Anonymous
02/07/2017 22:44
Subject: Re:Baby born 5 months early
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The brother of one of my DH's closest friends growing up was born between 20 and 21 weeks gestation and weighed only 15 oz. This was about 40 years ago too. He is a lawyer who went to Ivy League with absolutely no issues from his birth.
I'd say the technology is a lot better now than it was back then. She stands a chance of a good outcome.
This didn't happen.
Dude, I don't know what to tell you. But it happened. His mom was a practicing physician at the time so maybe she had access to specialized care? But my DH was there, sorry.
This absolutely did not happen. This has never happened. You should speak with a neonatologist to confirm. Because this never happened.
+1
Earliest preterm birth was a boy, James Elgin Gill born at 21weeks 5days in Ottawa in 1987.
Anonymous
02/07/2017 22:27
Subject: Re:Baby born 5 months early
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The brother of one of my DH's closest friends growing up was born between 20 and 21 weeks gestation and weighed only 15 oz. This was about 40 years ago too. He is a lawyer who went to Ivy League with absolutely no issues from his birth.
I'd say the technology is a lot better now than it was back then. She stands a chance of a good outcome.
This didn't happen.
Miracles do happen. Today and in the past. Modern medicine is wonderful and also admits that sometimes miracles happen.
Anonymous
02/07/2017 21:51
Subject: Re:Baby born 5 months early
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The brother of one of my DH's closest friends growing up was born between 20 and 21 weeks gestation and weighed only 15 oz. This was about 40 years ago too. He is a lawyer who went to Ivy League with absolutely no issues from his birth.
I'd say the technology is a lot better now than it was back then. She stands a chance of a good outcome.
This didn't happen.
Dude, I don't know what to tell you. But it happened. His mom was a practicing physician at the time so maybe she had access to specialized care? But my DH was there, sorry.
This absolutely did not happen. This has never happened. You should speak with a neonatologist to confirm. Because this never happened.
Anonymous
02/07/2017 21:47
Subject: Baby born 5 months early
This story gives me hope. My sister's water just broke at 20 weeks and we are praying she can hold off a few more weeks.
Anonymous
02/07/2017 20:55
Subject: Re:Baby born 5 months early
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The brother of one of my DH's closest friends growing up was born between 20 and 21 weeks gestation and weighed only 15 oz. This was about 40 years ago too. He is a lawyer who went to Ivy League with absolutely no issues from his birth.
I'd say the technology is a lot better now than it was back then. She stands a chance of a good outcome.
This didn't happen.
Dude, I don't know what to tell you. But it happened. His mom was a practicing physician at the time so maybe she had access to specialized care? But my DH was there, sorry.
Anonymous
02/07/2017 20:48
Subject: Re:Baby born 5 months early
Anonymous wrote:The brother of one of my DH's closest friends growing up was born between 20 and 21 weeks gestation and weighed only 15 oz. This was about 40 years ago too. He is a lawyer who went to Ivy League with absolutely no issues from his birth.
I'd say the technology is a lot better now than it was back then. She stands a chance of a good outcome.
This didn't happen.
Anonymous
02/07/2017 20:48
Subject: Baby born 5 months early
Anonymous
02/07/2017 20:48
Subject: Re:Baby born 5 months early
The brother of one of my DH's closest friends growing up was born between 20 and 21 weeks gestation and weighed only 15 oz. This was about 40 years ago too. He is a lawyer who went to Ivy League with absolutely no issues from his birth.
I'd say the technology is a lot better now than it was back then. She stands a chance of a good outcome.
I'd say the technology is a lot better now than it was back then. She stands a chance of a good outcome.
Anonymous
02/07/2017 20:43
Subject: Re:Baby born 5 months early
Anonymous wrote:http://www.today.com/parents/cleveland-cavaliers-star-j-r-smith-holds-preemie-baby-t107903?cid=sm_fb_klg
Baby was 5 months early and 1 lb for all you doubters....
No it wasn't. They can keep saying it, but it doesn't make it true. The 1 lb part could be true. But not the 5 months early.
Anonymous
02/07/2017 20:40
Subject: Re:Baby born 5 months early
http://www.today.com/parents/cleveland-cavaliers-star-j-r-smith-holds-preemie-baby-t107903?cid=sm_fb_klg
Baby was 5 months early and 1 lb for all you doubters....
Baby was 5 months early and 1 lb for all you doubters....
Anonymous
01/13/2017 23:05
Subject: Baby born 5 months early
Anonymous wrote:She had the baby at the end of December, but it was due at the beginning of May. December to May looks like a 5 month span on paper but it's really only about 4 months.
The baby was probably at 23-24 weeks. A 1-pound baby is a micro-preemie for sure. The best of luck and health to them.
Born in early January. Not December
Anonymous
01/13/2017 22:55
Subject: Re:Baby born 5 months early
Mom of 24 weaker winmpy white boy. My doctor told me I should of had a black girl. He was obviously kidding, but it is true that black female babies are the strongest. I will pray for this tiny little girl named Dakota. She will need lots of prayers.
Anonymous
01/10/2017 16:13
Subject: Baby born 5 months early
Anonymous wrote:http://www.tmz.com/2017/01/10/j-r-smith-daughter-21-weeker/
Interesting article about early preterm babies. Interestingly, black girls have the best chance for survival: http://healthland.time.com/2011/05/27/baby-born-at-21-weeks-survives-how-young-is-too-young-to-save/
Birthweight is apparently a huge factor, and if the baby weighs a pound, as the parents reported, that's substantial.
I've definitely heard NICU nurses referred to "wimpy white boy syndrome," but I agree that this story is unlikely to end well.
Anonymous
01/10/2017 16:00
Subject: Baby born 5 months early
http://www.tmz.com/2017/01/10/j-r-smith-daughter-21-weeker/
Interesting article about early preterm babies. Interestingly, black girls have the best chance for survival: http://healthland.time.com/2011/05/27/baby-born-at-21-weeks-survives-how-young-is-too-young-to-save/
Birthweight is apparently a huge factor, and if the baby weighs a pound, as the parents reported, that's substantial.
Interesting article about early preterm babies. Interestingly, black girls have the best chance for survival: http://healthland.time.com/2011/05/27/baby-born-at-21-weeks-survives-how-young-is-too-young-to-save/
Birthweight is apparently a huge factor, and if the baby weighs a pound, as the parents reported, that's substantial.
Anonymous
01/10/2017 14:57
Subject: Re:Baby born 5 months early
Anonymous wrote:The newest articles say the baby was born between 21 and 22 weeks. As a mother of preemie twins, I can tell you that the hospital staff sometimes tells you to "round down." Mine were born at 33 weeks and 6.5 days but told that the staff would treat them as 33 weeks in deciding which tests to run, etc. (I was trying so hard to make it until midnight,). If that is true here, someone would think 40 - 21 = 19 weeks early, closer to 5 months than 4 months.
That poor child, and what a horrible thing for the parents.
I don't even know how that child can possibly come out of this with a good outcome. I think this might be extraordinary/extreme measures to even attempt to save.