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since when is 36 weeks...

adhenashadhenash
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full term? all of those girls on 3rd tri are saying it. i had dd at 36 weeks and she was preterm...
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  • brandonswife07brandonswife07
    don't know.  we would have had to be transferred to a different hospital if i went before 37 weeks.
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  • shakespearenluvshakespearenluv
    Hmmm, I heard that too but not from my OB.  My OB said 37 is considered full term but my sister who is a nurse anesthetist said that they consider 36 weeks full term at her hospital so I'm not sure.
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  • ad*H*abad*H*ab
    not sure, they bug me
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  • Buckets of MoonbeamsBuckets of Moonbeams
    I've only ever heard 37 weeks.  My grandma had all 6 of her babies in the 37 week, and they were considered "early" then.
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  • adhenashadhenash
    i had to have a pediatrician in the delivery room just in case there were problems.
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  • LyndsayQLyndsayQ
    I thought 37 weeks was full term???
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  • DG1DG1 member
    I think it varies. I want to say my babycenter.com ticker called me full term at 36 weeks, too.  My doc had also said at my 36w appt that they wouldn't try to stop labor if it started after that.

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  • adhenashadhenash
    well, i was told they wouldn't try to stop labor after 35 weeks but that doesn't make it full term. that is a whole month early. up until 35.5 my doc gives steroids to help baby's lungs.
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  • adhenashadhenash
    it's annoying!
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  • SarahTx5701SarahTx5701 member

    there is a reason pregnancy goes to 40 weeks!

    argh...its maddening. I KNOW how uncomfy it is at the end. I mean I didn't even get to 40. But was the size of a whale and had icepacks on my hands constantly for cts, among every other lovely pg symptom in the world. Was I begging for it to be over? Yes. However, I think I more wanted it over because I was so worried for my health and the babies. I was so scared of having a stroke and something happening to the baby.

    I was trying to GET to 36 weeks. that was my goal. I didn't make it and felt like the biggest failure. I felt like I was the reason my baby was sent to the nicu...it was my fault. It sucks to have that guilt. suuucks.

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  • iris427iris427 member
    I think it's more like they won't stop labor at 36.  A lot of babies born at 36 weeks still need extra care or NICU time.  Even 37 weekers are at higher risk for respiratory problems than babies born from 38-40 weeks.
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  • shakespearenluvshakespearenluv
    imageSarahTx5701:

    there is a reason pregnancy goes to 40 weeks!

    argh...its maddening. I KNOW how uncomfy it is at the end. I mean I didn't even get to 40. But was the size of a whale and had icepacks on my hands constantly for cts, among every other lovely pg symptom in the world. Was I begging for it to be over? Yes. However, I think I more wanted it over because I was so worried for my health and the babies. I was so scared of having a stroke and something happening to the baby.

    I was trying to GET to 36 weeks. that was my goal. I didn't make it and felt like the biggest failure. I felt like I was the reason my baby was sent to the nicu...it was my fault. It sucks to have that guilt. suuucks.

    Oh Sarah, I wish you didn't feel like that.  You did all you could do, really.  You are such a tough Mama.  I give props to all those women who were dealing with life threatening complications during pregnancy.  But look at your baby now.  So cute!  Don't put that guilt on your shoulders.  I hate to see you do that to yourself.

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  • klink11klink11 member
    I delivered at 36 weeks and my DD was considered by the hospital to be a preemie. She spent only 3 days in NICU which was amazing, I did however get a steroid shot at the 29th week which really helped her lungs develop. 
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  • ladeebriladeebri

    IDK, but my DS was born at 36w6d and he had to have a bunch of extra tests done because he was 'pre term' by our hospital's standards... they practically forced me to supplement because it was 'hospital policy for premees.'  Drove me crazy that they went crazy over 1 day difference when DS was healthy, but I realize the rules are there for a reason.

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