<My DS was born 4 weeks early with an APGAR score of 0. I shudder to think what he'd be like if he hadn't been deprived of oxygen at birth :-)>
DS11 makes a similar joke about his birth, which happened exactly a month before his due date as a result of placental abruption.
I'm not sure how much oxygen deprivation he endured. Though he was awfully gray when he emerged, his APGAR's were 9 and 9; he weighed 6 lbs. 15 oz. (When I heard that, I was glad he was early!) and didn't need any time in the NICU.
I don't remember seeing it, but apparently he held his head up in the hospital; a few years ago he met the criteria for DYS.
So I guess all these bright, early babies are statistical outliers; brought together by the 'net, they seem more significant than that, though.
