Premmie Mums #8

[butterfly_warrior]

Beema, I'm told there's a lot of gastro bugs running around at the moment. I hope that if that's what Nakita has that it's only a short-lived one.

Thank you for the welcome... I still feel a little odd posting in a premmie thread considering Sam at 9 months old has reached the 97th percentile for weight and is starting to cruise the furniture! He still can't pull himself up yet, but he's just not that motivated to move much (probably why he's grown so big!). He was never destined to be a small child (DH is 6'4"), but I never expected him to get so big so fast... four times his birthweight in just under 9 months!

BW

[*Beema*]

BW, a friend mentioned gastro on FB tonight as well I am hoping it was just the car trip, and a few speed bumps made it happen, even if she hasn't been car sick before, over plenty of speed bumps and lots of windy roads, but I am not going to go down that street just to test it out again! Ah well will see what tonight and the morning brings

I think it is fabulous to hear how well Sam is doing, sounds like he is going to have you on your toes, cruising already, that is fabulous! I love hearing about prems that are doing so well, they are all so very different, no two stories are the same.

I think too often we can focus on what our prems are not doing rather than what they are. A while ago I saw that this is what I was doing and it was getting me down, often comparing her to other babies (prem and not) to try to see when she should be reaching some milestones, then when she was about 10months I gave up and just though she will do it in her own time. We found out about the hypermobility when she was about 11 1/2 months.

Now I am often posting in the Woo Hoo room when we are reaching small gross motor milestones, cos I just get sooo excited that we are even getting close to achieving the big ones, that keeps me in a more positive frame of mind, more of a glass half full then half empty

[tk1999]

Quick one from me... today is Caitlin's due date and I am a bit of a basket case... happy that she is here and safe and that the PE did not become a great risk to either of us but at the same time I am sad for the spontaneous labour I did not get to experience and grieving the end of pg I didnot experience.

I don't know - don't think I am making sense... it doesn't come out right.

Anyways - it is good to see so many premmies doing well and you are right Beema - focusing on what they are doing rather than what they are not is a great thing.

[~Sally~]

Welcome Bee and BW!!

TK, makes perfect sense to me Due dates have always been hard for me.

Beema, hope Nakita is better soon, poor wee girl.... it's been a rough year this year!

Brendan has had conjunctivitis for nearly 3 weeks... thankfully only he has it thus far. He also has a cold atm, and so do I

Tristan is 3 months old now Cant believe how fast time is flying by!

Take Care