Silly question, as I know he was 'officially' premature, but 36wks is so close to 37 when he would have been considered full-term, so should I count him as a preemie or not?
He was born at 36wks exactly (waters broke 35+5), 5lb 5oz, kept in for just four days for antibiotics and jaundice. Now a 10mo healthy happy(ish) boy, just a bit smaller/lighter than his contemporaries (approx 17lb).
Although we had lots of problems with feeding, reflux and sleeping, it seems silly for me to describe him as prem - especially after reading a few of the threads here with 'proper' very early preemies and parents going through much more serious situations. It almost feels offensive for me to think of my DS as preemie when we didn't have to go through anything too awful.
I've been told by several people that he was really only a week early, but I still think of him as four weeks early, so who's right?
It just felt to me like he was too early as I'm sure he wasn't ready for his grand entrance just yet, and he's def behind in some things (only started properly weaning at 7mo, and still no teeth!).
Any thoughts? Am i being oversensitive on other people's behalf?
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Not sure if DS should be counted as prem at 36wks?
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Tiddlyompompom · 04/03/2012 19:24
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