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dudley1984 · 03-13-2008, 03:06 PM

Thanks for the info on feeding. She was the last one of a surprising litter of 7(6 survivors) and came out such a mess with cord and membrane wrapped tight around her. I frantically unwrapped her and she immediately started breathing strong and has just kept going and going against all odds. She was the size of my thumb at birth. It's been a lot of work with feedings every three hours. I tried everything at first and couldn't come up with anything that worked better than a Gerber human preemie bottle. That nipple was the size of her whole head at the time. She does have an open fontenelle, as does her larger sister. I hope they close up properly. Your boy is pretty tiny too. What did he weigh at 4-5 weeks? I know a lot can go wrong...just hoping for the best. Thanks again.

03-13-2008, 03:06 PM	#8
dudley1984 BANNED! Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: salem nh Posts: 81	Thank you so much bhj Thanks for the info on feeding. She was the last one of a surprising litter of 7(6 survivors) and came out such a mess with cord and membrane wrapped tight around her. I frantically unwrapped her and she immediately started breathing strong and has just kept going and going against all odds. She was the size of my thumb at birth. It's been a lot of work with feedings every three hours. I tried everything at first and couldn't come up with anything that worked better than a Gerber human preemie bottle. That nipple was the size of her whole head at the time. She does have an open fontenelle, as does her larger sister. I hope they close up properly. Your boy is pretty tiny too. What did he weigh at 4-5 weeks? I know a lot can go wrong...just hoping for the best. Thanks again.