I'm 35 weeks and 3 days, is that too soon to deliver?

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I am 35 weeks and 3 days. I am contracting like a champ, I am 1 cm dialated and 50% effaced. Is it too soon to have baby; doctor wants to stop labor... or would it be safe to deliver on baby's time?

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Early term and late preterm babies aren't quite done being built yet. They'll probably be okay, probably won't need too much time in the NICU , probably will only have some problems like acid reflux and maybe a hard time with breathing while eating, and their brains aren't developed all the way yet. So, baby will probably be "fine" but not as healthy as if they had waited a couple more weeks. Also, it might not be baby who wants to be born now.

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You should trust the doctor. The longer baby cooks the better :)

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I had my son at 36 weeks and he was 4lbs 7oz. He just couldn't hold his body temperature for a few days and was tube fed at home for a month.

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My sister just had her baby at 34 wks on 10/15/15. She was dilated 2 cm the day before. Doctors tries to stop the labor. They gave her a pill & 2 shots. It still didn't work. They couldn't stop it. Her first pregnancy she gave birth at 36 weeks. I say it all depends on the health of the baby. She had a baby boy. He was born at 5 lbs & 11 oz. He stayed 2 days in the NICU. Then he came home.

🙏🏽 Hopefully everything goes well for you.

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All babies develop differently. I had my daughter 6 weeks early and she was fine 7 days in nicu for antibiotics otherwise she'd have been there only 3 days because she was eating gaining weight and breathing on her own. I had steroid injections for her lungs. My sister had her son 3 weeks and 3 days early and he was in nicu for almost 2 weeks to help with his breathing. And a girl I worked with had a little girl 6 weeks early she never went to nicu she was in the hospital only 3 days to make sure she gained weight because she was only 4 lbs but was a-ok. So really just depends on your baby

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Your baby at this point would have probably a 99% chance of being a-okay and a small nicu stay. Full term is considered 37 weeks by most, so I imagine baby will be just fine unless other complications arise.

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I went into labour with my third at 30 weeks. Baby was fine, stayed in scbu for a few weeks for obs, but otherwise was perfectly fine

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It is safe however you might have a short nicu stay though keep baking little one !

I'm 35 weeks and 3 days, is that too soon to deliver?

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