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Should I Have an Amniocentesis??
She is bright and now healthy (had heart surgery and aorta surgery) and is just as adorable as she can be. Our daughter and her baby moved in with my ...
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- Hi I., I can see why you would be struggling with this decision. When a doctor tells us that we should do something, we would tend to trust that recommendation! Howe...
- I had 2 amnios. My second child came back 1 in 200, went to UCSD med school, they were awesome, did an indepth ultrasound, measured bones in arms and legs and head. S...
- I would only do it if the results would change your future. If you are planning to love the baby regardless of whether or not it has Downs then it really doesn't matt...
Needing Advice/experiences with Infant Heart Surgery :(
Asked by J.F. from Chicago
on January 6, 2008
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I am 29 weeks pg, set to deliver in 10 weeks. My baby girl has a Coarctation of the Aorta. It is something that will require heart surgery shortly after she is born. N...
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- Dear J., I do not have any stories to share, I just wanted to say that I will pray for you and your baby. I have heard of this before, and I've heard wonderful succes...
- I also have a little one with heart problems - one of his problems was Coarc of the Aorta (plus others giving him Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome). He's 2 years and 4...
- Hi J.- I can totally understand how you feel. I was 22 weeks pregnant when we found out about our son's heart disease. He has a few problems with his heart-one of th...
Pediatric Cardiologist/Interventionalist/Surgeon Recommendations Needed
Asked by M.P. from Tampa
on February 20, 2008
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Hello everyone. We recently have moved here from Ohio. I am looking for an excellent referral to a Pediatric Cardiologist/Interventionalist/Surgeon for my daughter w...
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- Hi M., I would start with physicians at University of Florida. I can not recommend anyone in particular, but I am sure you can find a number of good doctors there. US...
- My son had a heart murmur. We went to Pediatric Cardiology Associates 12220 Bruce B Downs Blvd Tampa, FL 33612 ###-###-#### They are part of All Children'...
- My son was born with a heart murmur that eventually required surgical repair. His surgery was done by Dr. Elsa Suh at St. Joseph's Hospital. She is with Pediatric Ca...
Looking for Mom's Group in Waterford
Asked by R.S. from Detroit
on September 22, 2007
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Hello, I have a 6 month old daughter and I am looking for a Mom's group in the Waterford area....Hoping to find Mom's near my own age, Im 24
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- I found a great group on meetup.com
- Hi R.!! My name is M. and I'm part of a group called Lake Area Moms, most of us live in the Waterford area, and this is a very active group, meeting around once a w...
- There's an awesome group called 'Hearts of Hope of southeast michigan'. Most of the moms are from rochester hills and surrounding areas and their children were born wi...
Sleeping in Early Pregnancy
Asked by J.B. from Houston
on June 6, 2009
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Hey Moms,
I am about 7 weeks pregnant and am having the weirdest experience. I am already uncomfortable on my back. I feel short of breath, when I turn on my side I...
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- Difference between first and second pregnancies? BIG!! I didn't show for months with my first but EXPLODED within a month with my second. Body has memory and kick...
- That actually is pretty normal. You're uterus has shifted and is weighing more than it did. When you lay on your back, it puts a lot of pressure on your spine, aorta.....
- Hi J., If you have been checked by an MD you should be okay. My OB/GYN told me that the second pregnancy is always the toughest....even if you have three or ten pre...
Personal Experience with Pectus Excavatum
Asked by S.F. from St. Louis
on April 25, 2008
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I am heading to the hospital for further testing this morning to assess the severity of my daughter's inverted sternum. We have suspected that it has been affecting h...
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- Hi S., my son is 14 and has an inverted sternum. Because of this and other symptoms (long fingers and arms, joint flexibility, etc.) he was eventually given an echoca...
- My stepson has Pectus Excavatum and has had recently all the testing that they recommend for it because of the danger of the heart valve problems and the constriction ...
- Hi S., I believe my son has Pectus Excavatum. The pediatrician mentioned something about it at his 3 month appt an he is now 8 months+. He made it sound like noth...
Heart Defects at Birth
Asked by A.R. from Washington DC
on April 14, 2007
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Hello. This is going to sound really strange. A few days ago my four month old son was severely congested and having trouble breathing so I took him to the doctor an...
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- Hi A., The condition that you are talking about is called situs invernus that is the general term for when organs are on opposite sides from where they would norma...
- A. R, As a teen, I had a girlfriend with this 'condition'. In her case, all of her organs were reversed. She was a very svelt, athletic, healthy and talented ball...
- A., I think you're talking about Situs Inversus Totalis. Or if it's only the heart that is reversed, Dextrocardia. It sounds like things are just an exact mirror im...
Has Anyone Lost a Baby Due to Cystic Hygroma and Turner's Syndrome?
Asked by K.A. from Atlanta
on March 26, 2008
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Me and my husband just recently lost our little girl due to cystic hygroma w/ fetal hydrops. The specialast told us she had turner's syndrome , which only affects gir...
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- I am so sorry for your lost. I have no experience with this syndrome. However, last year, my sister lost her daughter to cancer. This was very painful for our who...
- So sorry for your lost. I know how difficult it can be. I lost my little girl "Amber" when we were 23 weeks pregnant. She had cystic hygroma. I still have her ultr...
- I don't know anything about hygroma, however, my niece was born with Turner's syndrome. She is now 13, and perfectly healthy. She is a bit short for her age, but that ...
Congenital Heart Defect Baby(repaired) Now Older, Anyone Else?
Asked by T.E. from Detroit
on April 21, 2009
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THIS QUESTION IS REVISED FROM EARLIER....My son had heart surgery at 5mo. old he's now 11 years old with major behavior issues and maybe some learning difficulties. It...
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- T., My daughter (born at 35-37weeks / now 7 1/2)had a heart catheterization at almost 3 years of age due to close a PDA or Patent Ductus Arteriosis (murmur that was...
- I also have a child who has CHD. He had one surgery as a newborn to repair a coarctation of the aorta and another surgery at age 3 to repair his mitral valve. So far...
- I'm the mother of a 5 yr old. She has had 3 heart surgeries (HLHS)and we so far are one of the fortunate ones because she has come thru with flying colors. She has a...
Surgery on Babies??
Asked by J.W. from Melbourne
on October 25, 2006
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My son has an ASD heart murmur. It is the hole in the lower chamber of the heart that everyone is born with, but closes upon birth. When he was 1 month old they discov...
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- My son was diagnosed at birth with a hole in his heart and PDA (patent ductus arteriosis). He underwent the Cardiac catherization surgery when he was 3 1/2 years old....
- Hi J., My son was born with a heart defect (COA, ASD & VSD) that required Open Heart surgery when he was 4 days old. It is very upsetting to think of what the surg...
- Hi J., I understand your concern about your son having surgery at such a young age. My son had to have surgery when he was 6 months old as he was born with hypospadi...
