24+5 in, 24+5 out.
I know we when had our 24 weeker I was desperate for hope so figured I’d share!
Our boy was born at 24+5 last August from cervical insufficiency even though we had cerclage. We have a very fast labour and barely got one dose of steroids in despite them trying to stop it. His birth weight was 800g which I think is 1lb 12oz.
He was on the vent for 3 weeks including a stint in HFO, before a DART course got him onto NIPPV and then CPAP where he stayed until 34 weeks.
He had a grade 4 unilateral IVH in the first week, but by the time he was discharged he had a clear MRI with no cysts or obvious lasting damage.
He was discharged with no breathing support at 40+5, home for Christmas last year. He came home on an NG tube but was and remains EBM-fed only, and quickly transitioned to full time breastfeeding with no tube. At discharge he was 4kg/8lb 13oz.
He’s now 11 weeks adjusted/5.5 months actual and weighs 5.4kg/11lb 14oz. He’s rolling over and teething and developing symmetrically and smiling and babbling away to us. We know he’ll probably still have some developmental challenges but you would have no idea he wasn’t a term baby.