[TMIC] another update on babies

twinkie (twinkie(AT)javanet.com)
Mon, 14 Jun 1999 17:09:58 -0400

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Hi All,
Just after I posted on Saturday,my daughter called and said Faith =
was not holding her o2 They want her over 90% and she kept dropping to =
88. They were questioning if it was her heart. It seems that large =
weight babies commonly have a thickening of the heart muscle and they =
don't breathe deeply enough. They did an EKG which was not conclusive =
and she's having an ultrasound today. An n/g tube was put in for feeding =
since she seems to forget to breathe while eating. One of the nurses' =
said she thought that she is a "lazy" baby and just wants to sleep and =
eat (sounds like me). Now it's just waiting to find out the dx. Today =
she is at 1 liter nasal cannula and her sats are at 99-100%. The good =
news is even if it is the heart it usually resolves itself in a few =
days. If not she will go on heart meds for a few months. Regardless it =
is not life threatening.=20
Nick is still doing very well and should go home in about 3 wks.
My niece had a girl this a.m. Hannah Rose weighed 5 lbs and is 18 =
inches long. There are now 8 June birthdays in the family!!
Thank you all for the prayers and for caring. Cheryl

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Hi All,
     Just after = I posted on=20 Saturday,my daughter called and said Faith was not holding her o2 They = want her=20 over 90% and she kept dropping to 88. They were questioning if it was = her heart.=20 It seems that large weight babies commonly have a thickening of the = heart muscle=20 and they don't breathe deeply enough. They did an EKG which was not = conclusive=20 and she's having an ultrasound today. An n/g tube was put in for feeding = since=20 she seems to forget to breathe while eating. One of the nurses' said she = thought=20 that she is a "lazy" baby and just wants to sleep and eat = (sounds like=20 me). Now it's just waiting to find out the dx. Today she is at 1 liter = nasal=20 cannula and her sats are at 99-100%. The good news is even if it is the = heart it=20 usually resolves itself in a few days. If not she will go on heart meds = for a=20 few months. Regardless it is not life threatening. 
     Nick is = still doing=20 very well and should go home in about 3 wks.
     My niece = had a girl=20 this a.m. Hannah Rose weighed 5 lbs and is 18 inches long. There are = now  8=20 June birthdays in the family!!
     Thank you = all for the=20 prayers and for caring.    =20 Cheryl
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