Anyone Experience Having a Baby Need Resuscitated After Birth?

Updated on November 17, 2009
S.L. asks from Lakeside, CA
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At long last my little grandson is here. I am happy and his mother is happy, but our joy has been a bit diminished. The nurse made a mistake and gave my daughter a narcotic when she was progressing way too fast. The doctor would not listen to me when I warned him she comes from a long history of woman that give birth fast. So the baby was born with too much Nubane in his system. THEN, on top of that the doctor was not there until the last possible second. The babies heart rate was falling and the cord was wrapped too tightly around his neck. The nurse did not break the bag of water and allowed my daughter to push far too long because she wanted to wait for the doctor. But when the heart rate fell she had to break it anyway and he was finally there just in time for doctor to sweep in the room and catch him.

His apgar scores were very low at 2, 3, and 8. We didn't get to hear a weak cry until around 7 minutes. Needless to say, it was scary and stressful! He's been in the NICU ever since and just seems to be struggling to get a hold on eating and doesn't have the strength to handle spitting up or coughing out mucus and it looks like he'll have quite a bit of reflux problems.

I am so proud of my daughter! When she heard that his heart rate was falling, she pushed with all her might and just about delivered him bag and all doctor or no doctor! It just bothers me so much that they allowed her to suffer and set off a chain of events that could have been entirely avoided with a little better planning on their part!

I know I should not be worried about him. He's in good hands and he might even come home tomorrow on time. His labs are good and I've purchased a good motion sensitive monitor that will go off if he chokes and has a "blue incident" at home. We live near a fire station and I believe my daycare experience has me pretty confident about my ability to handle potential emergencies. But despite their reassurance his brain was never deprived of oxygen, I can't help but worry. So if anyone has any stories or knowledge of this sort of thing, please share.

S.

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So What Happened?

Thank you for asking Kristen :) My grandson is perfect! He's coming a long very normal. He babbles up a storm, eats lots, but he's not getting enough tummy time. It's hard to get my daughter to put him down a lot LOL. As near as I ccan tell he doesn't have any lasting problems or delays from his birth.

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S.S.

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Suzi,

I would check with the hospital and see if they don't have a cpr class available for you to take. that would definitely help eleviate some of the concerns you have. I think iit was a good idea to get the motion sensitive monitor. It sounds like you have just had a bit of a scare and rightfully so.

I do have a suggestion about your inability to focus. when I was 47 I thought I had the early onset of Alheimers but it was adult ADHD. I think you should talk to your family physician first, then go to see a phsychologist because they have to test for ADHD and then get some medication. I take 80 mg of Stratteria and it has not only helped me remain calm even in the most stressful situations it has also helped me focus. Before diagnosis I felt stupid and I forgot things all the time.. was also very disorganized. Now I am able to function so much better and am much more confident of learning new things even though I'm 50 now. I also lost about 15 lbs just from being on the meds. Nice side effect... if you do find that they diagnose you and you start on strattera you will need to eat 1/2 peanut butter sandwich before taking the meds or it will make you sick as a dog... all day. You can also take flax seed oil every day to offset that side effect....good luck with everything I wish you all the best.

S.

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S.V.

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Although I didn't experience this, my best friend did. Her son had a similar situation (sans the narcotics), and was quickly brought back (not sure the time lapse) and sent to NICU. He was brought home 3 weeks later...and is now a bouncing 6 year old. Remember, babies are very resilliant! Although, I might look into legal counsel... We had a similar situation that the nurses let me go too long and I almost had my daughter in the toilet. But, things wound up fine. In the end--he'll bounce back. And, how many weeks was she? If he was premature, systems still need to form (lungs, digestive, etc). Get enrolled in your local early intervention services program (in all states, federally funded)...they can help with any developmental delays (our daughter was born premature and we have services come in to work on her physical development). It's free and they schedule in-home visits (physical therapists, nurses, etc) at mom's convenience.

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K.B.

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Hi Suzi:

Sorry I have no experience in that. But Congratulations!

I hope he comes home soon. Such a scary experience.

Kristina

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K.M.

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I know it's been a while, but how is your grandson doing?

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B.C.

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No advice or similar experience, just wanted to say congratulations and my prayers are with the newest addition and new mommy. Babies are incredibally resilliant...I would say try not to worry, but stay vigillant, and don't be afraid to seek a second opinion outside of the people who were responsible. No sense being sue happy, but no sense being rail roaded either if they are just trying to cover their own fannys.
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