Son was born at 27 weeks...what do I expect for growth and development?

Question

I know every baby is different...but when should I expect him to sit up or hold a bottle? This is very frustrating because the Neonatologist told me to treat him like his due date minus his birth date. So instead of 6 mos he's 3 mos? Someone help...

Answer 1

I guess they're trying to say he'll develop slow, like when he's 6months, he'll be at the developmental stage of a 3month old? I'm not sure, that sounds odd the way they said it. But if I were you, I'd treat him just as one would treat a full-term baby. He could amaze you by being right on track. I myself think that if you think you're child is going to be slow about anything, you're going to be too hard on them and freak out if they're not exactly on track. Just let him go at his own pace. We can already tell he's a fighter, and a very strong boy. So just love him and be patient and everything will be fine. Congratulations on your little man, he's adorable!

Answer 2

It's not that your baby is "going to develop slow"... it's that the average human child is born at around 9 to 10 months in their development. Your child was born at only around 6 months into his development.... so your gauge of when he should be reaching certain 'landmarks' in his development just needs to be adjusted in order to allow for that. He'll still be hitting them at the same time, roughly, as anybody else... but the age at which it's documented will be different. You see, say the average child starts walking at 12 months (just for example's sake).... but your son doesn't start walking until 14 months. If your son had been born at 9 months, instead of 6 months, that would put him as walking at just under one year old!.... do you follow my logic? He may SEEM like a late bloomer in things, but he just got an early start out of the gates, and you need to take that into account.

So, if the average kid starts sitting up at 6 months, your son might not sit up until around 9 months... but that's okay, because developmentally, he'd be right on schedule like any other kid, again, because he got an early start. If he'd have stayed inside for an additional three months, he'd be considered 6 months old, not 9 months old, and would be right on track... see?

I hope i didn't confuse you...

Good luck.

Answer 3

First of all, he's absolutely adorable!!! What a precious boy, you must love him a bunch! In general, yes you do subtract the 13 weeks from his age before you consider any delays, but that being said, every baby develops at their own rate, some quicker than others, so time will tell. Being born that premature, he may have special challenges to overcome...or not. Best of luck with him and enjoy every minute!! I have two children who were 28-weekers and they are joys in my life!

Answer 4

the neonatologists have a huge background in dealing with prematurity in babies. it is primarily what lands them in their care. with that degree of prematurity, you really should expect him to go about three months behind...he'll do things at 9 months that full term babies would usually do at 6 months. this generally hold true for about the first year or two. i had a brother who was born about 3 months early and until he was about 18 months old, he was a couple months behind other kids his age. by the time he got to school age and now into adulthood, he's perfectly normal.

Answer 5

That's right, you go by his adjusted birth date. A good resource is a book called "Our Baby: The First Year" by Dagmar Von Cramm and Eberhard Schmidt. You should be able to borrow it from any library.

According to its first glance reference page, a 3 month-old should be able to turn his head toward the direction of your voice and babble away in his own language. He should also be able to start sleeping for 6 to 8 hours without a feed every night.

Good luck and enjoy parenting

Answer 6

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Answer 7

I don't think you have anything to worry about. Two of my cousins came out early. They are both tall and intellegent. One of them had a weak body though, but by the blessings of the Almighty he's ok now.

Well, your son very small so treat him delicately, i think being a mother u cannot treat him otherwise. And about him walking, it will be obviously take more than 18-20 months i think.

He just came out early, give him some space will you ... :)

Good luck.

Answer 8

My wife is a physical therapist and says if the baby is normal then you give him his extra time (in this case 13 weeks) just like your doctor said. If he has some other developmental problems (like missing several goals at the same time) then get additional care for him. You should be able to call Easter Seals and get him screen regularly for free. We do with our children.

Answer 9

yes that is it exactly
I met a lady whos son was 3 months premature
my son was born close to her sons DUE date.
they were developmentally the same: her son at 6 months and mine at 3 months.
they were so tired of explaining that he was premature, he's 6 months old, but he's not sitting, trying to crawl whatever, so they decided on that day to start saying he's figuratively 3 months old.
Premature babies develop more slowly, true, but if you go by their supposed to be age instead of their actual age, you'll have a better guess-timate on their development:)
So if your son is now 3 months, (figuratively), he should be trying to roll over and begin trying to grasp at objects, etc.
Hope this helps
Congratulations!

Answer 10

typical nutty scientific doctorcraft BS. What kind of math mess is that anyway?

that's your baby! expect the very best! love, love, love, love and enjoy him a lot!

My son didn't stop jibberish talk until he was four. Imagine that! Now he's an honor student -- gets all A's without any strain, almost without effort.

((((((Glad I didn't take him to the doctor about the jibberish...who knows what kind of horrible drugs/advice we'd have put on our boy?)))))