When is the earliest you can deliver a baby without the baby having limited health problems?
Thursday, September 2nd, 2010 at
7:17 pm
I’m 32 weeks, on bed rest, and taking terbutaline to keep my preterm contractions limited. I’ve been in the hospital for preterm contractions and the doctor said that I will most likely deliver early. I’m wondering at what point the baby can be delivered "early" without him having health problems. I find a lot of different things online.
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Every baby is different, up until 36 weeks some babies dont have the surfactin in their lungs to enable proper breathing, others have this at 32 weeks.
What I can tell you from my personal experience is that when your baby is ready, he/she will be ready. All three of my babies were early and none of them had long term issues, My son was born 1 day before 35 weeks, he was 8 lb 11 oz, and was in the nursery for 10 days, he is 9 now and has no lingering health issues, my daughter was 37 weeks, 10 lb 9 oz, and no health issues other than jaundice, and my youngest was 36 weeks and she was 9 lb 14 oz ( yes they were all huge and would have been 13 lb babies the dr figures) and had no issues at all…
I also had preterm labour and was on bedrest with my oldest two but they turned out happy and healthy, so do your best to relax, as that will help to reduce your risk of early labour, also drink lots, I know that it makes you have to go to the bathroom more often, but dehydration can actually be a cause of preterm labour…
Hope this helps
At 34 weeks a baby could go home with a very short stay in the hospital and usually no adverse permanent affects, but there have been babies at 32 that have grown up to be fine. So don’t stress- yo want to keep that baby in there as long as possible annd stress wont help.
keep your legs shut for a few more weeks
my friend had her baby at 33 weeks, and apart from looking prem she is in very good health and only had to stay in hospital for 3 weeks… and there is no health problems…
about 36 to 38 weeks
My beautiful goddaughter was born at 32 weeks… with the exception of a low birth weight (4 pounds 3 ounces) she has excelled. At three and a half, she knows her alphabet, loves to read and dance, and has a huge vocabulary. It is different for everyone, just hope for the best.
According to my doc, it’s 36 weeks. I was on hospital bedrest at 32 weeks for preterm labor and was also on terbutaline. I know how you feel, but it’s worth staying in bed to make sure your baby is healthy.