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FEB 01 2002 I WAS HAVING PAINS ALL NIGHT I WAS AT THE TIME 19 AND THIS WAS MY FIRST BABY SCARED AND NERVOUS AFTER A NIGHT OF PAIN I HAD TOOKEN MYSELF TO HOSPITAL TO FIND OUT I WAS IN LABOR I THOUGHT THERE IS NO WAY MY BABY CAN MAKE IT AT 24 WEEKS I JUST FOUND OUT A WEEK PRIOR TO THAT IT WAS A BOY SO THEY TRIED TO STOP THE LABOR ENOUGH TIME TO GIVE ME 2 SHOTS OF STEROIDS FOR THE BABY EXACTLY 48 HOURS LATER WITH 2 SHOTS OF STEROIDS I GAVE BIRTH TO MY ANGEL HE WAS 1 POUND 4 OZ I THOUGHT HE WAS DEAD I WAS SO SCARED A COUPLE HOURS LATER I WOKE UP I DIDNT KNOW WHERE I WAS AT I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A NIGHTMARE BUT THEN THE DR CAME IN AND ASKED ME IF I AM READY TO SEE MY SON I CRIED I WAS OUT OF IT I DIDNT KNOW WHAT TO BE HAPPY? SAD? MAD? I JUST DID NOT NO THE FIRST TIME I WAS ABLE TO HOLD HIM HE WAS 4 MONTHS AND THOSE 4 MONTHS WAS A ROLLER COASTER I LIVED AT THE HOSPIT AND EVERYTIME I LEFT TO GO TAKE A SHOWER THEY CALLED ME TO COME ROGHT AWAY CAUSE HE WAS NOT GONNA MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHTBUT HE DID AND MANY MORE NIGHTS AFTER THAT HE THEN CAME HOME AT ALMOST 6 MONTHS WITH OXYGEN AND A HEART MONITOR WITH DR APP EACH DAY IT WAS HARD BUT IT BECAME MY LIFE HE WAS O2 TILL ALMOST 2 HE DID NOT WALK TILL 3 IN A HALF HE IS 5 NOW JUST GRADUATED PRESCHOOL BUT STILL ONLY WIEGHING 29 lbs HE HAS SEIZURES THEY THINK HE HAS EPILEPSY HE DOES NOT SLEEP HE GOES TO THE BATHROOM ON HIMSELF HE CANT BE LEFT ALONE WITH OUT HEARIN HIS PARENTS VOICE HE DONT EAT HE GETS HEADACHES AND CANT CONCENTRATE ON NOTHING CAUSE HE CAN NOT FOCUS AND ALONG WITH MANY OTHER ISSUES BUT JUST LET ME TELL YOU WHEN I TAKE HIM TO THE DRS THEY LOOK AT ME LIKE I AM CRAZY LIKE IT IS ALL IN MY HEAD THEY JUST TOTALLY DISREGARD THAT HE IS 24 WEEKER AND HE IS A MIRACLE AND THEY SEEM TO THINK AFTER THEY HIT 2 THEY HAVE NO WORRYS ABOUT BEING A PREEMIE SO I AFTER I SEE THIS AND READ ALL THEESE COMMENTS IT MAKES ME FEEL STRONG AND NOT ALONE I KNOW IT IS NOT IN MY HEAD I KNOW MY BABY AND WHEN SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT I THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH I DIDNT KNOW THERE WAS ANYTHING OUT HERE LIKE THIS!!!

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My baby boy, Nick, was born in July 1987 after 2-1/2 days of labor. My OB/GYN was hoping the labor pains would cease, but Nick was ready to come. He was due in October 1987, but there was no holding this little guy back. He weighed a whopping one lb., 13 ozs. and dropped to one lb., six ozs. (His older brother weighed 8 lbs., 12-1/2 ozs.) We were told Nick may not walk, talk or think for himself. After 3 months, we took Nick home along with his heart monitor and oxygen tank and many, many medicines. He weighed 5 lbs., 14 ozs. at three months. He had many problems, but we prayed and worked through each one. Every doctor was amazed at Nick's raw determination. Nick defied all the odds and continues to do so. He is now 20 years old and enlisted in the U.S. Air Force. God is truly amazing.

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I have a 6yr old son that was born @ 30wks he has completed kindergarten but we just figured out he has some sensory problems, handwriting, and vision problems he is seeing an OT for 3 months and it seems to be helping but I would like to know if there is more i can do PLEASE HELP!

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I am 23 years old. I just had my 3lb 7.9 oz baby girl by c-section on tuesday. She was born at 32 weeks due to preeclampsia. She is doing well. She stayed on the ventilator less than a day, and at 4 days old today is taking a small bottle every 12 hours. I went to visit her tonight and was allowed to take her temperature and change her diaper.

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My wonderful babies were born at 24 weeks in 2005. Trent and Sophie weighed just over 1lb. T They both spent over 5 months in the hospital and we continue with therapy and doctors appointment but both are doing really, really well hey are now two years old and are just amazing. We are so lucky.

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Elijah was born June 19, 2007. He weighed 2 pounds even and was 13 inches long. I had to have him at 29 weeks due to a very sudden onset of severe preeclampsia. I had 12,500 mg protein in my 24 hr urine sample, and my blood pressure kept getting higher & higher. I heard Eli cry when he was born; I was so relieved that he was strong enough to let his mommy hear him! Eli is now over 2 1/2 lbs and is making me so proud. All he has right now is a canula and feeding tube. I am 22 years old, and Elijah is my first child. I got to rock him for 30 minutes the other night - probably the best therapy I've ever had!