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when did your preemie become a typical newborn?

Antoe2007Antoe2007 member
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My lo was born at 34 weeks and spent 2 weeks in the nicu. She has been home for almost 5 days and spends basically all day sleeping. When did your preemie become typical? Crying...gassy...all of that fun stuff. I am just curious what your experience was. With my son (who was not early) I'd say by 9 days old all hell broke loose. Thanks!!!
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Re: when did your preemie become a typical newborn?

  • lemen99lemen99 member
    I really don't know, but he acted like a normal newborn when he came home from the hospital (3 wks after his due date)
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  • momof30weekermomof30weeker
    My son started to act like a newborn when we came home from the NICU at 38 weeks. I was crazy to think the newborn stage was over when we were in the NICU, oh no it was just getting started! =) 
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  • sucrets4sucrets4 member
    Probably around the time of her EDD.  She slept a ton when she first came home and looked like living was a tough job (it was!). 
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  • IrishsapphireIrishsapphire member
    I would say around his EDD.  I felt like before this that people were looking at him like he was a science experiment--"ooh, he is so small".  As his mother, it was like "duh, he was born early" but I felt that he was big for his gestational age. 
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  • luvdv8luvdv8 member
    Ditto everyone else- around her EDD (maybe a little later). Even then I would say she was generally a little sleepier and a little more timid and frail than other babies "her age" (newborn)- for example, she was still barely opening her eyes, even when she was awake.
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  • iristonyiristony member
    Definitely close to his due date.  Around a week before his due date, he started being up more often in the NICU.  I would be so sad because I would spend hours there and he would be asleep and then get home and call to check on him and his nurse would tell me he has been up for 2 hours. He still slept ALOT for at least a month after due date but had a lot more wakeful periods.  Crying and gas were definitely evident once he got home.
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