I was induced at exactly 37 weeks (OB wanted him to be full term). At our 35 week ultrasound, we found out he was an IUGR baby, and had quit growing at 32 weeks. Is he considered a preemie even though he was born at "full term"?
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What does iugr stand for?
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@Alivoo01: I'm not sure. Was your LO in the NICU? That's where they discussed actual v. adjusted age. I think of a preemie as having 2 ages. I would normally say a 37 weeker was not a preemie.
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@Alivoo01: i'm hoping to also have a term IUGR baby, but from what i understand she will not be a preemie (as long as i make it another week and a half!) i gather the difference is that she's likely to behave more like a term baby than a preemie baby in many respects so she's not considered a preemie, even if she may have feeding issues and such.
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Not considered a premie, but they sometimes have problems like premies have just because they are so small.
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@.twist.: Intrauterine growth restriction
@Mrs. Jacks: Thanks!!
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I could be wrong, but maybe a difference would be your LO was in the womb longer so they had time for them to develop more even if they couldn't get bigger in weight. For example, with B I had to get two steroid shots for his lungs, because his lungs had not fully developed at 33 weeks.
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@Alivoo01: I'd say for hellobee purposes that it definitely counts though! How's your LO doing now?
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I would consider him a preemie. I'm not a doctor, but if it were my baby, I think that circumstance would make me feel like they were a preemie ... Only because so many more developmental changes happen in the last several weeks. If his growth was restricted at 32 weeks, it means that those last 5 were probably more about keeping him alive than developing some of the additional characteristics or reflexes of a full term baby, right? I love that your doctor waited until 37 weeks. That's awesome!! How is your LO doing?
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I would call that Early term. I was induced at 38 weeks with an IUGR baby and i always considered her full term. She didn't have any of the issues preemies might have, she was just tiny (4 lbs 11 oz when she came home)
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@Mrs Green Grass: @Vegmama: He's doing great!! He seems to be reaching milestones a week or two week after all the other babies his age, but totally healthy. Albeit small for his age, but healthy! Each time we go in for a wellness check up, the pedi asks if he's doing A, B, and C and we're like no.... But within the next few weeks, he is.
@Vegmama: My OB wanted to induce me at 35 weeks because she was worried about something going wrong and not being able to "help" DS in time. However, she wanted the high risk doctor's opinion first so we saw them for 2 weeks every other day. High risk doctor said she would wait if it were her, so my OB waited until 37 weeks and decided that was long enough.
@littlek: @LemonLong: DS was in NICU during our stay at the hospital because he was having "dust spells" where his oxygen levels would randomly drop for no reason. He was also having some difficulty maintaining his body temperature.
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