Ozboy

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1. Youngest preemies

   Ozboy replied to Ozboy's topic in NICU

   oops sorry pushed the wrong key and cut myself off!! As I was saying..... HE IS TRULY A MIRACLE!! Again thank you to all the NICU doctors and nurses around the world. You are all incredibly special people, to see such suffering and still everyday, w...

2. Youngest preemies

   Ozboy replied to Ozboy's topic in NICU

   Thank you all for your thoughts it has really made me realise exactly how lucky we were/are. Sounds like the chance of survival for a 22wker like ours is quite low and then to not have the MAJOR problems that many have seems like it would be less tha...

3. Youngest preemies

   Ozboy replied to Ozboy's topic in NICU

   In that case our baby only had 20 wks and 6 days 'in the womb' because his WAS counted from first day of last period. Do any of you know much about a 'duplex kidney'? Our little miracle has a UTI and they found this on an ultra-sound scan.

4. Preemie survival rates

   Ozboy replied to Ozboy's topic in NICU

   I am so sorry that you guys see such suffering. I guess thats why I feel you are truly such unbelievable people. My wife and I lost our first baby, he was born at 24 weeks so yes I do understand what an incredible miracle our 22 weeker is and how gut...

5. Need some ideas RE: external NICU appearance

   Ozboy replied to twinkletoes53's topic in NICU

   I am the proud father of a miracle baby. Born this year at 22 weeks 6/7 weighing 570g or 1lb 4oz here in adelaide Sth AUSTRALIA. Yes that's right 'down under'. My wife and I lost our first baby at 24 weeks about 5yrs ago. He was born in the same hosp...

6. Preemie survival rates

   Ozboy replied to Ozboy's topic in NICU

   Thanks for your reply. But I politely disagree with 22 and 6 not that diff. We were told the chance of survival jumps from 9% at 23wks to about 30% by 24 wks so obviously everyday makes a huge diff. If what you say is was true why does there seem to ...

7. Preemie survival rates

   Ozboy posted a topic in NICU

   Can anyone help me with what the chance of survival is for the extremely young preemies. I have been told its 9% for a 23+ weeker. Does anyone know what it would be for a baby born before this? I am trying to find out the chance of survival for a 22...

8. Youngest preemies

   Ozboy replied to Ozboy's topic in NICU

   Thanks All. I am actually the father of the baby mentioned. He was born in Feb this year and was born at 22 weeks and 6 days gestation. There is definitely no doubt about the accuracy of gestation in his case. He had no brain bleed and weighed 570gr...

9. Youngest preemies

   Ozboy posted a topic in NICU

   I am trying to do some research on the youngest babies to survive in the N.I.C.U. around the world. In Adelaide Sth. Australia we recently had a baby boy born at 22 weeks and 6 days gestation.He had many of the usual problem associated with being so ...