jacobsmum

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1. My niece is a few days past 25 weeks and in the hospital....

   jacobsmum replied to studentdeb's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   I am the mother of a 25 weeker, born last July. Jacob weighed 1 pound 11 ounces, and wasnt the smallest baby in the NICU. He did have a rough ride - most 25 weekers do, but he came home aged 6 months...

2. My ex 25 weeker gets blue hands and feet

   jacobsmum posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

   Hi Jacob (a 25 weeker) is almost 10 months old and has been home from the hosptital for 4 months now. He came home on 1 litre of O2, and that was gradually weaned to 0.2 quite recently. My question...

3. Liver 3cms palpable

   jacobsmum posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

   Jacobs mum here again :) Jacob is 8 months old now and was dicharged from the hospital aged 6 months after his PICU adventure. We had a letter this week from the Paed at the hospital saying that...

4. Can this be true

   jacobsmum replied to jacobsmum's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   Yes the informations was not from a nurse. But from one of the other mums on the

5. Can this be true

   jacobsmum posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

   Someone has claimed that they know of a 20 weeker (not a typo), that was in NICU when their own child was there. They claimed the baby was 1 pound (which is double the weight of a 20 week gestation...

6. :( sad and in need of advice

   jacobsmum replied to jacobsmum's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks so much for your help. I really appreciate

7. :( sad and in need of advice

   jacobsmum replied to jacobsmum's topic in General Nursing

   My son (a 25 weeker, now 4 months old) was admitted to ICU last week after testing + for RSV Bronchiolitis. Over the weekend we were told that this had progressed to a serious condition called...

8. :( sad and in need of advice

   jacobsmum posted a topic in General Nursing

   jacob is my 25 weeker (now 4 months actual and 3 weeks asjusted). We have been home from the NICU for 3 weeks only and Jacob has been readmitted into PICU with Severe RSV. Paralyzed, vented at 100%...

9. Not a nurse but need a question answering

   jacobsmum posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

   Hi I am the mum of a 25 weeker. Jacob was ventilated for 9 weeks, then cpap for 3 and then nasal cannula O2 until 40 weeks gestation. Because he was on O2 until 40 weeks, does this classify as...