Babies born at 8 months gestation

edited July 2011 in Pregnant
So yesterday my bf's aunt told me that babies delivered in the 8th month don't survive.... Said she lost her first son 5 days after he was born bc of that... Anyone heard/know of this?

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  • Ummm.... that would be approximately 29-32 weeks... *most* babies survive when born around that time. Maybe something else was going on w her baby?
  • Its not true for everyone..I know women who have delivered in their 8th month and the little one survived..
  • Its different for every baby born not all survive but most do I mean think about it some babies die from complications full term
  • I did...and I have a happy healthy 1 1/2 year old. It all depends on the situation. Have you ever seen the duggers? Their last kid was like 25weeks and she is alive
  • @prayingformiracles
    she actually said that in the 8th month the babies organs get displaced and reorganize for the 9th month

    scared the shit out of me to be very honest...
  • I've never heard of that.... I'm a nurse and just reread my maternal infant text a week ago and don't remember seeing that...
  • @prayingformiracles
    I should know to take everything I'm told with a grain of salt...

    why must they scare pregnant women with foolishness???
  • I don't believe that at all, babies that are born in the 6th month can survive since they are fully developed already, from the 6th month on they start using their lungs more and just gain baby fat.
  • @Babiphatt86, @leslow, @upnorthmom
    I think I'm gonna go with it most likely being a matter of chance.. thanx ladies
  • @ladicapo
    that's what I thought too but she came a tried to derail my knowledge...
  • i hate when people try to talk about what they know nothing about..don't they know they can get killed tryina scare a pregnant woman lol
  • Lol not a bad idea!! :) It seems like most people's filters are broken when speaking to or around pregnant ladies!!
  • My bro was born at 7 months n now he's a perfectly healthy 22yr old cept he's got this nasty ass rash on his arm but that's from him bein dirty lol
  • I was born at 34 weeks I'm fine for the most part lol no growing or leaning problems at all. I don't see how she thinks that.... her baby must have had something going on before that :(
  • Hell my mom was born at 6.5mos in 1954 and she obviously survived, cause I wouldn't be here. These days there are babies born at 22-26wks and survive. There had to be something else going.
  • @mommakk88, @Stillsurprised, @dra765
    Lmao safe to say ill trust my preglies before her non sense
  • I was born at 28ish wks and I'm fine. It All depend in the baby and the situations. I think the survival rate is about 90% in the 8 month...don't quote me on that though. =)
  • My 2nd child was born @ 32 wks and he's now almost 6 years old
  • My cousin was born at 6 months and survived.. spent a few months in incu but was ok and is now a grown man, i guess it depends on the situation
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