Do Premature babies have developmental problems next time in terms of learning ?

Question

Could i ask if anyone out there has a preemie born at 24wks gestation and whether such preemies will hv learnign difficulties next time? can they be growing normally like a full term baby when their ages are adjusted to the time when they are supposed to be born....?

Answer 1

My sister and I were discussing this this last weekend. Her son is 8 I believe and was born at either 24 or 28 weeks....god I think she said it was 24....he has had a lot of different issues, somethings would not have been noticed but for the way social services watches premies.......all premies! There is way to much to go into her but I will give you a link to her website...its for her artwork but you can email her if you like. Shes would be glad I am sure to share her experiences with you.

www.kellierountree.com

There have been so many advancements in the treatment of premies......Tyler was home from the hospital long before his due date, I believe he was only in the hospital for 6 weeks! I have seen a lot of babies born way too early make it just fine, there are development issues but they catch up without many issues.

Answer 2

My son was not that premature, but he was born 5 weeks early. My friend however had her baby at 25 or 26 weeks and we were both told that a premature baby should be on the developmental track from their due date, not birth date. So a baby born 14 weeks early would be perfectly on track developmentally if they are doing them around 14 weeks later than an average baby.
My son is 6 months old now and on track. My friends baby is pretty much on track, smaller than average but doing things other 2 year olds do.
I dont remember exactly but at a certian age a child who was a preemie will get on track with their actual age. I have no idea what the age was, maybe 3-4 but I am not sure.
Now this is only applying to a preemie who has no other problems such as bleeding on the brain and such, wrong with them.

Answer 3

There are no guaruntees that a baby born that early won't have some kind of problems. Some babies will be fine with no delays, while some will have severe problems. My son was born at 29 weeks and he had occupational therapy until just before his first birthday (they usually have it until they are 2 at least) I worked with him all the time with the different exercises, and educational toys and he just turned 2 last month and seems to have no delays at all. My son is still a little smaller than some other 2 year-olds, but he is not too small.

Answer 4

I it indeed possible for a premie to have developmental problems. I am a NICU nurse and it all depends on the condition of your child and well how well your child responded. I have seen cases were there was a developmental delay in the case of this couples baby being on a ventilator. This would be a good question for your pediatrician. It can happen, best of luck

Answer 5

Well this will depend on the child. Some children will develop rapidly while others may be "behind". Since your child was born so prematuraly then he may behind the other babies that were born around the same time that your child was. Your child should be more on schedule with children closer to his "due date" or the day he should have been born. So since your child was 3 months early he or she may be 3 months behind the curve. But no worries, your child will eventually catch up and be on the same level as other children his or her age.

Answer 6

Yes and No for Developmental problems, however it differs on ever case. Both myself and my best friend were born 3 months premature and neither of us, have any learning problems. As for growing,no normally if they are premature they grow at a slower rate, but eventually they will catch up.

Answer 7

my three children were born prem and all are doing really well and there has been hard times when we had test to check hearing and brain functions but all come back fine but my son who was born a week late has learning difficulties and now goes to a special needs school so i think even full term babies are at risk with development problems

Answer 8

i myself was a preemie and weighed 3 pounds.i can tell you from my experience with schooling that i had a's and b's and never really had to study.i learned to walk, and talk at the "normal" age and even have went on to college.
i don't think being a preemie has anything to do with learning challenges, at least not in my life.

Answer 9

Individual cases vary. But, there is an unending history of premature babies having "actually performed better" in the world, than many normal types.

Answer 10

well a preemie born at 24 weeks of gestation would be less like to survive. It wouldnt really have developmental problems, but it would have other serious health problems.