33 weeks

JustDandy

How long did your little one stay in the NICU if they were born around 33 weeks? Thank you.

alamo10

I had my LO at 34 weeks and she wasn't even put in the NICU. I had gotten the steroid shots at 31 weeks and I think they helped alot. But all babies are different.

JustDandy

That is very reassuring to know. I did get the steroid shots, a few days before she was born, and I agree that I'm sure they helped. She's in the NICU right now for 'feeding and growing' (is that what its called?) but is struggling with the whole eating concept. Did your daughter have any problems withe eating/sucking? She's precious.

alamo10

JustDandy:

That is very reassuring to know. I did get the steroid shots, a few days before she was born, and I agree that I'm sure they helped. She's in the NICU right now for 'feeding and growing' (is that what its called?) but is struggling with the whole eating concept. Did your daughter have any problems withe eating/sucking? She's precious.

Thanks! Yes she did have problems sucking. Most preemies put their tongue on the roof of their mouths which makes it hard to eat. She also kept falling asleep but we had to get the formula down her every 2 hours so I would have to syringe it down her throat. I hated it. But we were only in the hospital a week until she was eating good enough and the nurses could see that I could do it on my own.

mrstarawalsh

DD was born at 34 weeks, we didn't get steroid shots in time for them to be effective so she was in the NICU for 2.5 weeks.

mrstarawalsh

JustDandy:

That is very reassuring to know. I did get the steroid shots, a few days before she was born, and I agree that I'm sure they helped. She's in the NICU right now for 'feeding and growing' (is that what its called?) but is struggling with the whole eating concept. Did your daughter have any problems withe eating/sucking? She's precious.

 

 

The whole eating while breathing thing is a struggle for many preemies. It took my daughter a good week to get it down to the point where she wasn't getting too lethargic afterwords.

ayram

Born at 33 weeks, home by 37

ArvadaBride

Born at 33 weeks on the nose and she stayed for 32 days.  We are at high altitude so that was a factor.  Plus she was small even for a 33 weeker.  She too had issues with the whole eating thing.  At about day 20, it all started to click for her.

luvdv8

My daughter was 34w5d and was home at 36 weeks- she was a feeder/grower and had really bad jaundice. The sucking thing was always a problem and she lost almost a pound int he first few days before rebounding. We were able to take her home at 5lbs (the hospital's cut-off) under the condition we went in for weigh-ins every second day. That lasted another week.

jcsntms06

My DD was born at 33w 4d and spent 12 days in the NICU as grower/feeder.

sail123

My twin boys are currently in the nicu. They were born at 33 weeks and have been here for a week. One of them just needs to grow a little and learn to handle the larger feeds. The other is being weaned off CPAP and is still learning to feed.

All babies are different.

angelicalopez29

LO was born at 34 weeks, stayed 6 days in NICU, due to respiratory issues, Jaundice and hypoglycemia. He was on oxigen only 2 days, I got only 1 steroid shot, and he was treated for his jaundice the rest of the days... 

He would fall asleep and get tired very soon when feeding. But now he eats like a champ

Beccaboo0713

DS was born at 35 weeks. He didn't have a steroid shot but he also didn't have much trouble breathing on his own. He didn't know how to suck, swallow, breath so he was in for almost 3 weeks. He came home on an apnea monitor.

RCH151

DS was born at 33 weeks 0 days and stayed in the NICU for 12 days.  FWIW, I had the steriod shot just a few hours before he was born (so no real time for it to take effect) and he had no issues with breathing.

meska

He was born at 33weeks and 2days. He was in the NICU for almost 4 weeks because of feeding. The whole suck, breath, swallow thing took a little while. But he has no problem now

taggiecb

M was born 34 weeks 1 day, he stayed in the hospital until 36 weeks 3 days.  The hospital I was in though would not let him come home until he was 36 weeks no matter how well he was doing.

MonaLS

born at 35 week...in nicu for 11 days for feeding only...had steroid shots at 30 weeks and 33 weeks.

Christakim

Mine were twins and Tucker spent 21 days and Juliette spent 17, but most of it was just in a "continuing care" part of the NICU where they didn't require as much attention.

erikaja6

My son was born at 33 weeks and 3 days.  He came home after spending 11 days in the NICU.