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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.
Vaccum suggestion?
- By laurakennedy77 · New reply October 24, 2009
- 13 replies
- I have a former 26 weeker and we try to keep her environment as clean as we possibly can (we have 2 cats) and our vacuum just went out so I thought I would ask for suggestions on a new vacuum. I know ...
Can walk, but can't stand still?
- By CreativeOne · New reply October 24, 2009
- 4 replies
- I have a former 34 weeker who was IUGR. He has been delayed in all areas. He does not have CP but was wearing AFOs for increased tone then he was reevaluated and now has low tone - so he is wearing SMOs ...
Introducing cow's milk - adjusted or corrected age
- By rabybach · New reply October 24, 2009
- 6 replies
- My son is 11 mos actual (8.5 corrected). As we are nearing his first year birthday, wondering when to introduce cows milk - do I do it based on corrected or adjusted age? At my NICU follow up appointment ...
Please help me with a toddler respitory delemma
- By misunderstoodmama · New reply October 22, 2009
- 5 replies
- Ok so my son C was a 24weeker micropreemie and needed to be on the ventilator, feeding tube and had surgeries. He has always had reflux but went unmedicated for his first adjusted year until docs took ...
Upper GI left me with more q's!
- By samibabyj0324 · New reply October 21, 2009
- 1 reply
- My son had his 4th upper GI today. Today was the first time they were actually able to view him swallowing! His speech therapist has had him on thickened feeds for the last 10 months based on his presenting ...
Eating Disorders
- By Nitsrini · New reply October 21, 2009
- 13 replies
- Hi Iam very frustrated and I need some advice and suggestions. My daughter is going to be 2yrs on Sep 10th. She hardly eats anything these days. I have to do all kinds of things to make her eat . She ...
Any suggestions to add calories to water?!
- By AnabellasMommy · New reply October 21, 2009
- 3 replies
- My daughter is on a water-drinking kick right now. She's drinking from her straw sippy which is great for her weak mouth muscles - so I don't want to stop her. And she won't drink milk from it. Does anyone ...
Speech Delay Questions
- By wall-e_fans_mom · New reply October 20, 2009
- 17 replies
- My first time posting here but here it goes. My son is a 26 weeker now 19/16mos old. We live in Japan (American mom Japanese dad) and today I took him for his 1yr6mo check up (something all kids do at ...
So I have the swine flu pretty sure he has it - (age3)
- By socsmurf · New reply October 15, 2009
- 7 replies
- Our former preemie 32- 34 weeker is running a fever it is slight and I have swine flu he is going to his doctor later today and I am freaked out. My husband's doctor diagnosed me she could/would not give ...
Questions about starting kindergarten
- By Owen24weeks · New reply October 15, 2009
- 10 replies
- My son will start kindergarten next fall. I know that that is a long way off, but, registration is coming up. Also, school has pretty much been on my mind since Owen was born and I learned he is high ...
to wear glasses or not
- By jchristene · New reply October 14, 2009
- 7 replies
- My girl who was 1.1lb born in 12/08 now 10 month 6 months adj was seen by eye doctor in sept 09 who states that she will need glasses for nearsightedness in Feb 2010, the next time she is seen. My question ...
Friends with babies....
- By SUPERMOM416 · New reply October 14, 2009
- 11 replies
- I have been feeling very isolated and kind of guilty lately. All my close friends have babies that are around 16months to 2 years old. At the beginning, they understood why they couldn't come over and ...
Pediatrician needed in Austin/SA TX area...
- By torismommy · New reply October 13, 2009
- 2 replies
- My husband and I have a 10 month old preemie (25 wks 2 days, 1 lb. 11 oz.) in Tulsa, OK and we are moving back to San Marcos, TX, where we are originally from, in two weeks. Does anyone in the area have ...
Birth to Three rates increasing in CT
- By jchristene · New reply October 13, 2009
- 1 reply
- Hi I just heard from my Visiting Nurse that Birth To Three rates are currently going up? Does anyone from Conn heard this also ...
Kicking one leg
- By meggs2003 · New reply October 13, 2009
- 3 replies
- Everest has been doing very well! He has been smiling and cooing, and just started to really notice his toys and is hitting them( i still can't decide if its intentional or accidental but he does it and ...
Normal 3yr old behavior or preemie issue
- By chasinfoy · New reply October 13, 2009
- 12 replies
- Hi, my daughter is going to be 4 in Nov. She was born at 24 1/2 weeks and was in the Nicu for 103 days. She had a grade III and a grade IV bleed. We Had her evaluated at 6 mos and at 9 mos, had her speech ...
Are sport bottles okay for drinking?
- By dustarella · New reply October 12, 2009
- 6 replies
- So, I'm having a heck of a time getting my son to drink his fluids lately. He's 13 months actual / 11 adjusted. He CAN drink out of a cup / sippy, but he won't (unless I put chocolate milk in it, which ...
helmets
- By twinsmama · New reply October 11, 2009
- 6 replies
- Any advice on helmets? My cousin's baby needs one but Medicaid said it wasn't medically necessary. The doctor says it is medically necessary so I'm wondering what, if anything there is that we can do ...
Doing great, but stress about risks
- By SpeasHill · New reply October 10, 2009
- 5 replies
- I thought you guys might like my latest entry on Becca's blog. I've been getting some heat about my decision to keep her relatively isolated this winter for RSV/flu season. Anyhow, I thought y'all might ...
Help with development
- By Mommie42983 · New reply October 8, 2009
- 16 replies
- Does anyone know any good websites or books I can buy that have activities I can do with my 5 month old/2 months adjusted? I want to help her develop at the most normal rate possible. I know when I was ...
