vermeil
Mom to 27 week wonder+DD
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Hello ladies!
It`s still strange to be posting here and not in the pregnancy forums.
Our bubbah Vincent was due in august but SURPRISE! He`s here... in fact he`s already 5 weeks old.
He was in a big hurry to meet us and was born May 9th on Mother`s Day.
I was hospitalized suddenly at 25 weeks with high blood pressure. Already knew baby was a bit behind in development a that point, the placenta not delivering him enough nutrients. They decided to keep me there on complete bed rest and monitor his development closely. (it`s amazing what they can do, measure the exact blood flow and pressure in the umbilical cord!) I was told I wouldn`t last another three weeks. I was completely shocked since I had no symptoms and felt great.
I reached 27 weeks, but by then he had a severe developmental delay. He still had the weight of 23 weeks, in the bottom 2 percentile. The circulation to the placenta was pretty low and was getting worse. So doctors decided his chances were now better outside the womb. They put his odds of surviving without health problems at 25%.
He was born at a whole 570 grams. The first two weeks were really rough, he had many problems and complications. There are simply no words to describe the hell we went through. Plus I spent two weeks in the hospital after an invasive c section to give him the best odds possible.
Better news is, now at 5 weeks, he weighs 1380 grams, he`s stable and now receiving mother`s milk. His lungs and intestines are still fragile though. But he`s started opening his eyes, can sorta suck on a soother, and has the most adorable reddish hair.
I`m not quite ready to post pictures. Just writing this brought me to tears again. But I wanted to share this little miracle with you all. He`s certainly a fighter and making mom and dad very proud.
It`s really nice to have other people to share this with. I`ve read a few other posts and realize I know all the lingo now, I`ve lived the same things, the crazy roller coaster of ups and downs.
Thanks for all your encouraging words
It`s still strange to be posting here and not in the pregnancy forums.
Our bubbah Vincent was due in august but SURPRISE! He`s here... in fact he`s already 5 weeks old.
He was in a big hurry to meet us and was born May 9th on Mother`s Day.
I was hospitalized suddenly at 25 weeks with high blood pressure. Already knew baby was a bit behind in development a that point, the placenta not delivering him enough nutrients. They decided to keep me there on complete bed rest and monitor his development closely. (it`s amazing what they can do, measure the exact blood flow and pressure in the umbilical cord!) I was told I wouldn`t last another three weeks. I was completely shocked since I had no symptoms and felt great.
I reached 27 weeks, but by then he had a severe developmental delay. He still had the weight of 23 weeks, in the bottom 2 percentile. The circulation to the placenta was pretty low and was getting worse. So doctors decided his chances were now better outside the womb. They put his odds of surviving without health problems at 25%.
He was born at a whole 570 grams. The first two weeks were really rough, he had many problems and complications. There are simply no words to describe the hell we went through. Plus I spent two weeks in the hospital after an invasive c section to give him the best odds possible.
Better news is, now at 5 weeks, he weighs 1380 grams, he`s stable and now receiving mother`s milk. His lungs and intestines are still fragile though. But he`s started opening his eyes, can sorta suck on a soother, and has the most adorable reddish hair.
I`m not quite ready to post pictures. Just writing this brought me to tears again. But I wanted to share this little miracle with you all. He`s certainly a fighter and making mom and dad very proud.
It`s really nice to have other people to share this with. I`ve read a few other posts and realize I know all the lingo now, I`ve lived the same things, the crazy roller coaster of ups and downs.
Thanks for all your encouraging words
And today they suspect he has yet another bladder infection. And of course he`s still yellow, jaundice these little guys often get as a reaction from being fed by iv for so long.
that is great news 
