The evaluations will ensure that your child get every advantage available to them. Most large hospitals affiliated with medical schools have them. This can not only help get ongoing questions about preemies answered, but it also helps us collect information which will be valuable to other parents. It is important to have preemies vaccinated against influenza as their immune systems are usually compramised. A mild case of the flu, or even a simple cold, can send your little one back to the hospital.
Every parent is given the opportunity to room in for as long as they want.
It's a great opportunity to learn about your little one or ones. Be emotionally prepared for the idea that it might be a tough adjustment bringing the baby home. We all had fantasies of finally bringing our long-awaited preemie home, but found out that it was hard, exhausting, exasperating and sometimes tedious. It's okay if it's not paradise from the very first moment home. In early 1994, I gave birth to extremely premature twin girls born ten days apart.