Re: preemie-l From Gaelle: pain (fwd)
C. Hewitt (hewitt@cyg.net)
Thu, 13 Jun 1996 10:29:20 -0400
My son, 4 seems impervious to pain but the only place you cannot touch on
him is his feet. He still has tiny scars from having blood taken and he
gets upset if anyone holds his heel. I don't thinks he has actual pain
there now, its just a memory.
>I would like to have more informations about the impact of pain on premature
>babies when they grow older (when they reach 5 to 12 years old for example).
>Do your children have problems with it? Do you know articles on the
>subject?
> My son,5 years old and a 25 weeker (a
>surviving triplet), don't know what is pain. He is very tough and never cry.
> What do you think, do you have the same experience?
> Gaelle.
Catherine Hewitt
Mom to Alex 25week preemie and almost 4, and Spencer a typical 2 yr old.
Stratford, Ontario, Canada