not a preemie? - Page 2

[hdirks]

Originally Posted by fairejour

My daughter was born at 40 weeks, and was in the NICU for 6 weeks. She had a heart lung bypass (ECMO) due to meconium asperation due to birth trauma. She was delievered via "emergency" (he sure took his time for an emergency ) c-section after a violent failed forceps delievery. My daughter is also deaf due to the trauma-NICU-oxygen deprivation. She has a CI as well.

By the time we left the NICU she was well over 10 lbs, and we had babies as little as 23 weeks! It was crazy. People would walk by and mutter "What's wrong with that baby!". Hey, that's the size a healthy newborn is!

Lani is deaf because of the vacuum and doctors mistakes as well. We beleive this is what is causing all of her developmental delays and brain abnormalities. I didn't realize this was the reason Miss Kat is deaf as well!

[momma_bear]

My youngest was in the NICU for 2weeks. She was born at 40weeks+4days. We had a quick vaginal delivery but she suffered meconium aspiration. She went home on oxygen, which she needed for 2mo. She was born 6lb3oz and the biggest baby in NICU! She's now 13 months and so far so good

[momtoalexsarah]

My oldest spent 1 night in the NICU for observation - the doctors could not belive that my son had made it - and looked (and still apears to be mostly) unaffected by a full placential abruption and no fresh blood for 10 minuts (delivery by crash c/s, full general in a hurry) he was huge at 8lb 2oz
My youngest was in NICU a week for breathing, fluid on the lungs, poor intake, temp control, apnea, and in need of deep suctioning on a regualar basis - I have no idea why they even sent her home when they did - know what we know now, she should have stayed, she is a miricle. She was big at 6lb 13oz at 35.5 weeks - born with a cleft palate, pierree robin syndrome and a host of other "stuff" that didn't get diagnosed at birth - wrote off as "premie issues"

[JessicaS]

My ds was in the NICU at 40 weeks.