When we got to the hospital the doctors spent a few hours trying to bring my blood pressure down, until they decided that the best option was to deliver the baby. I've never felt so scared in my life. Isabella was born by emergency caesarean section and weighed 3lb 11oz. When I heard her cry for the first time I felt a huge wave of relief. I didn't get to hold her, but my husband brought her to see me. It was incredibly emotional, as you can imagine. The first time I saw her and held her felt amazing, but she was so tiny and had so many wires plugged into her.
By 33 weeks of pregnancy, the baby's brain and nervous system are fully developed. Too much caffeine in pregnancy increases the risk of miscarriage or your baby being born with a low birthweight. If you're pregnant, do not have more than milligrams mg of caffeine a day — that's about the same as 2 mugs of tea, plus 1 can of cola. Heartburn or acid reflux in pregnancy is common, caused by hormonal changes and the growing baby pressing against your stomach. Changes to your diet and lifestyle may be enough to control your symptoms.
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Can Progesterone Prevent Preterm Birth? By Name By Location. You may be offered a course of steroid injections to help your baby's lungs get ready for breathing if they're born prematurely. Steroids may not be offered after 36 weeks as your baby's lungs are likely to be ready for breathing on their own. If you're in premature labour and you're 24 to 29 weeks pregnant you should be offered magnesium sulphate.
This can help protect your baby's brain development. You may also be offered it if you're in labour and 30 to 33 weeks pregnant. This is to protect your baby against problems linked to being born too soon, such as cerebral palsy. If you take magnesium sulphate for more than 5 to 7 days or several times during your pregnancy, your newborn baby may be offered extra checks. This is because prolonged use of magnesium sulphate in pregnancy has in rare cases been linked to bone problems in newborn babies.
Your midwife or doctor will offer the choice of 2 treatments and they should discuss the risks and benefits with you. Babies born before full term before 37 weeks are vulnerable to problems associated with being born premature. The earlier in the pregnancy a baby is born, the more vulnerable they are. It's possible for a baby to survive if born at around 24 weeks of pregnancy. Babies born this early need special care in a hospital with specialist facilities for premature babies.
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