Most babies will be brought to term in their mother's belly, but some babies are in a hurry to get out of their mother's belly in less than 37 weeks for various reasons. Because they are in too much of a hurry, their organ function and adaptability are weaker than normal babies, so the care of premature babies requires more energy.
We usually say premature babies, generally refers to babies born between 32 and 37 weeks in gestational age. If the gestational age is less than 32 weeks, we call it extremely premature, and the earlier the birth, the less mature the baby's organs will develop and the lighter the weight.
Due to the small gestational age, light weight and immature organ development of premature babies, it is easy to cause many diseases, and the typical characteristics are:
dyspnea
This is a typical feature of premature babies, shortness of breath, when intracranial hemorrhage triggers intracranial hypertension, prone to moaning, but also show nasal flapping.
The skin is purple
Because of the baby's ischemia and lack of oxygen, the baby's skin is bluish purple, usually seen in the baby's respiratory distress, pneumonia, anemia and so on.
Feeding difficulties
Babies do not eat breast milk, formula, refuse to eat, or vomit after eating, resulting in no weight gain or decrease after birth.
Unresponsive
Your baby's irritating response to surrounding sounds, light, etc. is slow or unresponsive.
Because the baby is born, it is easier to develop diseases than normal babies. Therefore, after the baby is born, he will receive professional monitoring and treatment in the neonatal department, and after he can meet the standard discharge, he will also need the careful care of parents when he returns home.
Pay attention to the temperature in the room
Because the baby's organs are immature, resulting in the baby's own poor temperature regulation function, if the temperature in the room is not well controlled, it will lead to the baby's fever or low temperature.
Generally in the winter, you can maintain a temperature of 25-28 degrees, at this time, give the baby a thin underwear and a thin cotton coat. Don't always feel that the baby is cold, give him too thick to wear, because the baby's own temperature adjustment function is poor, may cause the baby to have fever, and even cover the heat syndrome.
Breastfeed as much as possible, or be fed special formula
Because the baby is relatively light, the nutrients contained in breast milk can make the baby gain weight quickly. But also pay attention to the baby's small appetite, each feeding should not be excessive, according to the needs of the baby to feed, more often can reach 12 times a day.
If breast milk is not available or is insufficient, special formula for preterm infants needs to be fed
Keep a good record of your baby's growth and follow up regularly
Parents should pay attention to recording the feeding of the baby. Diet, sleep, bowel movement, movement development, height and weight growth, in accordance with the doctor's requirements, the fixed device to do a good job of follow-up, according to the doctor's examination, timely adjustment of feeding methods, parenting methods.
If the baby is premature, parents should not worry too much, as long as they take care of it carefully, the baby will grow into a healthy baby.