premature birth

[redella]

I'm 21 weeks pregnant and I'm afraid of premature birth . Anyone knows how early can it be ? And also my stomach is quite small . Will there be anything wrong ?

[MyTwist]

Smoking would only have to do with the baby's lungs and discharge is normal. If the doctor said the baby is growing fine then you have nothing to worry about.

[redella]

I'm very afraid and kind of paranoid because past 4 months plus I was smoking and drinking without realizing I was ald pregnant . Only about 2 weeks ago I went for check up its ald 20 weeks and 3 days . Doctor says my baby growth is good . But my concern now is that I'm afraid of preterm labour . No much symptoms , just slightly more of discharged coming out .

[MyTwist]

Why do you think you'll have a premature baby? What are your symptoms? Yes and 24 is the survival stage. I'm in a current situation now regarding preterm birth. So maybe I can help answer your concerns.

[mummainoz]

Where I am, typically after 24wks you have a viable pregnancy with a 50% chance of survival unless there are complications effecting the baby which you would know about at the 18-20wk morphology scan. My friend had her baby at 25wks and they gave it a 5% chance but this week she would have been 40wks and graduated from nicu to special care nursery :) With my first I went into preterm labour at 34wks but they stopped it and I had a csection at 35wks, this time I went into preterm labour at 27wks and they stopped it 3 times over 2wks now I'm almost 31wks. Both times they were expecting it because of complications they knew about tho, it wasn't out of the blue. And with my first I put on 37lbs but this one I've only gained 12lbs, both times baby has been growing great, tummy size has not been a sign of a problem for me. Wishing you a smooth pregnancy!