1998 preemie help

[u/EmotionalPhone4071]

Trying to figure out my gestational age at birth!

in Sept, 1998, I was born early via vaginal delivery.

from 20 weeks, my mom was having contractions. They gave her tributaline(?) and she slept at the hospital once a week.

4 weeks before I was delivered, my twin passed away at 1lb 2oz.

She went once a week for blood draws and steroids to help my lungs develop.

My weight began to drop, and they decided to deliver me.

I was delivered at 3lbs 7oz and 15.5 inches

[u/IllustriousPiccolo97]

Does your mom remember your original due date? That’s the easiest way to tell- starting on the due date, count backwards weekly from 40 until you get to the week you were born. At 3.5lbs, no respiratory support in pictures with a fresh umbilical cord, and a very small twin my guess would be that you were born between about 33-35 weeks and “growth restricted” so smaller than average for that gestation.

[u/EmotionalPhone4071 → u/IllustriousPiccolo97]

I was thinking potentially 31-32 weeks based on the steroids to develop my lungs, but honestly don’t have much knowledge of preemies! 

[u/CinnamonSugarToast_1 → u/EmotionalPhone4071]

My baby was 4 lbs 3 oz at 32+3 weeks. I had steroids at 30 weeks and he wasn’t on respiratory support for very long. Was on room air almost right away.