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Charlie today
He has been hitting his milestones (the ones for a baby without Downs Syndrome!)
He's a strong little thing, smiling already, putting on weight to target, trying to roll to side with top half, holding his head, turning head to 45 degrees and just about holding it up without aid although very wobbly, following gaze, looking at us when we speak etc.
Means so much to us as he was supposed to be delayed at these things, I forget his diagnosis at the moment!
He has been hitting his milestones (the ones for a baby without Downs Syndrome!)
He's a strong little thing, smiling already, putting on weight to target, trying to roll to side with top half, holding his head, turning head to 45 degrees and just about holding it up without aid although very wobbly, following gaze, looking at us when we speak etc.
Means so much to us as he was supposed to be delayed at these things, I forget his diagnosis at the moment!
Edited by missdiane on Monday 26th November 18:52
missdiane said:
Charlie today
He has been hitting his milestones (the ones for a baby without Downs Syndrome!)
He's a strong little thing, smiling already, putting on weight to target, trying to roll to side with top half, holding his head, turning head to 45 degrees and just about holding it up without aid although very wobbly, following gaze, looking at us when we speak etc.
Means so much to us as he was supposed to be delayed at these things, I forget his diagnosis at the moment!
He looks absolutely fantastic! He's a tough little guy, that boy of yours.He has been hitting his milestones (the ones for a baby without Downs Syndrome!)
He's a strong little thing, smiling already, putting on weight to target, trying to roll to side with top half, holding his head, turning head to 45 degrees and just about holding it up without aid although very wobbly, following gaze, looking at us when we speak etc.
Means so much to us as he was supposed to be delayed at these things, I forget his diagnosis at the moment!
Decided what his first car will be yet?
louiebaby said:
Right, top tips for getting the little bugger to make an appearance please!
So far we've tried curry, Mexican food, pineapple, sex, longish walks, cinema, panto and the circus...
we found nothing really helped, even 2 stretch and sweeps. Guess they make an appearance when they're good and ready, especially if it's a boy as men are never on time So far we've tried curry, Mexican food, pineapple, sex, longish walks, cinema, panto and the circus...
May as well make a late entry for PH 2012 parents thread...
I originally posted back in the PH 2013 parents thread as we had a due date of 1st Jan but events mean that we're likely to come sooner.
Wife started with high blood pressure a couple of weeks back and went for checkup today and BP was too high. There was some protein in her urine so they've diagnosed her with pre-eclampsia.
Baby was only 35 weeks today and wife will have to stay in hospital for 72 hours to be monitored. They're going to try and manage the BP with meds but if no joy the baby will have to be induced early. Baby is also slightly under size so they're giving her steroid injections in anticipation of an early delivery.
On one hand am quite looking forward to the idea of seeing baby a bit sooner but reading up on pre-eclampsia has stressed me out quite a bit, there seems to be so many things that can go wrong. Has anyone else any experiences with pre-eclampsia and early deliveries?
I originally posted back in the PH 2013 parents thread as we had a due date of 1st Jan but events mean that we're likely to come sooner.
Wife started with high blood pressure a couple of weeks back and went for checkup today and BP was too high. There was some protein in her urine so they've diagnosed her with pre-eclampsia.
Baby was only 35 weeks today and wife will have to stay in hospital for 72 hours to be monitored. They're going to try and manage the BP with meds but if no joy the baby will have to be induced early. Baby is also slightly under size so they're giving her steroid injections in anticipation of an early delivery.
On one hand am quite looking forward to the idea of seeing baby a bit sooner but reading up on pre-eclampsia has stressed me out quite a bit, there seems to be so many things that can go wrong. Has anyone else any experiences with pre-eclampsia and early deliveries?
Sparta VAG said:
On one hand am quite looking forward to the idea of seeing baby a bit sooner but reading up on pre-eclampsia has stressed me out quite a bit, there seems to be so many things that can go wrong. Has anyone else any experiences with pre-eclampsia and early deliveries?
Welcome!Not pre-eclampsia here, but our first daughter was born at 34 weeks after my wife's waters broke out of the blue. She wasn't due to finish work until the following day!
E was 4lb 140z at birth - she was basically the same length as a new born, but with very little of the body fat they pile on in the last few weeks. Aside from having a week in hospital with jaundice and a slow start to the feeding routine, she was absolutely fine. Just little. 2 and a half years on, and she's bang on the curve for her actual age (if your baby arrives early then you'll have an adjusted age curve to take account of the early arrival) and you wouldn't know she was even premature.
Apparently since we had her they've reclassified the definition of premature so that 34 weeks is considered perfectly acceptable and normal. At that stage of growth the main worry is around lung development, but if they are giving baby steroids then that should be fine.
Good luck, I'm sure it'll all be OK.
I can only echo Stuart's comments, I had my baby boy Michael by Caesarian in June at 34 weeks - my waters broke early (3 weeks before the op!!!). Michael was 6lbs and was in SCBU (special care baby unit), mainly observation, for only a few days until breastfeeding was established.
Given that there were a lot of risks involved with infections etc, and my pressure went up, the hospital were fantastic and I am sure that your wife and baby will be just fine.
Given that there were a lot of risks involved with infections etc, and my pressure went up, the hospital were fantastic and I am sure that your wife and baby will be just fine.
Sparta VAG said:
On one hand am quite looking forward to the idea of seeing baby a bit sooner but reading up on pre-eclampsia has stressed me out quite a bit, there seems to be so many things that can go wrong. Has anyone else any experiences with pre-eclampsia and early deliveries?
Not sure how early she was born, but a family friend had theirs quite early due to pre-ec-however-you-spell-it. Two years on, and you couldn't tell. She's still a little bugger!In other news, ours arrived a week late last night, by c-section, at 9lb 11oz, and 57cm length. Mum and baby (Ben) doing well.
The driving day at Palmersports has now been topped on my patented "best-day-ever-ometer" and in related news, I have a black eye from the missus for demoting our wedding day to third place.
Stuart said:
Welcome!
Not pre-eclampsia here, but our first daughter was born at 34 weeks after my wife's waters broke out of the blue. She wasn't due to finish work until the following day!
E was 4lb 140z at birth - she was basically the same length as a new born, but with very little of the body fat they pile on in the last few weeks. Aside from having a week in hospital with jaundice and a slow start to the feeding routine, she was absolutely fine. Just little. 2 and a half years on, and she's bang on the curve for her actual age (if your baby arrives early then you'll have an adjusted age curve to take account of the early arrival) and you wouldn't know she was even premature.
Apparently since we had her they've reclassified the definition of premature so that 34 weeks is considered perfectly acceptable and normal. At that stage of growth the main worry is around lung development, but if they are giving baby steroids then that should be fine.
Good luck, I'm sure it'll all be OK.
I have had three early ones. The interesting thing is they will deliver at 34 weeks for non-medical reasons (well non-physical ones that is) and on that basis I assume it is a perfectly reasonable gestation to reach albeit with a spell in scbu.Not pre-eclampsia here, but our first daughter was born at 34 weeks after my wife's waters broke out of the blue. She wasn't due to finish work until the following day!
E was 4lb 140z at birth - she was basically the same length as a new born, but with very little of the body fat they pile on in the last few weeks. Aside from having a week in hospital with jaundice and a slow start to the feeding routine, she was absolutely fine. Just little. 2 and a half years on, and she's bang on the curve for her actual age (if your baby arrives early then you'll have an adjusted age curve to take account of the early arrival) and you wouldn't know she was even premature.
Apparently since we had her they've reclassified the definition of premature so that 34 weeks is considered perfectly acceptable and normal. At that stage of growth the main worry is around lung development, but if they are giving baby steroids then that should be fine.
Good luck, I'm sure it'll all be OK.
anyone know how I can stop Noah flipping on to his belly during the night and waking himself up
He doesn't want to be there and cries to be turned back over but seems unable to stop himself. He goes straight back to sleep immediately once I've turned him over but getting up every 10 minutes is exhausting both of us
He doesn't want to be there and cries to be turned back over but seems unable to stop himself. He goes straight back to sleep immediately once I've turned him over but getting up every 10 minutes is exhausting both of us
Granville said:
anyone know how I can stop Noah flipping on to his belly during the night and waking himself up
He doesn't want to be there and cries to be turned back over but seems unable to stop himself. He goes straight back to sleep immediately once I've turned him over but getting up every 10 minutes is exhausting both of us
Would one of those sleeping-bag things make it harder for him to accidentally roll over?He doesn't want to be there and cries to be turned back over but seems unable to stop himself. He goes straight back to sleep immediately once I've turned him over but getting up every 10 minutes is exhausting both of us
At very worst, it's surely only a matter of days/weeks before he can roll back again...
he can already roll over and back again but wont do it in bed, he wakes himself up crying.
Anyone here using the sleepbags, does it restrict the ability to roll from side to back? Noah sleeps on his side or back and I don't want to prevent him doing that.
He's worse now at 4 months than when he was new born with meningitis. I have a feeling we need to ride this out and no real fix to the problem. Only issue is I return back to work in January and I won't be able to cope on so little sleep if this continues long term
Anyone here using the sleepbags, does it restrict the ability to roll from side to back? Noah sleeps on his side or back and I don't want to prevent him doing that.
He's worse now at 4 months than when he was new born with meningitis. I have a feeling we need to ride this out and no real fix to the problem. Only issue is I return back to work in January and I won't be able to cope on so little sleep if this continues long term
Granville said:
anyone know how I can stop Noah flipping on to his belly during the night and waking himself up
He doesn't want to be there and cries to be turned back over but seems unable to stop himself. He goes straight back to sleep immediately once I've turned him over but getting up every 10 minutes is exhausting both of us
I'm not really qualified to give any advice and I've no idea if there are cot death implications (it feels like most things do), but given how desperate things can get... when ours was in hospital a few weeks ago at about 10 days old the midwives would roll up a blanket into a long tube and bend it around, with a sheet over the top and then they put him down with his head in the base of the U. Didn't end up looking unlike this: He doesn't want to be there and cries to be turned back over but seems unable to stop himself. He goes straight back to sleep immediately once I've turned him over but getting up every 10 minutes is exhausting both of us
I figure if they did it and you watch him long enough to see how he gets on it should be ok?
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