How many weeks do my twins have to stay in the hospital if born early at 34 weeks?

Answer 1

i have no idea but i never ever would leave them alone NEVER they will not get the care they need from mom

Answer 2

This is hard to tell, and not even doctors can tell you because it all depends on your babies. Should their lungs be mature enough, they may not need to be incubated. And then they may be able to eat without any problems and not need breathing tubes. But with these 2 (being able to eat and breathe on their own), if they cannot do this themselves then they will spend a bit of time in the NICU (neonatal intensive care unit).

My twins were born at 33 1/2 weeks. I spent 4 days in the hospital on bed rest with my doctor trying to stop my contractions. While on bedrest, I was able to get 2 shots of steriods to mature my babies' lungs. Finally, after 4 days, I had a c-section (my previous was c-section). My girls were big (4 1/2 and 5 1/2 lbs) and their lungs were perfectly functional. They didn't need a breathing tube. They had an IV for the first 24 hours, and then they were fed formula and they ate quite well and kept it down - so need to feeding tubes. After that, the criteria for them to leave the hospital was that they gain weight (it took them a week to start gaining weight), be at least 35 weeks (gestation age). We found out they gained weight finally the night before they were 35 weeks, and so the next day they were released.

There are babies out there who were born later than 33 weeks and had to stay in the hospital for months. So really, it depends on how your babies do.

PS - forgot to add one more criteri a- they have to be able to maintain their own temperature.

Answer 3

Its hard to tell. Just take it as it comes as you can never plan for something like this. I had my twins via c-section at 37 weeks, but they had to stay 10 days as one swallowed amniotic fluid and had pneumonia! Most hospitals will not release a baby until they are 5 lbs. That is the weight they are allowed to ride in a car seat. Just be prepared for whatever comes your way and don't try to plan it, as if you do it may not happen that way and you might be upset. Just be happy about your two new arrivals and know that the hospital will do what's best for them. At 37 weeks my twins were 6 and 7 lbs, so I imagine at 34 weeks, yours might have to wait a bit to get up to the 5. Also, you will dismissed after 4 days or so, but I absolutely refused to leave my babies. I told them that if they did not provide accomodations for me, that I would sleep in the lobby. It turns out, my hospital had both a women's dorm-style apartment on the top floor for nursing moms to stay and then they ended up actually giving us a room in NICU so my husband could stay too, free of charge. So look into that as well, if you do have to stay. CONGRATULATIONS, twins are a lot of work, but wonderful. Just be patient and take one day at a time! :)

Answer 4

It would depend on your specific twins. Most single babies born at that gestation would have only a very short stay if any in the NICU unless there was another problem. With twins they will most likely be a little smaller than a reg baby but there is no way to know exactly how much until they are born. I think as long as they are eating and breathing fine the babies only have to reach 5 pounds before they send them home.

Answer 5

There is no set amount of time that they will have to stay. How long they stay depends on how healthy they are, how mature their lungs are, and how they are gaining weight. My twins were born at 35 weeks and they only had to stay in for 1 week because there were minimal complications. We only had a little bit of blood sugar/weight gain issues but after that they were good to go. It is also typical that one stays longer than the other (my smallest twin stayed a couple days longer)

Answer 6

Probably about a month depending on how big they are. I had my 2nd baby at 32 weeks and she was only in there for a few weeks but quite often twins are smaller so maybe about a month it really just depeds on how they are at birth. I had a friend who had her twins at 26 weeks and one needed an operation and the other was fine and they were in hospital for 2 months but all was well. Congrats on having twins that is wonderful good luckxxx

Answer 7

It depends on the weight. Usually within a week or two.

My sis had a c-section with her twins at 36wks. The boy was 5lbs 15oz and the girl was 4lbs 15oz. They stayed in the hospital for 6 days, but mostly because the girl stopped breathing the first night, so they kept them longer for observation. Otherwise they would have been discharged within 3 days (said my sis's doc) because the girl gained weight rapidly and the boy was already over 5lbs.

Answer 8

That would depend on their birth weight and APGAR scores at birth and what their pediatrician thinks. Also, it depends on if there were any health issues during pregnancy or right at birth or any complications. I would ask your doctor or their pediatrician. No one but one of those two people will be able to give you an exact answer. But, 34 weeks is incredible for twins. Congrats and good luck to you and your babies. Merry Christmas!

Answer 9

i was born at 32 weeks im also a twin my twin sister was very poorly we ended up staying in there a month because my mum wouldnt take one of us out without the other if they are not poorly maybe up to a week or more
BTW IM 13 lol but i have experienced this me being the older twin =]

luv cassey

Answer 10

No way to give you an answer... the medical condition of the twins and what the Doctor says will determine the time they will spend in the hospital.

Answer 11

no set amount - I was born 2 months preemi (2nd of twins) and had some problems related to hypogylcemia and convulsions - my parents told me I was in there a month, aside from the hypoglycemia which eventually turned into diabetes (this yr), high cholesterol and triglycerides and other middle age aches and pains - I turned out fine (I'm 48) - Mostly lung development is the thing that is affected by premature growth anymore - that's the last function to fully develop