My grandson is going to be born 6 wks early cuz of mom's health issues. Anyone else had a baby this early?

Question

How much did he/she weigh and how is he/she now?

Answer 1

i have a 2 1/2 yr lod grandson who got here 7wks early we arent sure why but he weight in at 4 lbs 2 oz and was 20 inches long he stayed in the nicu for 2 weeks i was so afarid for him sense all my boys were 9 and 10 lbs each they get a slow start but most catch up hes now 38lb smart as they come and over 3 ft tall and loves to sing ,every body ought to go to sunday school !! i pray you have a health y grand son when our grandson was in the nicu we seen babys that were way earlier than ours and they weight 2lbs or even less but they all made it
mayGOD keep his hands on the mom and the baby GOD bless

Answer 2

Any time from 37-40 weeks is considered normal. So if the say 6 weeks early, it's 6 weeks before the expected 40 week date but it's only 2 weeks before the 37 weeks cutoff for full term. The baby may be a little small, probably somewhere between 4and 6 pounds, unless mom is diabetic or has some other things going on. 2 weeks early isn't bad, and the baby should be just fine. He may need to go into an intermediate or intensive care nursery because he's early, just because of hospital protocol, to keep an eye on him. Good luck and congrats!

Answer 3

I know a guy who was born more than 6 weeks early due to the mom's health. He weighed 2 pounds and 15 ounces. He stayed in the hospital for 2 months, but is now 21 years old and just got out of a stint in the Army, (including Iraq for a year). So don't worry, things can go wrong, but the doctors really do a wonderful job at taking care of those premeeies.

Answer 4

My daughter was born 10 weeks early due to health problems of mine. She weighed 3 lbs. 6 oz. and 19 in. long she spent 2 months in the hospital due to apnea a sleeping disorder. She is now 14 months old and perfectly healthy. It is very scary in the beginning but he should be fine. There were other babies in the hospital with my baby that were born 3 months early and went home before mine. All babies are different but all should be well with your grandson. good luck and congratulations on being a grandparent.

Answer 5

mom says sister grow to be born 6 weeks/7 weeks to early and not something exceeded off to her, no incubator, no advance lighting fixtures (that's what mom calls the warming lighting fixtures on the flamboyant infant table) her abcore rankings have been 10, no longer something the priority in any respect along with her, only little or no, born at 4.5 kilos all the way down to 3.seventy 5 released a 4.0 in only 2 days, reason mom had different infants and knew what she grow to be doing, she mentions that nursing grow to be a sprint bit a undertaking reason her mouth grow to be so little or no, she might in basic terms take the top of the nipple and not the excellent areola, which brought about mom some great discomfort, yet in time sissy discovered and grew and mom toughened up.

Answer 6

First son born 4 weeks early, 5 pounds
Second son born 8 weeks early, 4 pounds

My second son has a small learning disorder, but at 19 he is 6'2, almost 200 pounds.

Answer 7

My mom was born 8 weeks early 60 years ago. She only weighed 2 lbs 13 oz. She has never been sick a day in her life. You should have nothing to fear.

Answer 8

yes i did my son was born 10 weeks early n he is short now and small i mean he is 13 now n only 4 ft 7 and 84 lbs but healthy n i was born 12 weeks early n i am well for the most part ok but my neice had hers at 5 months along and it died

Answer 9

Yes my daughter was bron 4-5 weeks early and weighed only 1.8 kgs at the time of birth. Now my daughter is almost 3 years and her physical growth is perfectly normal. She is a hyperactive kid!!

Answer 10

My, now 43yr old, brother was born that early. He had no major health issues but was kept in the hospital for three weeks because his lungs weren't developed completely and they just wanted to be very sure he was ok.

As I said, he's now 43yrs old and just fine.

But I also have a friend who was born that early and she has chronic bronchitis, athma and other lung issues, she's now 32yrs old.