I am 28 weeks...if my baby was to be born today, would he live outside the womb? Would he be able to breathe on his own?
2006-09-06 08:16:32 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Babies as early as 24 weeks can survive, but are usually placed on a ventalator to breath for them. Some have lasting problems while others do not.
2006-09-06 10:49:45 · answer #1 · answered by mommyofthree 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My twins were born at 29 1/2 weeks gestation weighing at 2 lb 12 oz and 2 lb 8 oz. Alexa was breathing on her own from the beginning, but Rozlyn needed a respirator & later passed away from RSV at 6 wks of age. You never know what will happen. I have heard of babies alot earlier than that surviving. Best thing to do is try to stay pregnant until at least 36 wks. Follow your doctors advice. Good luck!
2006-09-06 10:07:39 · answer #2 · answered by jillie76 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Babies as young as 22-23 weeks have been known to survive. A 28 weeker will be in the nicu for a while...and will probably be on a ventilator. 28 weekers have a high survival rate, and most tend to do very well later in life.
2006-09-06 10:15:56 · answer #3 · answered by SKITTLES 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
28 weeks it's almost a given that he'd live. My son was born 6 months ago at 33 weeks and he's doing great. He was on a vent for 3 days and in the NICU for a month.
If your baby is born today he'd most likely be on a vent, and a feeding tube for a while. He probably couldn't breathe on his own but he would be able to shortly. You'd be in for a long road of tests and needle sticks and learning to bottle/breast feed, but he'd probably live.
The youngest that I've ever heard of living was 23 weeks.
2006-09-06 08:45:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Your baby would have a 50/50 chance of living. The chances of breathing on his/her own is very slim. If the baby were born today, they would prob have many learning issues and health issues. Race and gender can affect your babies health. Girls are more likely to live, not matter the race, and white boys are the least likely.
Bless you and your baby for good health and a full term preg.
www.babyzone.com helped me though my preg. It gave me week to week info on what was happening in my womb and with my body. I hope it will be helpful to you :)
2006-09-06 08:21:42 · answer #5 · answered by rebeccalynn_dj 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Yep -- 28 weeks is the magic number!
(but there have been babies born earlier that survive and even at 28 weeks you can expect there would be some complications, especially with his lungs!)
Keep your feet up!
2006-09-06 08:19:55 · answer #6 · answered by Katherine 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I believe the doctors prefer babies to be at least 36 weeks old before birth, it takes that long to fully develope lungs. Your baby might survive if he was born today, but I think it would be in neonatal care for a long time.
2006-09-06 08:19:34 · answer #7 · answered by S. O. 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A Baby has a %50 chance of survival at 29 weeks. Each week, the lungs & organs have a better chance or survival. Are you asking this question just out of curosity?? I wanted my twins born at 30 weeks, because I was so big & it hurt to move. (I'm only 5'3" -- and I was 40inches round). They had to do an amino-drain on one of the twins, so I could be more relaxed. I was able to hang on until 34 weeks.
My twins spent 2 weeks in NICU.
2006-09-06 08:24:23 · answer #8 · answered by its_twins_2005 2 · 6⤊ 1⤋
mom of a 29.5 weeker here, at 28 weeks your baby have a very high survival rate, nearly 90%. Still risks of disabilities later in life.. How the baby does and if they can breathe on their own depend entirely on the individual baby. very rare for a 28 week baby to breathe on its own. You dont usually see that until 31, 32 weeks and even at that point its the exception, not the rule.
My daughter let out one gurgly sound when she was born, then was ventilated for 8 days and on oxygen for the next 4 months (even when she came home). She had a lot of complications in the nicu, brain bleeds, infections, lung disease, etc. but it really just depends. I know babies born younger than her that sailed thru their nicu stay (altho it was still long). She was in nicu for 60 days. there are babies who have survived at 22 weeks, but when born that early they are certain to face many severe disabilities (cerebral palsy, retardation, blindness, deafness, eating problems, etc). here's an interesting chart about survival and complication rates by date of gestation (altho my daughter went against the odds on just about every single one of these).
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/2077/table.html
2006-09-06 08:26:31 · answer #9 · answered by Mina222 5 · 4⤊ 1⤋
My twins were born at 28 weeks but they were vented as soon as they were born.
2006-09-06 08:51:04 · answer #10 · answered by aintgivinup79 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋