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Poor feeder in the NICU

After a heart-breaking disruption of our first newborn placement, we have been matched for foster-adoption with a preemie (28 wks gestation) in the NICU. She’s now 41 wks & everything…
- Posted by mrm1664 to Adopting Premature Babies on May 05, 2013 at 10:12am | 2 Comments | Post a reply
Questions....

My friend had a NICU baby and said that throughout their time in the NICU probably half of the babies had been abandoned. I was just curious if there was…
- Posted by KatieL to Adopting Premature Babies on Apr 15, 2013 at 12:31am | 4 Comments | Post a reply
Food issues and prematurity

I have a problem and I�m not sure what it�s related to. Our daughter was 8 months old when she was placed with us. At that time she was obese (the term used by the doctor). She was neglected and just given a bottle every time she made a sound. She had been born 3 and 1/2 months premature and was on �preemie� formula also, which had double the calories of normal formula. Her development was that of a 1 or 2 month old. She She is 2 now and has grown and thinned out and caught up on her development. The problem is that she is obsessed with food. She will stuff food in her mouth faster than she can eat it and if anyone has any food she will do whatever she has to do to get at it. Even if she has her own food or has already eaten. She always eats more than any of my other children. This doesn�t seem to fit in the hoarding behavior I have seen talked about with foster children. I don�t know if it was because she was overfed the first months of her life, or if it could be related to her prematurity. My bio daughter was 2 months premature and also wants to eat constantly (not quite as bad, but almost.) My sister has a daughter who was 2 1/2 months premature and is exhibiting similar behavior. Has anyone experienced anything similar? I don�t want my daughter to have weight or food issues when she�s older so I want to deal with this the right way so I don�t cause more problems in the future.
- Posted by lorik to Adopting Premature Babies on Jun 15, 2012 at 6:49pm | 4 Comments | Post a reply
I Was Born Premature and This Group Comforts Me

From what I’ve been reading in posts in this group, I am very comforted. There seems to be much care, both in medical and in caring emotionally for a premie.…
- Posted by KallyLB to Adopting Premature Babies on May 26, 2012 at 7:58am | 5 Comments | Post a reply
What to send for premie and her mom

Hello, my close friend is is having a c-section today b/c she has preclampsia. She is 26 weeks along. We live across the country from each other, so I can’t…
- Posted by sassafras to Adopting Premature Babies on May 23, 2012 at 4:51pm | 3 Comments | Post a reply
Bonding with your preemie

We are being presented shortly to hopefully adopt a 25weeker. She was born March 14th and the agency wanted to make sure she was going to survive before they started…
- Posted by mrsduck to Adopting Premature Babies on May 06, 2012 at 1:43am | 6 Comments | Post a reply
Developmental Issues for your preemie?

Are you hearing concerns from your medical/education team about the “catch up” time frame and developmental delays? Our education team seems a little worried and I’m not sure if they…
- Posted by lovebeingamom2 to Adopting Premature Babies on Apr 13, 2012 at 8:42pm | 2 Comments | Post a reply
After a five year wait, we have a son!

I am new to the group. We have adopted our son who was born premature at 3 pds, 1 oz. He is now almost 6 months old and weighs 15…
- Posted by kimoakes to Adopting Premature Babies on Apr 04, 2012 at 5:51am | 5 Comments | Post a reply

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