knew about viability at 25 weeks but I didn't know "V-day"

I'm pretty sure it's another one of those nest abbreviations - someone around here had to have made it up!

kimber1211

BearkatLou:

nanantato:

What is V-day?

I know I should know this....

Psfhsfhsfh! Everybody knows what that is! :::looks around... and waits for someone else to answer:::

 

LOL....too funny- I was thinking along the same lines.

Littlemo

I'm glad you asked because all I could come up with was Valentine's Day and that just didn't seem to make sense!

mommiella

You guys are right that they mean "viability day" but you're incorrect that most babies would survive at this point. Most 24 week preemies do not survive. Most research shows that 30 - 40% of babies born at 24 weeks survive, most with profound disabilities. Viability means that there is a chance the baby will survive. 24 weeks is the very earliest that modern technology has the potential to save a baby.  Just to clear that up.