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Growing up and education
Your preemie is older, you've had ups and downs, and you've learned to manage the day-to-day activities and adjust to life as a preemie parent. Rest assured, the challenges are not over, they have merely evolved. Talk to other parents that are experiencing the same growing pains as their preemies become toddlers and enter the school-age years.
development and brain bleeds?
- By Feistylioness78 · New reply November 8, 2009
- 11 replies
- I am trying to find out when you babies it their milestones after their brain bleeds. Christian had a grade III and IV. He will be a year in 5 days and will also be 9 adjusted. He does not still on his ...
When did you baby start walking?
- By CoastieWife88 · New reply November 7, 2009
- 10 replies
- At what age did your baby start walking? Also when did your child walk with assistance or along furniture? My son just leans and eventually falls and will not move his feet from where they are planted ...
Persistent low-grade fever
- By violetsmom · New reply November 6, 2009
- 6 replies
- Violet has had a low-grade fever for the past 3 days. It is running around 99.5 and tonight it's 100.3. She has absolutely no other symptoms of illness and is eating great. I gave her tylenol the first ...
Growth Hormone Therapy continued
- By laurakennedy77 · Posted November 5, 2009
- 0 replies
- For those that chose to go ahaed with the GH therapy, how has it affected your child? I mean, getting a daily injection? I know many children deal with this when they have certain conditions and I just ...
Growth hormone experience/opinions?
- By laurakennedy77 · New reply November 5, 2009
- 14 replies
- My daughter is going to see an endocrinologist next week to dicuss the possiblity of growth hormone therapy. Jacklyn was a 26 weeker , 1 lb. 7 oz. 12 inches. She just had her 4 year check up and was 28 ...
Older Preemie
- By Parecha · New reply November 5, 2009
- 22 replies
- SO my son is going on 3 in a few weeks, he is healthy doesnt get sick that often , he is a picky eater , and he only weighs 24 lbs.13ozs!! He came from 2 lbs 14ozs at 32 weeks. He is getting tall though ...
Trying to Conceive after a Preemie
- By SpeasHill · New reply November 3, 2009
- 10 replies
- Is anyone else out there trying to conceive after having a preemie? I'm finding that I'm even more anxious this time around - each month I'm doubly anxious with the normal "am I pregnant? Please?" issues ...
V8 Fusion Juice to Supplement Veggies?
- By SpeasHill · New reply November 3, 2009
- 7 replies
- Becca is now 16.5/13.5 months old and eating like a toddler - as in, she'll eat something one day but refuse it the next 5. Getting veggies in her is especially hard. Occasionally, she'll eat a few bites ...
Worried mommy: is it normal for 1 year old to spit up once every 2-3 days?
- By lily124 · New reply November 3, 2009
- 4 replies
- My baby was born at 27 weeks. He is very healthy, happy, and active, just a week short of one year (adjusted age). No health problems. He weighs about 23 lbs. When he was little, he arched his back a ...
Circumcision and Hypospadius Correction
- By CoastieWife88 · New reply November 2, 2009
- 1 reply
- My son who is now 8 months adjusted/10 months actual had surgery on October 6th. He got circumcised and they corrected his hypospadius (moved his urethra up where it should be), it was a 2 hour procedure ...
Motor Tics
- By lizzynorton · Posted November 1, 2009
- 0 replies
- My son was born at 25 weeks and is now 6. Overall, he is very healthy, mild CP, receives OT and PT and is in general ed Kindergarten. He has experienced mild hair twirling and cough tics in the past ...
MY MIRACLE GIRL 29 WEEKS
- By BRIDGE4GOD · New reply November 1, 2009
- 4 replies
- I WAS 42 AND FINALLY GOING TO HAVE A BABY. I HAD A GIRL , HER NAME IS MIRACLE DANIELL. MIRACLE IS TWO YEARS OLD NOW AND SHE IS FUNNY LOTS OF PLAY. LOVES TO GO TO CHURCH. WE ARE WORKING ON POTTY! I WILL ...
Stiff muscles
- By CoastieWife88 · New reply October 31, 2009
- 3 replies
- So my son has very stiff muscles, but mostly just when he stands. He's 10 months/8 adj. and is starting to pull up a little (on me and very low items) and will stand when placed against something. He ...
Tonsils. The cure to feeding issues & hyper child???
- By AnabellasMommy · New reply October 29, 2009
- 9 replies
- We've been struggling with feeding for what seems like forever. I stumbled across a post a few weeks ago that mentioned large tonsils being a factor in her child's feeding issues. I thought about that ...
Any opinions on the Safety 1st Complete Air Convertible Car Seat?
- By Reagansmom · New reply October 27, 2009
- 9 replies
- We are having to shop for a new car seat for our daughter. I was looking online and saw this new carseat by safety 1st. I saw it in the store today and it looks pretty nice but the reviews online are ...
Hi I'm New
- By Mom2BabyBoo · New reply October 27, 2009
- 2 replies
- Hi, I as I sit here pumping at 3:45am I feel like I am finally ready for a support group so here is our story (sorry, long!). My DS (3rd child, 1st boy) was born at 32w4d last Nov with but hours of warning ...
Eczema - help?!?!
- By kkbadham · New reply October 26, 2009
- 11 replies
- I need some suggestions from anyone who has battled eczema. My daughter (former 33 weeker, 7 months actual age) has rough, chapped, red patches on her cheeks and chin. Our pediatrician says it is normal ...
Shoes?
- By crnberrie2 · New reply October 25, 2009
- 8 replies
- Mollie is 14 mos. act./12 mos. adj. and is getting close to walking. She pulls herself up and just started letting go - she does also cruise slowly on furniture. My question is about shoes: should I have ...
How to improve nursing?
- By Babymatt · New reply October 25, 2009
- 6 replies
- Hi, I'm new to this site and I needed advice about nursing. Our LO was born at 33 6/7 and spent 2 1/2 wks in the SCN for bili, and learning to feed. He's now 6 weeks, 0 adj. He barely nursed and needed ...
Gtube fed daughter pulls tubing
- By aylasmommy · New reply October 25, 2009
- 5 replies
- Hello! My two year old daughter who has had a Mic-Key button for the majority of her nutrition has recently started to pull at the extension tubing when she is hooked up for a feed (while sitting in her ...
