Asking For Anything Helpful (27-30 Weeker)

obxyogini · Aug 4, 2004

MY SISTER JUST HAD HER WATERS BREAK AND SHE IS ABOUT 27- 30 WEEKS ALONG THE DR THINKS THE BABY IS ABOUT 3lb 8oz, MY SISTER HAS DIABETES AND IS ON INSULIN. PLEASE ANY WORDS ABOUT THE CHANCES OF THE BABY BEING OK WOULD HELP ME AND MY FAMILY ALOT
DOES ANYONE KNOW OF ANY LINKS WITH INFO?

You need to speak with the Neonatologist involved with your niece/nephew's care. This is the person best equiped to answer any and all of your questions. Also the nurse assigned to the baby is a tremendous wealth of information. He/She will know all the nuances about the baby. The clinical nurse specialist in the hospital can direct you to the multitude of information available, both in book form and on the web. Seeking the advice of strangers that know nothing about this particular baby situation is a waste of time and energy. They can give generalizations and threads of hope, but unless they know the intimate situation, it is not productive.

Good Luck and best wishes for your sister baby

dawngloves, BSN, RN · Aug 4, 2004

Here is where I get all my information on PROM

http://www.kanalen.org/prom/

My guess is that they'll hold off delivering your sister's baby unless there is a problem, such as infection. That's what would concern me most. That and the diabetes. Those kids can have you chasing blood sugars all day!

Right now just be a sister. Ask your sister what she needs.A babysitter if she has other kids, a hand holder for her.You know that the doctors and nurses can't discuss her and the baby unless she is there.Ask your sister if she would feel comfortable if you came in during rounds in case she has concerns or questions she needs to ask and doesn't understand the answers.

Good luck to her! Let us know how she is.

obxyogini · Aug 4, 2004

Here is where I get all my information on PROM
http://www.kanalen.org/prom/
My guess is that they'll hold off delivering your sister's baby unless there is a problem, such as infection. That's what would concern me most. That and the diabetes. Those kids can have you chasing blood sugars all day!
Right now just be a sister. Ask your sister what she needs.A babysitter if she has other kids, a hand holder for her.You know that the doctors and nurses can't discuss her and the baby unless she is there.Ask your sister if she would feel comfortable if you came in during rounds in case she has concerns or questions she needs to ask and doesn't understand the answers.
Good luck to her! Let us know how she is.

of course you are right in the fact that the baby's condition can not be discussed without the direct permission of the mother. As a former NICU nurse I just plain forgot that very important fact. My point, was that getting information from a variety of strangers, she should go directly to the source