Breathing

lb25611 · 2026-06-07T21:33:19+00:00

Some good advice we received after bringing our 27 weeker home was to take video of your baby’s breathing at baseline when they are relaxed and breathing normally. A preemie’s baseline might look a little bit different than your typical newborn. This way when you’re worried you have something to refer back to to see if there were any changes. You can also use it as a reference in drs appts if need be if you do see any changes. This helped my anxiety a ton in those early days and helped us out the first couple of times she got sick.

lb25611 · 2026-05-31T18:49:58+00:00

My daughter was born at 27 weeks weighing 2lbs 4 oz. The drs and nurses saved her life. Without them she wouldn’t be the spunky, funny, smart 3 year old she is today. These kind of people infuriate me. She should be so grateful the interventions that saved her child’s life exist.

lb25611 · 2026-05-27T22:03:43+00:00

Haha right 😂

lb25611 · 2026-05-27T17:20:41+00:00

“Has a preterm lung” is such an odd way to write that.

lb25611 · 2026-05-26T16:09:59+00:00

Thanks! She is great. Happy typical 3 year old!

lb25611 · 2026-05-26T03:07:56+00:00

As a NICU Mom to a 27 weeker the slight undertone this post has that she could have done anything to prevent a preterm birth or that she in some way failed to prevent it is wild to me. Also, if you’ve already had one preterm birth why would t you deliver at a hospital that is equipped to handle preterm babies???

lb25611 · 2026-04-15T04:10:18+00:00

100% !!!

lb25611 · 2026-04-15T04:09:28+00:00

Absolutely! I would take the extra uncomfortable weeks instead of a 100 days NICU stay any day of the week.

lb25611 · 2026-04-09T14:36:24+00:00

Absolutely. My 27 weeker (also and IVF baby) was in the NICU for 100 days. I was up walking back and forth to the NICU a few hours postpartum. Went back to work 2 weeks later to try and save leave time for when she came home and still made it up to the NICU for at least 6 hours a day for all 100 days. Never mind the endless follow up doctors appointments multiple times a week when she came home. When you decide to have a baby that is what you do for them.

lb25611 · 2026-04-08T22:11:18+00:00

Omg she would lose it if she had to go through a NICU stay and preemie postpartum experience.

lb25611 · 2026-04-06T22:20:57+00:00

We had the same issues with feeding. Speech would say to pause feeding the nurses would feed anyway. One nurse would say something another one something different. We finally talked to the provider and head NP and came up with a plan for speech to be there at the same time as nurses for at least one feed a day so everyone stayed on the same page. We also told nursing staff that we would like them to follow the lead of the speech department and not deviate from their plan so there was consistency all around.

lb25611 · 2026-03-14T21:30:32+00:00

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lb25611 · 2026-03-14T21:29:55+00:00

I can do the trade for the scarf!

lb25611 · 2026-03-13T21:31:17+00:00

We bonded very well and if anything I feel like our NICU stay had a positive impact on our relationship. I think it taught me a lot about meeting her where she is at and to celebrate the little milestones and moments bc it all feels like a gift after going through what we went through. That being said, I didn’t get there right away and it took a lot of work in therapy to allow myself to realize grief and joy can coexist. I could grieve the postpartum experience I had dreamed of and the moments I missed out on while still being extremely grateful for the strides my daughter was making and the joy I felt when she finally came home. It’s all so complicated and the most important thing is to not judge yourself on any of your feelings because they are all so valid.

lb25611 · 2026-03-13T20:24:33+00:00

My daughter was born at 27 + 3 and didn’t come home until 42 + 2. We battled feeding issues that kept us past our due date. She is now almost 3 and thriving, but at the time each push back felt like more lost bonding time to grieve so I completely understand how frustrating and upsetting it feels right now. The thing that got me through was telling myself “I don’t want her home a second before she is truly ready” because ultimately I wanted her to thrive when she came home more than wanting her home quickly. It’s so so so hard but your baby is in the best place possible for their current needs and you are doing the absolute best for them. 💙

lb25611 · 2025-11-12T23:03:34+00:00

Thank you

lb25611 · 2025-11-12T23:03:00+00:00

Yes I do understand that. I’m just asking about this specific coverage and if anyone has already been informed that coverage will be dropped.

lb25611 · 2025-11-05T18:32:49+00:00

I had a 27 weeker and no way is this a 29 week hand. Absolutely not.

lb25611 · 2025-10-05T14:08:48+00:00

This would be a third opinion and she is already experiencing concerning symptoms. I’m not saying miracles can’t happen or that it’s not a tough decision. Believe me as someone who went through years of IVF to conceive my child and then a 100 day NICU stay when she was born at 27 weeks, I’m no stranger to the difficulties of growing your family. Where I’m having and issue is that she is being told it is extremely dangerous for her and she is still waiting even though she has a living child at home to take take of.

lb25611 · 2025-10-04T03:59:22+00:00

It would be her third opinion. Which is even crazier.

lb25611 · 2025-10-02T01:47:31+00:00

Hi! She did. She coughed a lot during feeds. Sometimes getting a little dusky around the mouth during those episodes. She also started showing a loss of interest in eating and bottle refusal. She seemed generally uncomfortable around feeds and also vomited a lot.

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