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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

   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 with oxygen. Babies this small are at risk of ha...

2. My ex 25 weeker gets blue hands and feet

   jacobsmum posted a topic in NICU

   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 is "what causes blue hands and feet"? I notice th...

3. Liver 3cms palpable

   jacobsmum posted a topic in NICU

   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 Jacob has some plagiocephaly (which we knew about) an...

4. Can this be true

   jacobsmum replied to jacobsmum's topic in NICU

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

5. Can this be true

   jacobsmum posted a topic in NICU

   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 baby) and that it spent 4-5 months in NICU before g...

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 it.

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 "Bronchiolitis Obliterans". Im wondering whether any of ...

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% and heavily sedated. Left lung has partially coll...

9. Not a nurse but need a question answering

   jacobsmum posted a topic in NICU

   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 chronic lung disease? what are the syptoms of it? Doe...

10. CRP stays in high 30's all the time???????

    jacobsmum posted a topic in NICU

    Im not a nurse, but saw this and thought I'd ask for advice or ideas. I gave birth to a 25 weeker 5 weeks ago, weighing 1 pound 11. He has had some hurdles, i.e brain bleed and seizures but seems to be making some progress now. One thing is botheri...