Babies: 0 - 3 Months
caramia582
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If your LO was born early, I have a question for you
caramia582
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My DS was born at 36wks 1 day, and is 6 weeks right now. I'm wondering if he can be expected to meet the early milestones (smiling, rolling over) on time or if he will be delayed. I feel like he still acts like a newborn, sleeping most of the day. Technically he should only be about two weeks old. What are your experiences?
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Re: If your LO was born early, I have a question for you
My son was born at 37 weeks, 1 day. He's now a month old...
Technically, the books all say that premature/early babies will 'generally' hit milestones a tad later than babies who were full term.
That being said, I haven't noticed DS's development any slower than other babies I've known - in fact, even the pedi mentioned that he's doing far better than expected.
HTH!
My LO was born 3 weeks early and I have my WellBaby visit this next week so we will see just how well she is doing.
She can control her head pretty well and sleeps for around 5 hours at a stretch...sometimes 6 or 7 (due to a miracle or stars aligning or something). She has yet to smile in response to my smile or have a social smile. She just started showing interest in toys such as rattles, mirrors, etc.
I think every baby is different. If you are concerned, I would bring it up to you pedi. They will probably try to hold you off for a few months to see if he catches up but you never know...they may reccomend PT.