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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are the parents small, OP?  That will contribute to the baby's size.  Age matters more because of lung development and development of other organs.[/quote]

My son was 5 lbs on the nose despite being full term.  I was told that actually a full term baby who is small for gestational age than a preemie of the same weight, because it is likely that there were problems in utero that contributed.

That isn't to say that a 5 lb or almost 5 lb baby is likely to have significant or lasting problems, many babies at that size do very well, preemie or not.  Just that it's somewhat more likely.  My kid did end up having some issues -- very severe reflux, and breathing problems mostly.

Similarly if you have IUGR badly enough that you give birth to a 2 lb full term baby, that baby is very likely to have the kinds of problems seen in micropreemies.

Having said all that, OP, I don't think this makes much of a difference in how you interact.  He's still a new baby, cause for joy and excitement.

The one thing I might do is send a preemie outfit as a gift, if you can get one there fast.  I didn't bother buying my son any because I knew he's outgrow them, but then I got a few as handmedowns.  It was amazing how much better I felt when he wasn't swimming in his clothes, and I didn't have a visual reminder of how small and vulnerable he was.

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