My baby girl was born at 35+3

[Mrs_Wright]

Hi all,
Last Wednesday (16th) my beautiful girl made her entrance at 35+3weeks. We had a 3 days hospital stay, where she was on a hypoglycaemia (sp?) pathway where they checked her blood regularly for the first 24 hours to check her blood sugar levels, and she had phototherapy in a special bed where we were only allowed to get her out for feeding and nappy changes We were allowed home on Saturday afternoon.
She is doing amazingly considering and the hospital staff where so impressed with her.
I just wondered what to expect now? Like because she was born prematurely but not like majorly early and didn't require a long hospital stay?

 

[Foogirl]

Every preemie is unique so it's hard to say. The best rule of thumb is to expect a delay in development so adjust her age by a few weeks until you see how she gets on. It might be that she manages fine but she might be behind for weight for a wee while. Make sure you mention it to doctors or HV when doing things like the 6 week check. They might ask you to come along for a follow up but it does depend on how well they were when they were discharged.