vespergirl
Ideal_Rock
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I just found out that one of my dearest friends had her baby last night, at about 32 weeks. One of her family members called me to tell me the news, and from what she knew, both mom & baby are doing as well as can be expected with such an early delivery. She has known for several weeks that the baby would most likely be quite premature, and she has confided in me that she was very scared and depressed about having a baby with possible health issues, and was so worried for the baby. From what I have read about preemies, I know that there can be some serious health issues, but I am also sure that there are many babies out there who do fine, even if born very early.
I''m writing this because I didn''t know if there are any of you that have had positive experiences with babies born premature that are healthy and thriving. I am going to visit her in the hospital this week, and I was hoping to be able to give her hope and tell her some preemie baby stories with happy endings, to help her and her husband through this difficult time.
I feel so bad for her, because when I had my son, he was born at 39 weeks, and never had to spend any time in NICU. From what I understand, her daughter may be in NICU for a month or so, and I just was hoping to be able to give her some hope that her baby will be just fine, even if she has to spend some time in the hospital.
I look forward to hearing your stories about preemies - thanks for your input!
I''m writing this because I didn''t know if there are any of you that have had positive experiences with babies born premature that are healthy and thriving. I am going to visit her in the hospital this week, and I was hoping to be able to give her hope and tell her some preemie baby stories with happy endings, to help her and her husband through this difficult time.
I feel so bad for her, because when I had my son, he was born at 39 weeks, and never had to spend any time in NICU. From what I understand, her daughter may be in NICU for a month or so, and I just was hoping to be able to give her some hope that her baby will be just fine, even if she has to spend some time in the hospital.
I look forward to hearing your stories about preemies - thanks for your input!