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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 | 3 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
Update Ella

Just a quick update on Ella, born at 1 pound 11 ouces is now almost 14 pounds! She is 7 1/2 months old and has had pulmonary issues from prematurity…
- Posted by lacoleson to Adopting Premature Babies on Jan 09, 2012 at 7:55am | 5 Comments | Post a reply
In need of adoption information...

Hello everyone! My husband and I recently went through the process of getting licensed by CPS so that we could adopt out of the foster care system. After waiting six…
- Posted by Rmac81 to Adopting Premature Babies on Dec 15, 2011 at 11:23pm | 6 Comments | Post a reply
Potential match with baby born at 31 weeks

Hi everyone, my husband and I received a call yesterday from our agency regarding a potential match. A baby boy was born at 31 weeks and air lifted to hospital.…
- Posted by BostonMum to Adopting Premature Babies on Nov 19, 2011 at 5:05pm | 6 Comments | Post a reply
Exposed Infants and A Call To Parent

They are out there. Infants needing parents. Crying for a voice to come and speak for these speechless ones. Comfort…these broken ones. The least of these…so often ignored. Can we…
- Posted by dyingtobesaved to Adopting Premature Babies on Sep 13, 2011 at 6:32pm | 0 Comments | Post a reply
Liana - My God has Answered!

We adopted Liana at birth and she was 3lbs 15oz, she was the tiniest human being I had ever held and the sweetest also! Now she is almost 9 months…
- Posted by tatianne to Adopting Premature Babies on Sep 10, 2011 at 12:35am | 3 Comments | Post a reply
Doing Fabulous!

My sweet little Ella is doing phenominal! She is still in the NICU and is about ready to start bottle feeding. She is 3 pounds 6 ounces now (from 1.11)…
- Posted by lacoleson to Adopting Premature Babies on Jul 09, 2011 at 6:49am | 1 Comment | Post a reply
Intro

Hello I adopted my second baby a year ago (today is her birthday!!) She was born at 28 weeks, weighing 2 pounds 0.9 oz. She stayed in the NICU for…
- Posted by Wendy to Adopting Premature Babies on Jul 01, 2011 at 12:31am | 5 Comments | Post a reply