baby jesse(pics)

i just wanted to share with everyone my baby boy. He was born on April 2nd 2012 at 29 weeks gestation. He is so strong and amazing. I went into labor without feeling a single contraction. The only reason i made a trip to triage was i began spottin at which point they told me i was dialated to six and rushed me to a hospital with a NICU. i was on complete bed rest in the hospital for two days while they tried to stop him from making his appearance. However my little man was impatient and He came into the world at 8:28 that morning. He weighed 2lbs 13 oz and was 16 and ahalf inches long. he then dropped down to 2 pounds 9 oz. And is now officially four pounds i am so proud of him. Please go here and look at his progress
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He looks great Mama! I had a 27 weeker myself.

Thanks how long was ur baby in NICU??

Quoting Courtney Renae Ford:" Thanks how long was ur baby in NICU??"

12 weeks 1 day, she came home 3 days before her due date. I remember them telling me when she was born that to aim for her due date for her to come home. Its really rough, but I know I don't have to tell you that. She is the little one in my avi, thats her big sister holding her.

awh she is adorable and so big and yeah it is hard this is his sixth week in and i cannot help but hope it will be sooner than my June 20th due date. though most likely it wont be. Its nice to have pictures like urs to reassure me that he will one day be done with NICU.

Quoting Courtney Renae Ford:" awh she is adorable and so big and yeah it is hard this is his sixth week in and i cannot help but hope ... [snip!] ... date. though most likely it wont be. Its nice to have pictures like urs to reassure me that he will one day be done with NICU."

and you will look back at this one day and it will feel like so long ago. I will PT you, then you can look at my other pictures on my profile in my albums, from birth. I am a different person than I was before I had her, having a preemie changes you, I feel like it changed me for the better in a way. I don't take things for granted anymore, I don't really know how else to explain it. My little 27 weeker turns 3 in a little less than a week from now  

i know i should enjoy him being little as well as any other time but i cannot wait to be in ur position and be able to look back on this time and thanks. Some days i think i would go insane if it werent for the other moms on here

Quoting Courtney Renae Ford:" i know i should enjoy him being little as well as any other time but i cannot wait to be in ur position ... [snip!] ... and be able to look back on this time and thanks. Some days i think i would go insane if it werent for the other moms on here"

It was the mamas on here that prevented me from going insane. I cried every night I had to leave her, it sucked, I hated it, and knowing there were other moms on here that knew what I was going through, really helped me a lot.

The one thing I will tell you, is once he is out of the hospital, and he is getting older, he is going to scare you, in a good way, about how smart he is. Every preemie mom I know, has said that their preemie is just so very smart. We think our daughter is actually reading now, not entirely sure though, lol

that is amazing she is reading!! wow. lol. i have to admit i think he already tries to communicate well. maybe its because they are so strong and went through the struggle so early that they excell and keep amazing us

Quoting Courtney Renae Ford:" that is amazing she is reading!! wow. lol. i have to admit i think he already tries to communicate well. ... [snip!] ... well. maybe its because they are so strong and went through the struggle so early that they excell and keep amazing us"

I am not sure if she is reading, but she might be, and it wouldn't surprise me if he is already trying to communicate with you. Please keep me updated on his progress, I will keep you and him in my thoughts and prayers until he is home with you.

Quoting Tara - Anya's mommy:" I am not sure if she is reading, but she might be, and it wouldn't surprise me if he is already trying ... [snip!] ... with you. Please keep me updated on his progress, I will keep you and him in my thoughts and prayers until he is home with you."

Thank u so much i will pray for ur family as well, that ur lives are filled with nothing but happiness

Quoting Tara - Anya's mommy:" It was the mamas on here that prevented me from going insane. I cried every night I had to leave her, ... [snip!] ... has said that their preemie is just so very smart. We think our daughter is actually reading now, not entirely sure though, lol"

Sooo soo true.

OP--He looks like he's getting some chunk on him!!! 4lbs already, that's great! It's great to see him with the pacifier because that practice will help him get a good suck for feedings. I hope your NICU stay is short and uneventful.

My DD is a 27 weeker who was in for 74 days. One thing I would say, and it's hard to say but as much as you want him home, don't try to rush him out of the nicu. We did that and she was almost discharged with pneumonia because no one noticed it. It sucks to be in the NICU, but it's better to have them home and healthy/stable then having to go back...nothing worse then having to go back!

i know as much as i want him home the thought is somewhat terrifying too. lol.no rushing here. he has apnea and that scares me the thought of him just not breathing lol. he got put in an open crib today though which made my day!!!! 78 days is a long time i feel for u.

He's looking great!!! I'll be praying for him