when the baby is preeme?

[mum78]

sorry ladies its may be astupid quetion ,but i want to know if the baby born in 36+2 will be apreeme baby?

 

[mummy3]

Technically it would be a late preterm baby. Baby most likely would act as a term baby though

 

[Ohmy4]

I worked in OB and any baby below 37 weeks is written down as a preemie. But there are also degrees to preemies.....23-28 weeks is a micro preemie.....28-32 really premature...32-34 is premature...and 34-36 is mildly premature. 36 weekers tend to not have many issues...mainly with coordinating the eat, suck, swallow skill. We call them "feeders and growers" all they need is some growing time.

 

[mum78]

thanks ladies

 

[Cazzyg]

AS everyone else has said, full term is 37 weeks and while many babies born at 36 weeks have no problems and don't need a stay in special care, not all are born with no issues.

My daughter was born at 36 weeks, just short of full term and had a short stay in NICU due to breathing problems. I didn't expect that as I thought that due to her gestation, all would be fine.

 

[Sofiekirsten]

My little man was classed as premature at 36+1 and we had to stay in hospital for 3 days due to jaundice but otherwise he is fine

 

[SatansSprite]

My son was a 36 weeker, and while he had no breathing difficulties or anything, he was really small, even compared to some other 36 weekers in there. He weighed 3 pounds 5 ounces, had to stay for 4 weeks to put on weight and since then has had developmental delays in pretty much all areas.

He was also classified as being a preemie and was followed as such, with a corrected age and everything.