tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35619589.post1769416402444381345..comments2023-10-20T09:04:45.829+01:00Comments on My New Notebook: The penalties of early arrivalCathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14103529618681254875noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35619589.post-84820211511084380602010-05-18T10:37:49.779+01:002010-05-18T10:37:49.779+01:00This is an interesting area Cathy and I think ther...This is an interesting area Cathy and I think there is a lot we don't yet understand here, but I can see that there could well be a linkCatherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01588437065757203375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35619589.post-2542259756790809432010-05-12T19:59:26.509+01:002010-05-12T19:59:26.509+01:00CJ - I was a wreck, I think most parents are. But ...CJ - I was a wreck, I think most parents are. But it gets easier as the baby moves out of intensive care into the 'feed and grow' rooms before going home. Also, the staff were superb, very supportive of parents.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14103529618681254875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35619589.post-91687344079103609352010-05-12T10:19:06.600+01:002010-05-12T10:19:06.600+01:00I guess who knows indeed. Many things happen to u...I guess who knows indeed. Many things happen to us in the womb or at birth which can trigger an illness or condition later on in life. I imagine intensive care was hard. I would have been a wreck in that situation.<br /><br />CJ xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35619589.post-71091359083525185552010-05-12T08:50:53.828+01:002010-05-12T08:50:53.828+01:00Clarissa Draper - thank you :)Clarissa Draper - thank you :)Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14103529618681254875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35619589.post-64325038510991192492010-05-11T20:48:18.519+01:002010-05-11T20:48:18.519+01:00That's really an interesting article. We'r...That's really an interesting article. We're still find out a lot about premature babies and what they go through.<br /><br />By the way, I have an award for you at my blog.<br /><br />CDAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12160669603997465454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35619589.post-72316565420451775022010-05-11T18:34:54.475+01:002010-05-11T18:34:54.475+01:00Sue - 9lbs?! OMG.
Sarah - I can imagine what your...Sue - 9lbs?! OMG.<br /><br />Sarah - I can imagine what your mum went through. We were present in the intensive care unit when machines started alarming and a baby who had been there for months sadly passed away.It was all very traumatic even though it wasn't our baby.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14103529618681254875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35619589.post-1104881626165729102010-05-11T18:15:51.565+01:002010-05-11T18:15:51.565+01:00This post really caught my eye. I was born 8 weeks...This post really caught my eye. I was born 8 weeks premature by emergency caeserain section and weighed just over 3lbs. (I have more than made up for that now) I had a collapsed lung, pnemonia, jaundice and a hole in the heart. I have never really thought about my pain threshold being affected. I am off to read the article in the Times. Slightly off topic but my mum always tells me of the day she came into the intensive care unit I was in and saw me lying in the incubator with machines all around me when one of the machines appeared to flat line. My mum panicked, grabbed a nearby nurse and dragged her in. Nurse thumped the side of the machine and it started beeping again. I was fine and they were testing the machine on babies that were doing well as they borrowed it from another hospital who was getting new ones. This was the closest my mum has every come to a heart attack apparently. (this was 1976/7)Sarah*G*https://www.blogger.com/profile/11345739249623483549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35619589.post-27816395031810690922010-05-11T13:25:27.012+01:002010-05-11T13:25:27.012+01:00Yes, I saw this too and was wondering about it. Bo...Yes, I saw this too and was wondering about it. Both of my kids were premies, the first being 6 weeks early. But because of gestational diabetes, he was huge - already over 9 lbs. He's 26 now, but he's always been susceptible to germs and always has had a low pain threshhold. We've teased him about it --shame on us. Now I wonder.....Sue Guineyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13556228394020314560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35619589.post-70637382687554547312010-05-11T07:09:39.324+01:002010-05-11T07:09:39.324+01:00Queenie, obviously I don't know your family hi...Queenie, obviously I don't know your family history, but I think the important factor is whether the baby had to be given intensive care, with all the painful interventions that involves. Most babies born 6-8 weeks early won't need that level of support, we were unlucky that son 1 was born with underdeveloped lungs for his gestation.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14103529618681254875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35619589.post-24197159674061809902010-05-11T05:42:31.056+01:002010-05-11T05:42:31.056+01:00My auntie gave birth to all three of my cousins be...My auntie gave birth to all three of my cousins between 6 and 8 weeks early. I don't know about their physical pain thresholds, but so far they seem to be entirely mentally healthy. And they're now aged 24, 28 and 31, so that's not bad going!Queeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06988379866736219329noreply@blogger.com