I know most people thing preemies are small but i had my baby boy at 37wks and he weighed 8lb 13oz. He had alot of trouble breathin and had to have to doses of surfactant and was transport to a hospital almost an hour away. He was placed on a vent. to help him breathe then he was transfer to oxygen. He was jaundice for almos a week and they had to place an IV in his belly button bc he couldnt eat with a bottle bc they said it was goin in his lungs so he had an IV for a week in a half. The ran some test and found out he has stridor. I couldnt hold him for almost a week. He was placed on a feeding tube since he was 6 days old. When he came home at 17 days old the doctors said he was fine and was well enough to go home. About a week later i noticed he wasnt breathin normal so i told him back to his regular doctor and found out he had a broken collar bone from birth and his breathing wasnt good so i was told to go back to Riley. I took him back the next mornin and the ha ran some test and found out he has sleep apena and something wrong wth his voice box and he was on a feeding tube but now he seems to be doing better. now hes 3 months old and weighs close to 17lb
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