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Originally Posted by Pressing-On
I went by to see him yesterday. He looked smaller than he had, but the nurse had just been by the house and said that he had gained 6 ounces and 1/4 inches. He didn't look like it to me!!!
He is supposed to have gained back to his birth weight within two weeks and he hasn't.
Someone make me feel better today!!!
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PO, preemies are not like full term babies. There are a lot of things going on with a preemie (internal developmental) that should take place before a baby is born. In utero, the baby is being supplied all its energy from the mother. Once born, the baby has to use energy that would normally be used for growth, to get all that developmental stuff done.
The fact that he is not in the NICU is awesome and is the thing you need to focus on. That means he is really doing great! It will be a slower start than full term babies, but he will catch up. Levi was like that early on. But he was walking at 10 months and offered his first defiant word on his first birthday!
We get caught up in looking at how “big” the baby is when we should be focused on the “curve of growth” and hitting developmental milestones. Those are vastly more important.
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