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Anyone Else's Child Have a Severe Underbite/breathing Problems/tonsillectomy?
This is a serious problem as it can eventually cause a severe facial deformity .... category b/c he was born with a complete cleft of the lip and palate. ...
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- My DS had his tonsils & adnoids removed last summer. He couldn't eat w/o gagging, was always tired, exibited some ADHD behaviors, snored horribly, and had many nasal ...
- My son didnt have the underbite but he did have severe breathing problems and trouble sleeping at night. My doctor told me that it was an ear infection. We finally got...
- Hi E., Could you please let me know who this dentist is? My son who turned three in Feb. has the same kind of symptoms and severe speech delays. I suspected adenoids...
Being Sent for a Second Ultrasound! :(
There are many possible causes for this, NORMAL variation, cystic fibrosis, .... Like I said the boys have Cleft Lip & Palate but other than that everything ...
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- Hi M., Hang in there. I had to go for a second and third ultrasound with my now 9 month old daughter. They thought her stomach looked enlarged and I spent a s...
- Sounds like the doc is just doing his job. Sometimes I think they forget what it feels like to be on the other side of this kind of call! Try not to worry. Ultrasou...
- All I can say is that EVERY woman in my life at some point during at least one pregnancy had a huge scare of some type from an US or blood test. They have all called ...
Rice Cereal
Sep 24, 2009 ... would probably tell you not to put it in the bottle cause it can be .... cleft lip and palate which I am sure you already know Good Luck ...
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- Hi, if he is already 6 months, you should start feeding him rice or oatmeal cereal with a spoon. By 6 months, he should also be eating mashed up veggies with his cere...
- I actually started adding a small amount of cereal to my son's bottle when he was about 4 weeks old. He was on diuretics so it seemed like he was just peeing his bottl...
- If you are mixing it into his bottle so he will sleep and he has never had cereal before I would try thr first one before a nap. Rice is usually gentle on the tummy b...
My Baby Won't Latch to My Breasts
We found out when she was 1 and had surgery that she had a bifid uvula and consequently a malformation in her soft palate. She doesn't have a cleft lip; ...
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- T., My children took 11 weeks and seven weeks, respectively, to learn to latch on. I had flat nipples to begin with, so I used the shield, pumped and fed through a...
- T., I too had issues with my baby latching on. He had slight jaundice so it was super hard keeping him awake as well. I was so stressed I would just cry. It is super ...
- Hi T., Decide how long you want to keep trying, then just stick to your decision and don't feel guilty about it. She might learn how to latch and everything will wor...
Any Moms Have Experience with Hypospadias?
... not have this but I will say Mine was born with a cleft lip and palate and ... stomach lining goes down into his scrotum and causes the stomach fluid to ...
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- Hi, I haven't had personal experience, but a close personal friend had 2 boys born with this. I suppose that it may be genetic. Her first son had the operation at 6 m...
- My son was born with a Hydrocele where part of his stomach lining goes down into his scrotum and causes the stomach fluid to go back and forth between the stomach and ...
- Hi, My son does not have this but I will say Mine was born with a cleft lip and palate and he has had several surgeries starting at the age of 4 months (see photos at ...
Postpartum Anxiety/ Panic Attacks? Postpartum Depression?
Become proactive- go on the internet and learn about his cleft lip and feeding issues. ... I am concerned since you had a c-section which could cause problems. ..... Giving birth is not easy, having a child with a cleft palate is hard. ...
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- W., I am sorry you are having a hard time wtih your postpartum issues and baby's condition. I have not had panic attacs but I do have postpartum depression and curren...
- Hi W., the time right after having a baby is SO hard emotionally and physically. I have a 4 month old girl and have also recently been trained as a PEP volunteer, wher...
- I had the same thing happen to me when my baby was about 6 months old. The best thing you can do for yourself is get the program through the Midwest Center for Anxiety...
Ear Tubes
My son has had ear tubes put in 3 times but he had a cleft lip and palate so he ... after the ear tubes were put in (cause the ear tubes were coming out). ...
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- I would IMMEDIATELY call your ENT. Both my 4 year old and my 17 month had their tubes done a few months ago and neither has had ANY ear infections, fever, or runny no...
- Both of my boys ages 12mo's and 2 1/2 had tubes in 1/08. I fought it for over 6 mo's and finally gave in. The older has done just fine w/no inf's, fvr, or even a col...
- I'm sure you've called the doctor and he's on antibiotics. If not, do so. My son and daughter both had tubes and although it was years ago, I do not remember having th...
5 Year Old Snoring
If he has overly large adenoids, they could cause problems in the future, .... He can't have his out though - as he was born with a cleft lip and palate and ...
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- If he doesn't seem sleepy during the day then he must be getting a good REM sleep. Two friends with 3 yo kids did sleep studies on their kids whose adenoids + tonsils ...
- My niece had her adnoids removed. It was a simple procedure. She had to be knocked out. This procedure eliminated her snoring. She was about 4 or 5 years old at the t...
- I recommend getting an appointment with an ENT. Sleep Apena is very common amongst kids who have large adenoids. Adenoids are pieces of tissue that rest at the back ...
BF Is Turning Out to Be a Complete Failure! Sad, Need Advise and Help
She was born with multiple disabilities, including cleft lip and palate, .... Of course to mch reptitious hand movement can cause i carpal tunnel like ...
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- I haven't read the other responses, but my words of advice are this: Don't assume that you are ONLY making the amount of milk that you can pump out. No pump is as ef...
- C., I agree with the woman that said do both you and your baby a favor, buy a bottle, formula and don't worry. Sometimes you can do everything correctly and it just i...
- Take a deep breath, calm down. You need to be relaaaaaaxed for breast milk to come. Are you eating enough? It takes 500 calories to make a days worth of breast milk, i...
Birth Defects
It was also found on the ultrasound she had a cleft lip/palate. .... It did cause feeding issues, etc. and was not quite as simple a defect as they thought ...
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- I don't know anything about the umbilical cord, but my daughter was born with a fused cleft. It was never picked up on my 20 week u/s...a whole different issue that I ...
- I had a single umbilical artery. I also found out during my 20-week ultrasound and was very scared. I had to chart daily kick-counts, go to weekly non-stress tests a...
- I don't know much about this but I had a friend who just had a baby and she also had a single umbilical artery. They told her all the defects that could be caused due...
