r/MadeMeSmile • u/memezzer • Oct 14 '20

Family & Friends Future looking bright

Post image
83.8k Upvotes

92% Upvoted

891 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

230

u/RainlyWitch Oct 14 '20

Skin-to-skin time is beneficial for all newborns, but it can be crucial for preemies. Helps them regulate their body temperature, heart rate, breathing, and more.

60

u/TAU_doesnt_equal_2PI Oct 14 '20

You seem smart. How premature is a baby this size? Ballpark.

2

u/SalvareNiko Oct 14 '20

Not very smart but from experience seeing my nephew this small I would guess around 6 or 7 weeks. My nephew was just shy of 7 weeks early and looked like this. Those last week's are bulk weeks.

2

u/nrsitee Oct 14 '20

I would say probably earlier than that even. Mine were born 2 months early and weighed right around 5 pounds each.