Baby P - Birth story, apnea and bradycardia
Jun 17, 2015 14:33:05 GMT -5
Post by mnp48 on Jun 17, 2015 14:33:05 GMT -5
Baby P decided to grace us with his presence 2 weeks before his EDD of 6/23. My water broke at home but contractions didn't kick-in so I had to be induced with pitocin 13 hrs later. I ended up with an epidural and then, had an assisted delivery (episiotomy and vacuum) because I couldn't push Baby P out. Baby P arrived on 6/9, 7 lbs 15 ounces, 20 inches long.
We went home two days later to receive a phone call that the hospital eff'd up a blood test and would need us to come in ASAP. We went into the hospital on Saturday morning at 7 am; and, the Baby P's pediatrician happened to be there as well. She looked at him again and noticed that Baby P looked more jaundice than usual so we re-did another blood test. Fast forward 2 hours later, we were told we had to admit him to the hospital to treat his jaundice and that was a success. While in the NICU, Baby P periodically stops breathing. The nurses and Dr couldn't figure out the cause so we were transferred to a hospital with a higher level NICU. Baby P is said to have apnea and bradycardia. Major tests have all come up negative. Now, it's a "wait and see" situation. The Dr says that Baby P could just be immature in development and just needed more assistance with breathing. We're not sure how we feel about a non-diagnosis but we're being optimistic.
We've been here for days now. We haven't been home since the jaundice treatment. DH and I are exhausted. I'm emotionally spent. This has been the hardest thing I've done. Ladies, my thoughts and prayers are with you all. Being a mother is hard work.
ETA 7/10/15 - Sorry for being MIA! After 9 days of going through a gamut of tests, we got sent home without a diagnosis and a rx for acid reflux. The last resort was to try to get a sleep study and we managed to get an appointment last week. We got our diagnosis - obstructive and central sleep apnea. There is no active intervention right now. We will have a follow-up sleep study in three months. The positive is that DS is gaining weight from all the BM (breastfeeding/pumping is hard!) so everyone hopes that the baby will grow out of this. Fx'd.
We went home two days later to receive a phone call that the hospital eff'd up a blood test and would need us to come in ASAP. We went into the hospital on Saturday morning at 7 am; and, the Baby P's pediatrician happened to be there as well. She looked at him again and noticed that Baby P looked more jaundice than usual so we re-did another blood test. Fast forward 2 hours later, we were told we had to admit him to the hospital to treat his jaundice and that was a success. While in the NICU, Baby P periodically stops breathing. The nurses and Dr couldn't figure out the cause so we were transferred to a hospital with a higher level NICU. Baby P is said to have apnea and bradycardia. Major tests have all come up negative. Now, it's a "wait and see" situation. The Dr says that Baby P could just be immature in development and just needed more assistance with breathing. We're not sure how we feel about a non-diagnosis but we're being optimistic.
We've been here for days now. We haven't been home since the jaundice treatment. DH and I are exhausted. I'm emotionally spent. This has been the hardest thing I've done. Ladies, my thoughts and prayers are with you all. Being a mother is hard work.
ETA 7/10/15 - Sorry for being MIA! After 9 days of going through a gamut of tests, we got sent home without a diagnosis and a rx for acid reflux. The last resort was to try to get a sleep study and we managed to get an appointment last week. We got our diagnosis - obstructive and central sleep apnea. There is no active intervention right now. We will have a follow-up sleep study in three months. The positive is that DS is gaining weight from all the BM (breastfeeding/pumping is hard!) so everyone hopes that the baby will grow out of this. Fx'd.
