I was reading about causes of premie birth and I'm scared my babies will be premie.

I had a horriable dream about seeing my babies in a NICU, they were all little and bony.


Sorry I just had to express my feelings.

my cousin had her twins preemie because they told her to stop having sex and she didnt.Also caffine can cause it..smoking,drugs and not seeing/following up with your Ob/GYN regularly.my cousins babys were born at 2 pounds and 2 pounds 2 ounces.. they were little and it was very sad.

Also not drinking enough water can lead to dehydration and cause preemie births.

WHILE THERE ARE SOME CAUSES THAT CAN LEAD TO PREMATURE BIRTH THERE ISN'T ALWAYS A CAUSE PER SAY. IT JUST HAPPENS SOMETIMES AND THERE ISN'T ALOT THAT CAN BE DONE. I HAD MY OLDEST AT 35 WEEKS AND WAS ON BEDREST FROM 30 WEEKS TILL THEN.WHILE HAVING TWINS CAN LEAD TO PREMATURE BIRTH BUT YOUR DOCTOR KNOWS THIS AND KNOWS THE WAYS TO HELP STOP THAT FROM HAPPENING. YOU SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE THINGS THAT CAN HAPPEN BUT TRY NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT TOO MUCH BECAUSE THIS TOO CAN BE BAD FOR YOU AND YOUR BABIES. I KNOW IT CAN BE HARD BUT TRY TO THINK ABOUT ALL THE FUN STUFF. IF YOU NEED TO TALK TO SOMEONE ABOUT YOU FEARS ABOUT THE NICU OR PREMATURE BIRTHS YOU CAN PM ME AND I'LL TRY MY BEST TO HELP YOU.

WHITNEY

Interestingly, I was reading up about premature birth too, because I have the same concern as yours, Natalia. One of my friends, who recently just gave birth to her preemie daughter at 31 weeks, told me that even doctors cannot be certain about the causes of premature birth. She said that once the placenta is mature and ready to fall off, your baby will have to come. And if you have previous premature birth, it is also likely that you will have it again. But I am not sure how accurate my friend's information is.

I do know that twins are likely to be born prematurely. And many premature babies survive fantastically. It just needs some extra medical and emotional care. I know if our babies happen to be preemies, it will be horrible to see them in NICU with all these equipments and stuffs. But they will soon be mature and heavy enough to come home with us, so let's not worry about it too much.