preemie car seats

Lynda Seehusen (lyndas@dordt.edu)
Wed, 20 Mar 1996 17:01:48 -0600 (CST)


We were able to rent a special preemie baby size car seat from the
hospital.  Is this a rare thing?  It was rated for up to 10 pounds and
Emma was out of it by 3 months of age.  It really fit her well,
relatively speaking.  We could then use the standard sort of car seat
insert.  She left the hospital at 4 lb. 4 oz. and we didn't take her
out much until she was closer to 7 pounds (on dr.'s advice.)  Mainly
just to church once she got around 6 1/2 pounds and it wasn't so scary
anymore if she picked up a cold.

I *hated* it too when people would try to touch her!  I was not afraid
to be rude when necessary!

Lynda, mom to Emma, 3.6 (33 weeker) and Shannon, 5 months (39 weeker).    

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"If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's
life, she will choose to save the infant without even considering if there
are men on base."  Dave Barry.
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