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Just a little encouragement to you'all my preemie is getting ready to celebrate her 21st birthday!! She was born under controversy as my pregnancy records and dates show she was born at 22 weeks. The hospital she was transferred to insisted she was 24 weeks. She weighed in at a whopping 1'4oz Her medical records show both gestations. 22 weeks to the day would put her in the world record books. Her ped's doctors insist on 22 wks as her eyes were still fused shut! they opened them to administer meds at birth! She had a fairly typical preemie record 6wks on respitator, pda,etc. she came home at 3 1/2 months on o2 The first 2 months were ugly! It was all worth it!! She lost her sight at 9 months from ROP and had a small bleed that done no damage. I was blessed to watch her graduate on time in 2003 with her normal high school peers! She plays keyboards with some local artists and has recorded several cd's! She has played piano since she was 2 to 3 yrs. The first song she ever played was "Amazing Grace" the song i used to sing her to sleep! Keep up the hope and faith Many blessings are to come. The most wonderful gifts in life often come in disguise!

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my daniel was was at 27 weeks cause i just went in to natural labour well thats what the doctors say daniel spent 3 months in neonatal unit 2 months on venterlator then cpap he was montiored nearly all of the 3 months.he now 3 months corrected(6 months since being born).he smilies and coo's and knews who his mummy and daddy is.

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I just found this website. My preemie is now 7 years old. She was born at 29 weeks 2 lbs 14 oz. She was in the hospital for 10 weeks. She suffered from apnea and bradycardia (10-15 times per day). She is happy, healthy and I am so thankful for everyone that worked so hard for her. Preemie's are fighters. The best thing you can do is to keep your faith and believe in your baby. I am trying to start a support group in our area, there currently isn't any type of support group unless we drive to Chicago. I want to be able to help others going through this by lending an ear.

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I am wishing I had found this site 10 weeks ago. My twin sons were born at 28wks on Dec. 7, 2004. They finally came home on Feb. 8, 2005- 9wk 1day old. They, like all the other babies on this website, are true miracles! As a parent of preemie's, I spent many days and nights wondering if I had the strength to make it and now they are home and we are all ok... I am blessed far beyond comprehension. So, bring on the sleepless nights and 2am feedings.. Anything is better than all the days in the NICU! God Bless to all!

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I am a former preemie, born in 1983. I was born at 24 weeks, weighing 1.5 lbs. and 12 inches long. I was in the hospital for 4 months. I am interested in finding other grown preemies to compare stories with about mental health issues. I haven't found anyone, and am wondering if certain issues might have been caused as a result of being premature, like any self-injury or eating disorder issues.

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Our daughter Eva was born at 24 weeks on 1/22/04.She was 1lb 10oz and her eyes were still fused for two weeks.She had a very tough yet mostly typical NICU course for her gestational age. She underwent PDA ligationfollowed by complications requiring two chest tubes for two weeks,ROP surgery,Chronic Lung Disease(intubated for 85 days), and Sepsis.She came home to us at 6lbs. 9oz after four months in the hospital.She eventually came off the nasal cannula, and one by one she has stopped almost all of her medications.The emotional roller coaster is indescribable, but can be seen when faced with parents of other preemies. What our experience has taught me is to cherish every seemingly little thing that our daughter does.From the first time we heard her cry to watching her now learning to climd the furniture. I fully appreciate that the computer savvy people who develop these websites use there time to do so.On-line preemie support was there for me in the middle of the night when I was alone and afraid. Thank you for your service. From a person who never experienced the full meaning of what a miracle really is until our beautiful spunky daughter Eva... Jennifer