How Far?

jcasey456

1) How many weeks were you when your LO came?

2) Did he/she have any health issues?

3) How long did he/she have to stay in the hospital? 

 

Crystal318

1. 40 weeks and 6 days (induced then emergency csection)

2. All his problems happened during labor. Pregnancy was perfectly healthy. (See siggy for health problems at birth)

3.17 days.

jcasey456

rah1218:

1. 29w2d

2. We had a NEC scare early on, but that thankfully turned out to be a meconium plug that Judith had problems passing.  She also developed late-onset GBS & meningitis mid-January.  Other than that, she was pretty healthy for her age and all my problems right before delivery.

3. Judith was in the NICU for 9 weeks - the last 2 were for antibiotic treatment for the GBS infection, otherwise her stay would have been more like 7 weeks.

What was the reason you had her so early? She just decided to come or were you having other medical issues? 

caitdana

jcasey456:

1) How many weeks were you when your LO came?

Twins-27 weeks 4 days

2) Did he/she have any health issues?

Sophia had pleural effusion of the lungs on day 2, and general preemie issues-vent, jaundice, anemia, etc

Ella has had a heart defect(PDA and Coart of the Aortic Valve), NEC scare, brain bleed, anemia, reflux and the list goes on and on. We have had 1 cardiac cath with angioplasty and at least 1 open heart surgery in a month or so.

3) How long did he/she have to stay in the hospital? 

Sophia 78 days

Ella is day 109 and counting, we are trying for day 111 if she does not have any brady's due to reflux. She will come home for 4 or so weeks and then go back in for a week or 2 for heart surgery.

 

ruthiewith

1. 29 weeks 5 days (emergency c-section from severe pre-e and HELLP syndrome)

2. DS has some normal preemie issues, like lung disease and trouble breathing.  He developed a staph infection that was treated with antibiotics.  

3.  He's in the NICU now.  He was born on 2/2 and will likely be there until early April because his due date was 4/15

Kate621

1) How many weeks were you when your LO came? 25 weeks

2) Did he/she have any health issues? Lots. Bowel perforation at a week old that required emergency surgery, on the vent for 4 weeks, cpap and nasal cannula for many many weeks after that. Staph infection, cholestatic jaundice, hydronephrosis, PDA, aquired CMV infection, inguinal hernia. I could probably go on, but you get the picture.

3) How long did he/she have to stay in the hospital? 4 months exactly or 121 days

philkristi

1) How many weeks were you when your LO came? 31 weeks

2) Did he/she have any health issues? Luckily I went into preterm labor at 28 weeks so we got steriod shots and made her little lungs grow like weeds for 3 weeks inside me.  So she really had no major issues, she had the normal preemie issues - braddy's, jaundice and low weight, but luckily she grew out of them and is now a very healthy happy little girl.

3) How long did he/she have to stay in the hospital? Almost 6 weeks

Lavender444

1) How many weeks were you when your LO came? 31 weeks

2) Did he/she have any health issues? LOTS of NEC scares. Ended up being an allergy to breastmilk, dairy and soy. He went on special formula called Elecare at 6 months and that solved the problems

3) How long did he/she have to stay in the hospital? 7 weeks

njdcgirl

1) How many weeks were you when your LO came? 23w5d due to incompetent cervix (and infection after a cerclage at 23w)

2) Did he/she have any health issues? Way too many...pretty much everything - chronic lung disease, PDA surgery, lots of apnea & bradys, 17 blood transfusions, ROP (requiring eye surgery), NEC scare and infection...I'm sure I'm forgetting lots!

3) How long did he/she have to stay in the hospital? 21 weeks...147 days.  But, he came home weighing 8 pounds and not on oxygen and is doing awesome!  It was a long, tough journey, but oh so worth it!

ssg73

1.  30w4d due to hellp syndrome

2.  She had a nec scare, pda, bradys and apnea, and reflux.  She was iugr and had trouble gaining weight.  She left the hospital at 6lbs.

3.  She was in the hospital for 69 days.

Peewee01

1. 30 weeks due to placenta previa.

2. pda, two grade 1 brain bleeds, NEC scare, placed on a ventilator 2X, bradys and apnea, reflux, and anemia requiring one blood transfusion.

3. 39 days

lightningbug27

1) How many weeks were you when your LO came? 26 and 6 days. due 1/25/11 and born 10/25/10. came home 1/6/11.

2) Did he/she have any health issues? BPD, PDA (went away on its own), he has stage 1 ROP but is almost cleared and normal, he had the bili-lights for 4 days, intubated for 4 hours then to cpap for 3 weeks, and he was taken off oxygen feb 1st.

3) How long did he/she have to stay in the hospital? 72 days, roughly 2 1/2 months.

He is 4 months now, 1 mont adjusted. He weighs 9lb9oz and 21 1/4 in. long.