Max's brittle bones have worsened. It's actually "rickets" which is now called osteopenia of prematurity.
We knew he had 3 ribs showing fractures. Today, the doctor asked me to stop burping him vigorously, to avoid fractures. Talk about feeling like a HORRIBLE parent! After several tearful hours I realize I had no way of knowing that I couldn't burp him like my other two kids. Nurses have watched me for days and never said anything, so now that I know, we'll do it differently.
Apparently this will take months to improve and he could be susceptible to fractures for the first year of life. Crawling should be a BLAST!
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