many weeks preterm? need full incubation?

hope the little one doing well...

although not delivered in USMC, my spouse delivered 27w premie..

4 years already.. at the start of MCO

at a private hospital NICU...

2.5 months for my dotter, 3 months for my boy

parents get 24hrs visiting hours.. no limit on how long can stay..

always got 1 nurse monitoring my twins round the clock.. doctor visit once daily at least..

we had to bring clothes, diapers, wet wipes, milk powder/breast milk and milk bottle..
(hospital can provide those but expensive so nurse ask us bring our own)

complications during NICU stay? premie can stop breathing suddenly.. so need to put in incubator and eventually breathing aid

doctor goal b4 discharging is two weeks no issues with the bb..

b4 discharge, mum will stay in hospital for 3 nites so nurse can train mum how to take care

total cost~ RM210K

yes... total bill for both..

mine is private hospital in penang...

35 weeks? no biggie.. sud be out fast in a week if no complications...

doctor sud be able to advise u..

my fren's 25 weeks premie twins also doing well now.. 3 years old...

two main complications for all premies that is so early: weight n lung development..

when born both were around 1kg in weight

first three weeks they were in the incubator.. tubes n needles going in and out everywhere..

one of them had some reflux issue which can cause milk to go into the lungs.. that is resolved with medication...

that 10 weeks in NICU was to see them grow into a normal weight and develop their lungs..

when discharge both where around 2.8kgs... basically normal weight at week 40...

ur baby at 35weeks sud be no issue..

give birth already?
if not, ask ur wife to not be so nervous and rest more.. keep the baby in the womb as long as possible. that is the best place for a BB to grow

if can hit 37 weeks, basically normal birth...

This post has been edited by seather: Nov 17 2023, 12:28 PM

piece of advise..

if your BB needs to be in NICU after mum has been discharged, and if mum is going to a confinement center, please visit and support mum a lot when the BB is not there with her.. for most mums it can be depressing for mum when all other mums there are nursing their BB while she is just alone.

post natal depression is no joke yoo..

both 4 years olds.. and doing fine..

but i think their respiratory organs r weaker.. always get flu and cough..
becoz these organs r the last to develop in the womb

doctor say lets wait until they are 7++ years old.. sud be able to see some improvement.

of coz it is not so serious until they cant handle physical activities..
currently they can run around the playground for 2 hours with no issue