Desats at 35 weeks?

[rensben]

Hi everyone,

My little boy Gabriel was born at 31 weeks and is now 35 weeks.He is doing really well, gaining weight and has no major problems. In the beginning he went through a period of desaturations but they stopped after a few days. Now all of a sudden they have started again. I haven't been able to speak to the Doctors about it yet but does anyone know if this is normal or why they might be happening again?

Thanks in advance!

 

[TwoBumps]

My boys had more desats when they were snuffily or had a slight infection. They are so tiny that it doesn't take much for them to struggle a little bit. Hope they stop again soon x

 

[Olivias_mum]

yeah desats that get suddenly worst or more frequent tend to be because of infection or Anemia, olivia was desatting at term n stopped 2 days before she came home xx

 

[Sam9kids]

Yep this happened to Jenson too but whilst he was still in!

He seems ok now xx

 

[rensben]

Hi again,

Thanks everyone. Gabriel is still in the NICU. I talked to the doctor's today.They think it is due to acid reflux.He is receiving treatment for it now. It really scares me when the alarms go off. I hope this passes soon!

 

[Sam9kids]

Hi again,

Thanks everyone. Gabriel is still in the NICU. I talked to the doctor's today.They think it is due to acid reflux.He is receiving treatment for it now. It really scares me when the alarms go off. I hope this passes soon!

Thats exactly what it was with Jenson. He tried gaviscon and carabel and they didnt help. He was then put on Enfamil, a milk that thickens actually in the stomach, and on an orthodontic teat which has a faster flow... and he was home 72 hours later!!

Hope it works xx