Anonymous wrote:I worked as a summer nanny for a young child born at 21 weeks, 3 days. He is blind/deaf (though with hearing aids and glasses he has a little bit of both senses) and likely severe learning disabilities. He requires an intense amount of care and intervention to keep him safe and to keep him engaged with the rest of the world. But he is sweet and happy and the joy of his parents' world.

Huh? I thought 22 weeks was the earliest reported

They clearly rounded or exaggerated. I wish them the best.

I worked as a summer nanny for a young child born at 21 weeks, 3 days. He is blind/deaf (though with hearing aids and glasses he has a little bit of both senses) and likely severe learning disabilities. He requires an intense amount of care and intervention to keep him safe and to keep him engaged with the rest of the world. But he is sweet and happy and the joy of his parents' world.

I'm guessing the MOM was 5 months pregnant, and the wording got confused or was phrased badly to read that the baby was 5 months early.

Anonymous wrote:I'm thinking they just flubbed the months. But a one lb baby is an extreme micro preemie and fighting like hell to survive minute to minute.

The 5-months early line comes from one social media post from the father, a pro athlete. There's no conspiracy of doctors or fame whores claiming this child is "earliest baby ever!!!" Or anything. Dude made a mistake when making the announcement that his wife had given birth to their child. Maybe he meant that his wife was 5 months pregnant at the time. Maybe he sucks at math. Bottom line, baby was born, and she weighs a pound. Since he had announced they were expecting, I'm sure fans were asking how his wife's pregnancy was going. He had to let people know that the baby was born, and that the outcome may not be good.

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Anonymous wrote:What are you struggling with? Plenty of people have babies born that early. They have a long road a head of them.

No, they don't. The earliest babies that survive are 23-24 weeks. Maybe a rare 22 weeker. That is 18 weeks early, or approximately 4.5 months. No way can a baby born at 20 weeks survive.

Well, this one has survived for 5 days so far. Really throws our country's approval of late abortion into sharp focus, doesn't it?

Not really. It's not as if those who have late term abortions are just blithely waiting around until the fetus is close to viable to abort. Pregnancies that are terminated that late in the game are largely due to finding out about some terrible news about the health of the mother, the health of the fetus, or both.

This, fucking this.

No it does not.

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Anonymous wrote:Give them a break. They have a child who may face challenges the rest of her life-- if she lives. If I'm in five day post-partum grief, I may have characterized a baby due on 2-April, but born on 29-December as being 5 months early.

That's only 3 months early.

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Im assuming there are two aholes here. If I were in postpartum grief (which I am blessedly not), I would count December as a month, January as another, Feb 3rd, April 4th and May 5th. Grief five months. They had a micropremie. Who cares what words they chose?

But the above equation went to April 2, not May. So that wouldn't work.

Also, the baby was born in January.

Ok.

Il'l play your math.


Baby born on around Jan 2. One month. Let's say 24 weeks gestation.
February 1, 2 months. 28.3 weeks gestation.
March 1, 3 months, 32.2 weeks gestation.
April, 4 months. 36.5 weeks gestation.
May 1stish due date, month 5. 40+6.


You are trying to make this something it is not. It is a family in crisis and grief. I hope we are all so lucky to avoid situations like that.

Lol a baby born on Jan 2 is two months old on Feb 1?
Lol

I'm thinking they just flubbed the months. But a one lb baby is an extreme micro preemie and fighting like hell to survive minute to minute.

I'm guessing baby is a 22 weeker, so about 18 weeks early or 4.5 months. They probably just rounded up in math. As a mother of a 25 weeker, I'm sure they are in complete shock and fear right now, not caring if they gave the exactly correct number of months early.

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Anonymous wrote:Give them a break. They have a child who may face challenges the rest of her life-- if she lives. If I'm in five day post-partum grief, I may have characterized a baby due on 2-April, but born on 29-December as being 5 months early.

That's only 3 months early.

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Im assuming there are two aholes here. If I were in postpartum grief (which I am blessedly not), I would count December as a month, January as another, Feb 3rd, April 4th and May 5th. Grief five months. They had a micropremie. Who cares what words they chose?

But the above equation went to April 2, not May. So that wouldn't work.

Also, the baby was born in January.

Ok.

Il'l play your math.


Baby born on around Jan 2. One month. Let's say 24 weeks gestation.
February 1, 2 months. 28.3 weeks gestation.
March 1, 3 months, 32.2 weeks gestation.
April, 4 months. 36.5 weeks gestation.
May 1stish due date, month 5. 40+6.


You are trying to make this something it is not. It is a family in crisis and grief. I hope we are all so lucky to avoid situations like that.

What? You are not one month on the date of your birth. People are so dumb. The earliest preemies survive is 23 weeks. Maybe 22 and 5 or 6 days. No ethical medical professional is providing anything other than comfort care to a baby born before that. And it is important for journalists/the media to get this stuff correct. And as a mother of a preemie, I am tired of hearing about the friend of a cousin of a coworker who had a baby born 6 months early named orangejello after what she ate for lunch and the baby being fine.

I think some celebs lie or spin the truth for whatever reason.

Anonymous wrote:I know two people who gave birth early to 1 pound babies (1.1 and 1.3). I do not know how many weeks or months old they were but younger than 30 weeks. Both spent 6 months in NICUs. Both survived and have HUGE medical issues today (one pulmonary and respiratory the other has a growth hormone problem, she's super small for her age, height and weight). But are on schedule school wise, so no learning issues, etc.

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A 1 pound baby, however many weeks early, is touch and go and has a long road ahead. The poor family.

I know two people who gave birth early to 1 pound babies (1.1 and 1.3). I do not know how many weeks or months old they were but younger than 30 weeks. Both spent 6 months in NICUs. Both survived and have HUGE medical issues today (one pulmonary and respiratory the other has a growth hormone problem, she's super small for her age, height and weight). But are on schedule school wise, so no learning issues, etc.

Anonymous wrote:wait - They're having ANOTHER baby, too?

No, the quotes about having another baby are from last year when they announced the pregnancy.

this is not really an Entertainment thread. should be moved to Off Topic in my opinion.