Preemie List

Preemie's Name: Faith
Due Date: 12/04/03
Actual Birthday: 11/09/03
Born At What Gestation: 36 weeks
Reason For Premature Birth: water broke
Medical Difficulties Preemie Indured: low glucose, but then fine
Legnth Of Stay In NICU: none
How Are They Doing Now? Great


Preemie's Name: Halierose
Due Date: 01/27/06
Actual Birthday: 12/23/05
Born At What Gestation: 35 weeks, 4 .14 lbs
Reason For Premature Birth: water broke, placenta abruption
Medical Difficulties Preemie Indured: maintaining body temp.
Legnth Of Stay In NICU: 3 hours
How Are They Doing Now? great

Preemie's Name: Zoey
Due Date: April 15th
Actual Birthday: April 1st
Born At What Gestation: 38 weeks
Reason For Premature Birth: Placenta detatching, couldn't risk any more contractions
Medical Difficulties Preemie Indured: immature lungs (oxygen tent), jaundice, strep infection, NG tube, low blood pressure, weak suck reflex
Legnth Of Stay In NICU: 2 weeks
How Are They Doing Now? she is doing great! She had surgery on her eye at 7 months, but that is normal now too!

Preemie's Name: Arianna and Brianna
Due Date: January 6th
Actual Birthday: November 12th
Born At What Gestation: 33 weeks
Reason For Premature Birth: Premature labor due to placenta previa
Medical Difficulties Preemie Indured: weak sucking reflex, dips in blood pressure, jaundice, breathing difficulties
Length Of Stay In NICU: Arianna 3 1/2 weeks, Brianna 2 weeks How Are They Doing Now? Healthwise, Arianna seems to be prone to bronchitis and pneumonia. As far as their developmental milestones, they have been at the lower end of normal.

Preemie's Name: Malachi
Due Date: 1-26-06
Actual Birthday: 12-13-05
Born At What Gestation: 33 weeks, 5lbs 3oz
Reason For Premature Birth: Don't know! Started premature labor at 29 weeks and was put on bedrest.
Medical Difficulties Preemie Indured: All in All did really well. Had a feeding tube and oxygen at birth for alittle while.
Legnth Of Stay In NICU: 9 days
How Are They Doing Now? Great! Now that he is home with us.

Sorry for all the posts... :oops:

Preemie's Name: Malachi
Due Date: 1-26-06
Actual Birthday: 12-13-05
Born At What Gestation: 33 weeks
Reason For Premature Birth: Don't know! Started premature labor at 29 weeks and was put on bedrest.
Medical Difficulties Preemie Indured: All in All did really well. Had a feeding tube and oxygen at birth for alittle while.
Legnth Of Stay In NICU: 9 days
How Are They Doing Now? Great! Now that he is home with us.

Preemie's Name: Aidan
Due Date: 12/30/05
Actual Birthday: 11/24/05
Born At What Gestation: 34 weeks
Reason For Premature Birth: Induced due to Pre-E
Medical Difficulties Preemie Indured: pulmonary hypertension, immature lungs (surfactant injections), jaundice, weak suck reflex
Legnth Of Stay In NICU: 12 days
How Are They Doing Now? He is doing well. He seems to be a little behind b/c he is 7 weeks and not smiling and cooing yet. Insists on sleeping on tummy from NICU stay.

It's been a while sine mine were born but I wish I had this type of support when they were in the NICU.


Preemie's Name: Twins Logan & Laken
Due Date: July 10, 1995
Actual Birthday: March 30, 1995
Born At What Gestation: 25 weeks
Reason For Premature Birth: No known reason, partially birthed at home
Medical Difficulties Preemie Indured: Both babies had PDA heart surgeries, and daughter had bowel surgery, appendectomy, BPD, reflux Retinal surgery
Legnth Of Stay In NICU: Son- 70 days, Daughter-80 days
How Are They Doing Now? Son is totally normal and healthy and my daughter is legally blind and has some minor delays in speech. She uses a cane for mobility and reads and writes in braille.

Preemie's Name: Idendical twins: Hannah and Josephine "Sophie"
Due Date: Dec. 22, 2005
Actual Birthday: Oct. 15, 2005
Born At What Gestation: 30 weeks, 2 days
Reason For Premature Birth: Hannah's heart beat was erratic but we were scheduled for a c-section at 34 weeks to reduce possible complications from Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome.
Medical Difficulties Preemie Indured: Sophie was intubated for 1 day and on C-PAP for 3 days. Hannah was on C-PAP for 3 days. They were both tube fed for several weeks. Hannah didn't digest her food one day and was treated with antibiotics for a possible intestional infection. They feared possible NEC but it didn't develop.
Legnth Of Stay In NICU: 6 weeks (2 weeks in NICU in Boston hospital, 4 weeks in Special Care at our local hospital)
How Are They Doing Now? healthy and growing

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Preemies' Names: Fraternal twins Peyton (boy) & Kailey (girl)
Due Date: March 26, 2006
Actual Birthday: February 17, 2006
Born At What Gestation: 34 wks, 5 days
Reason For Premature Birth: Peyton had IUGR
Medical Difficulties Preemies Indured: On oxygen, feeding tubes, phototherapy and lots of other mysterious IVs and tubes
Legnth Of Stay In NICU: Kailey: 2 weeks. Peyton: 3 wks.
How Are They Doing Now? Great!!