What are the risks if my baby is born now, at 33 weeks?

Answer 1

It depends how mature the lungs are. 38 to 40 weeks is best but things happen.

In 1995 my daughter was born at 34 weeks and only spent a week in the hospital. She was 5 lbs 1 oz.

The longer you can keep them in your belly the better. I wish you the best.

Answer 2

I will tell you right now that if it is a possibility that you may have a premature baby then you need to relax and don't get all worked up.I had twins and i have been through this so i will tell you what i dealt with.I went to Albany Medical Center which is a top hospital with the best neo-natal unit in N.Y state. If you do go into labor your doctor will put you on magnesium to stop your labor,this makes you extremely sick and you can;t eat ,but it will give the doctors time to give you a shot of Surfactin.This is a steroid given to you which will help the baby's lungs to be well prepared for a premature birth.They want to try to give you 2 shots the second 24 hours after the first.If your baby is born at 33 weeks you most likely need to be concerned with his lungs.More serious could be bleeding of the brain,which is more of a problem 30 weeks and under. They will take him to the neo-natal ward where he will probably get a breathing tube and i'vs for nutrition .They will let him come home when he can maintain his body temperature,weighs 5 lbs,and can eat. You should relax though 38 weeks is the earliest you would want to have your baby cause he would be healthy. You will be okay,and if you feel you are going into labor immediatly get to the hospital so they can stop it before it preogresses to where they can't. Good Luck to you

Answer 3

I am so happy to answer this for you, I have had two babies at 33 weeks.

The first did not do great. BUT. He did not have the injection of steriods for the lungs and that was the only reason.
He had to stay in the hospital for 3 weeks. But other than that he was perfect. He was beautiful. He was 7 lbs!!! I had gestational diabetes with all my children. All were early, all were big. The other big reason he had to stay in hospital was because he stressed due to cord being wrapped around his neck 3 times, he aspirated fluid and got pnuemonia from it. the immaturity of his lungs compounded that. But, he was not DYING or going to die. He was great other than that.

The second baby was perfect. He had both steriod shots. He was 7 lbs, too!!!! Imagine if they were on time!
He had a little jaundice, which is typical in preemies.
I took him home 2 days later. No probs. I NURSED him right away. Don't listen to people who say they could die, no nursing and all that. My goodness, the baby isn't 25 weeks. PLEASE>

If you are going early, just MAKE sure you tell them to give you the steriod injections for the babies lungs. This will almost certainly make the outcome MUCH better. At 33 weeks they are just getting lungs finished up, and just getting fatter. That is all that is left.

I wish you the best of luck and don't be scared, hospitals are easily able to handle a 33 week baby, it is not dire like a 26 week baby. Just get the shots. My babies were fine. I had two at 33 weeks, one at 34.5 and one at 35.1.
They were all terrific, only the first had to stay for a little.

Take care!

Answer 4

My daughter was born at 35 weeks. I know that two weeks makes a big difference, but I wanted to share my experience with you. I had zero complications my entire pregnancy and had no clues that I would go into early labor until my water broke. When my daughter was born, she weighed 5lb 4oz, not bad for that early. She was having trouble breathing from the get-go but the NICU nurses let me hold her for a few minutes after she was born before they took her from the maternity ward into the NICU. Then the doctor gave me a couple stitches and I wanted to go see my daughter but the nurse wouldn't let me go until I ate dinner. That was the strangest part - it was like she was never born because there I was not pregnant and not holding my baby. My daughter was placed on a positive air flow machine that helped to "inflate" her lungs and an IV for fluids. They switched from the positive air flow to a regular nasal style of oxygen after about 36 hours. That's when I was able to hold her for the first time since she was born, and also to nurse her for the first time. I think they removed the IV after 3 - 4 days. She was done with the oxygen after a day or so, but she started to develop jaundice so she stayed in the NICU for a few more days, a week in total. It was a very physically and emotionally grueling time for my husband and I. I was very lucky - my daughter was never in imminent danger, just had a few stumbling blocks. She was slow in gaining weight but that was mostly because I was an inexperienced, dazed mother who when we did finally come home had too much "help" taking care of the baby when I should have just been nursing her little face off. Now she is 5 1/2 months old,nearly 12 pounds, and sleeping like an angel in her crib upstairs without a care in the world. Good luck, and God bless!

Answer 5

There are risks of some complications but after 28-29 weeks the baby is no longer considered a micro-premie and the risks go down. They can give steroids to help the baby's lungs develop. Good luck.

Answer 6

Baby will be O.K. Will need to be in Nic-U for a few weeks, will not be able to nurse, so will probably have a tube feed(down the nose) and you should have the steroids for the lungs. Over all, he/she will be fine after a few weeks in the hospital. My friend had a 32 weeker, and now she is a happy, healthy 2 1/2 year old.

Answer 7

brain bleeds poor lungs heart problems underweight. lots of things. but the baby can survive and thrive. my cousin delivered at 32 weeks and hes perfectly fine now

Answer 8

immature lungs breathing problems heart problems and a chance of death a lot of babies do survive born at 33 weeks

Answer 9

I hate to say this but it is a long shot but it could survive in a good hospital and good care. Take one day at a time.

Answer 10

He/she may be a little underweight but he/she should turn out alright.