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My boy-girl twins were born at 27 weeks 5 days weighing 1.2kg (2.2lb ?) each. They both had NEC while in NICU. In the boy's case it was very serious and we lost him after 2 months. The girl's case was not so serious and she came home after 77 days in NICU. She is now 5 months corrected age and can still not really suck on a bottle. She takes an hour to finish a (150ml, think it is 5oz) bottle because she basically just wait for the milk to drip in her mouth and then sometimes she would swallow it. She gets very distressed when feeding and seems to have an aversion to anything in her mouth (she was intubated for +- 3 days and was tube-fed during her stay in NICU). She often gags and throw up. We consulted with speech and occupational therapists who said that it is sensation thing. Did anyone else experience something similar with a prem baby? Any advice? Please?
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27.5 weeker can't suck
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HeleenC · 16/01/2014 08:47
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