I am always surprised by a common reaction to prematurity and low birth weights. I'm not speaking for all or other premmy parents as they may not hold my views; everyone has their own opinions and anything surrounding personal experiences or children is so intensely intimate that we will all deal with situations and people very differently.
My daughter was born just under 28 weeks weighing 1090g (2lbs 5oz) which roughly is on the fiftieth centile.
"That's a really good weight."
"It's a really good gestation."
"It's really all plain sailing now isn't it?"
"Ah well, these things happen. It's fine now."
Now. Just because Wriggles was born at a good weight for her gestation, I do not count 1090g as a good weight.
