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miscarriage due to short cervix

• By sana · New reply April 7, 2013
• 1 reply
• hi there, i had a miscarriage a month ago due to short cervix i was 17 weeks pregnant :( it's been 7 yrs of our marriage i never concieved last yr i had a ivf and it worked on 5w5d i start brown spotting ...

my son has a underdeveloped cerebellum

• By 1977 · New reply February 17, 2013
• 1 reply
• my son is 2/5 he is not walk,n,talk,n,crawl,n and will not weight bare on his legs, he also is low tone,global delay. he can sit up on his own from he was 1 .we go 2 da PT , OT and speech every 2 wks ...

Need math help-24 cal

• By embolism99 · New reply January 8, 2013
• 5 replies
• I have all the info I need to mix 24 cal Neosure from powder, but can't find anywhere that tells me how many powder scoops to add to a quart of ready to feed 22 cal Neosure to make it 24 cal. My in laws ...

preemie is having bowel movement issues

• By rrbmommy · New reply December 16, 2012
• 12 replies
• My son was born 12 weeks early and he is currently 4 months actual age. He is on neosure formula and he only has 1 bowel movement a week. But he is very gassy. Is this normal or is there something wrong ...

introducing baby cereal

• By elycsa13 · New reply October 29, 2012
• 1 reply
• My little guy was born when i was only 23 weeks pregnant, weighting 1lb 6.9oz. Now almost 9months later he is a happy healthy 16lb little boy. On the 13th of next month he will be about 5months old developmentally ...

Cranial ultrasound

• By Ritzned · New reply September 27, 2012
• 9 replies
• My preemie had been diagnosed stage1 bleeding from his ultrasound. The doctor said its only mild & usually resolves on its own. They will repeat the ultrasound after 2weeks. I'm so worried ...

Following a point? (13 month old)

• By TicTocMom · New reply July 20, 2012
• 6 replies
• Hi everyone! I know I ask a lot of the same types of questions, but please bare with me. I'm a first time mom of a preemie and all this is new to me. I posted a couple weeks ago about my son and how he ...

Anyone's LO on prilocec?

• By S_herzog · New reply July 15, 2012
• 4 replies
• Hi I was wondering if anyone's lo was on Prilocec and if so did it appear to cause them dizziness? My LO usually throws up his meal after a dose (he's almost 16 mo actual) and he seems to be really clutzy ...

Medicaid question

• By Snugbug · New reply July 14, 2012
• 4 replies
• Hello. I was hoping someone can help me with a medicaid question. My son was born in Alabama on 3/22 weighing 15.2 ounces. I was told by the NICU case worker that he would be eligible for medicaid to ...

Specialized Child Care

• By eilostnyc · New reply June 24, 2012
• 7 replies
• Are there any links or websites that list care givers trained to deal with preemies that come home with gtubes an oxygen, etc. What does a parent do with their child that has special needs but has to ...

Concerns about my 34 weeker, now 10 months actual - update on page 1!

• By TicTocMom · New reply June 16, 2012
• 26 replies
• Hi everyone! I'm a new member to this board, I just found out about it. Better late than never lol. I just wanted to get some other preemie moms take on my LO. He was born at 34 weeks, he's now almost ...

sleep problems

• By mama_burton1 · New reply April 29, 2012
• 6 replies
• for the past month my 2 year old son has been waking up several times a night crying . when he starts i go in and calmly hug and kiss him and say goodnight then leave which than makes him scream non stop ...

I believe i had a Seizer. I'm only 16 years of age.

• By reills · New reply April 27, 2012
• 2 replies
• Hi guys, my name is Samantha. I feel like i had a seizer today in class. I am 16 years young in high school and i was in math class doing my work when all of the sudden i got really dizzy and everything ...

Reflux

• By Rachkylew · New reply March 30, 2012
• 8 replies
• My son is 10 weeks old, 5 weeks adjusted. He has severe acid reflux and is now refluxing into his vocal cords. I would love any suggestions on helping him so that this doesn't happen ...

eating hair

• By mama_burton1 · New reply March 28, 2012
• 2 replies
• Logan , now 28 months, has, like other babies, likes to pull and chew on my hair but now he seems to be obsessed with eating it which is weird because he has issues with textures. i am getting worried ...

Pregnancy postpartum

• By Jaydensmom715 · New reply February 28, 2012
• 8 replies
• I'm currently 4 weeks 3 days postpartum after having a 23 week still born due to severe iugr. My question is could it be possible to get pregnant this soon? My boyfriend and I aren't trying but he did ...

Hemoglobin

• By HeidiLee · New reply January 28, 2012
• 4 replies
• My son is 1 year and 9 months adjusted now. He was a 25 weeker weighing 1 pound 11 ounces. He had 4 blood transfusions during his stay in the NICU. We recently had his 1 year check up and discovered his ...

no kidney transplant because she is retarded.

• By prov31gal (Inactive) · New reply January 18, 2012
• 3 replies
• although i dont particularly like the phraze, "retarded" it is the term used by medical professionals To describe intelectual disability, MR. Mental retardation. it makes my skin crawl, but , there you ...

Hypertonia...is it always linked to CP?

• By S_herzog · New reply December 23, 2011
• 5 replies
• Hi everyone my 33+6 weeker (who's now 9 month actual 7.5 mo adjusted) went to his 9 month check up and I asked the pedi if she thought that he had hypotonia (my older son does and he seemed to be a little ...

pedialyte for tube feeds

• By mama_burton1 · New reply November 8, 2011
• 4 replies
• has anyone used pedialyte mixed with formula in g-tube. logan is just starting to get a cold and has threw up a couple of times. any advice about pedialyte would be appreciated ...

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