our first February baby has been delivered today at 12:30 Central.
she was 32 weeks pregnant today.. please keep Michelle & Naina &
family in your thoughts....
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Saturday, December 20, 2008
thoughts please....
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4 thoughts:
How is she?
32 weeks is respectable in the grand scheme of things, especially since the baby is a female. I'm sure she's a strong little fighter!
(as you know, neonatology is my field)
I'll keep them in my thoughts and prayers.
last i heard she's breathing on her own and doc said lungs "are doing great".
mom is doing well (pre-eclampsia -sp?- heading towards eclampsia very quickly...
why is 32 respectable esp since the baby is female?
i actually just had this type of conversation with my OB ... when is it "ok" to deliver - she said 38 weeks... 34 or 36 (cant remember which) they dont give you any drugs to stop labor... tooo scary! i'm 32w2d now... we are nowhere near ready... physically - room - or emotionally... although i do have the wonky sleep habits.
My DD was born at 33 weeks, healthy and perfect, spent 1 day on extra oxygen and only 12 days in NICU. There were other 33 week'ers in there with us that were in for over a month. It's always a toss up.
Preemie girls do better than boys for some reason.
Prayers being said for the family. Keep us posted on her.
Yep, there is a "syndrome" (not really anything official but there is plenty of data to back it up) we affectionately call the WWB Syndrome (wimpy white boy). Black females tend to do the absolute best, while white males are typically the slowest to get themselves moving in the right direction. We NICU folks all know it, so we really understand that sometimes a white male seems a little slow to get started (needs some type of oxygen or a ventilator; won't eat well or takes longer to eat effectively; doesn't keep his temperature up well, etc). Once they do get going, they catch right up with the females fairly quickly, but in the beginning, they tend to be (for lack of a better term) "wimpy."
And it's absolutely a toss-up. Generally speaking we tell our parents when they ask how long they'll be in the NICU to plan for their due date but be happy if it's before and don't be too discouraged if it's a little after. Babies, like adults, have minds of their own.
You asked when it's okay to deliver? Totally depends. While we generally won't stop a mom at 35+ weeks, 34-37 weeks is considered "late pre-term" and those kids *can* need a little time in the NICU or special care nursery. Again, it's totally up to the baby itself.
Personally I'd be pleased as punch once I made it to 32 or 33 weeks. While there are still risks, they do drop dramatically at about that time.
When you start cleaning the house from top to bottom because you can't help yourself, or cooking and baking like crazy, you will be in that nesting phase and it shouldn't be too much longer. Take it easy, don't push yourself!
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