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Kaedyn's 1st Neonatal Follow Up
- By Kaedyns_Mommy · New reply 10:59 pm
- In Open discussion · 6 replies
- Today was Kaedyn's first neonatal follow up at CHEO in Ottawa. Her appointment went GREAT, the doctors are very pleased with her, they said she is exactly where she should be for a 4 1/2 month old (corrected ...
PALE
- By Hopesmom08 · New reply 10:54 pm
- In Open discussion · 2 replies
- My daughter who is one today, just woke up crying, she looked VERY pale. Her lips were fine they weren't blue, she was so pale i could barely see the white of her ski when i checked it to see her capillary ...
Nice Weather
- By yani2 · New reply 10:45 pm
- In Open discussion · 10 replies
- Do you ever take your babies for a walk outside. My little treasure is 2 months adjusted age. we've been having pretty days that will soon end(MO) I also have a toddler and I feel like I've been punishing ...
NG day one
- By JessicaK · New reply 10:36 pm
- In Open discussion · 2 replies
- Today is our first day with baby's NG tube in at home. He is 7/4 mos. I am terrified he will pull it and i do NOT want to have to put one back in. Any ideas? I want him to meet his oral needs... We tried ...
Down Syndrome?
- By Hopesmom08 · New reply 10:34 pm
- In Open discussion · 4 replies
- My daughter has been tested twice for DS and we went to the pulmonologist last week and he asked me if she has been tested i said yes twice and they were both negative. The first test was when she was ...
Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disorders
- By Henrysmom · Posted 10:12 pm
- In Growing up and education · 0 replies
- Just wondering if anyone else has a child with an eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorder (EGID). Yesterday my son had an endoscopy and we were notified tonight that there were high eosinophils in his ...
1 cm of fluid at 24 weeks
- By godsgrace · New reply 10:11 pm
- In Preemie pregnancy · 3 replies
- I am now 24 weeks pregnant. Over the last 6 weeks the doctors have been concerned as my baby is undersize for her gestation(about 5 weeks smaller). 2 Weeks ago I was told by my obstetrician at a scan ...
Family Birthday Activities?
- By CalliesMommy · New reply 10:11 pm
- In Growing up and education · 4 replies
- Hi everyone, Callie is going to turn 1 next week, 8 1/2 months adjusted age. We are just going to have a party with me and my husband and Callie. We are hoping to do something fun. Can you all shar some ...
The Smell of Rain story
- By AnabellasMommy · New reply 10:11 pm
- In In the NICU/PICU · 9 replies
- A week after my 1lb, 12oz baby girl was born, I was sent a "forward" email that contained a story. As I read it, I started to get angry... 'How could someone send this to me right now?!'... but as I got ...
Preemies with CLD
- By Eutha · New reply 9:58 pm
- In Open discussion · 11 replies
- How long does it take for a preemie to grow out of CLD ...
Concerned about pumping and sleep after cesarian complications
- By AlisMommy · New reply 9:54 pm
- In Open discussion · 8 replies
- Hi everyone, My daughter was born at 27 weeks 4/7 days on November 5 via emergency cesarian after my condition deteriorated rapidly. I had been in the hospital for two weeks being monitored with severe ...
NICU Etiquette
- By Mouseteeth · New reply 9:47 pm
- In In the NICU/PICU · 10 replies
- My husband and I are new parents to a baby born at 29 weeks gestation. He is still on an open bed, so we aren't able to hold him yet. How long should we stay in the NICU during visiting hours? My husband ...
Baby after loss
- By Tamilee · New reply 9:35 pm
- In Open discussion · 6 replies
- Hi all, ok I'm just wondering after the loss of a child how long did u wait to start trying again? And although you felt ready did your feelings change when you got pregnant again? My partner and i are ...
need some reassurance, baby born 3 weeks and 1 day early
- By blakesq · New reply 9:25 pm
- In Open discussion · 18 replies
- Hi All, Our baby son was born on Nov 2, (his due date was 11-24)and is still in the hospital. He was 3 weeks and 1 day early. He weighed 5'lbs 14 oz, now he is around 6 lbs 5 oz. He is doing pretty good ...
doing ok
- By momofa28weeker · New reply 9:19 pm
- In Growing up and education · 3 replies
- my boy is doing well, he is almost 4 and i am so scared that one day we will find out something is wrong! Its like i am waiting for some bad new, but otherwise i feel so lucky that he is doing well1 ...
poems for a child...?
- By Tinkerbellas_Mama · New reply 8:49 pm
- In Open discussion · 4 replies
- Hello ladies. I'm looking for a nice poem for a very sick little girl. My cousin's 6 year old daughter, Caroline, has been diagnosed with Rasmussen's Encephalitis and her parents have been left with no ...
IUGR and still not growing
- By oquinn27 · New reply 8:00 pm
- In Open discussion · 5 replies
- My son was born 9/30/09 weighing 1 lb 7 oz at 28 weeks. Currently he weighs 3 lbs 3 oz. The doctors are concerned about his minimal gains in growth. He is below the 3rd percentile for his gestational ...
Glasses
- By katek · New reply 6:41 pm
- In Open discussion · 33 replies
- We took our son (2.5 years old, born 25 weeks 2 days) to his annual ophthalmology appointment today. I called this morning to make an appointment and it was today or wait until January. Fortunately, I ...
Ear Tubes
- By katek · New reply 5:59 pm
- In Open discussion · 5 replies
- Henry (2.5 years old) is getting ear tubes on Tuesday morning. Are kids usually back to normal right after the procedure? How long does it take to recover from it ...
RSV
- By wtexmom · New reply 5:03 pm
- In Open discussion · 23 replies
- Curious if anyone else has had as much trouble getting the RSV shot after the first season. We were told by Neonatologists, Dr's and NICU nurses that we would need to get Dawson this shot this season ...
