Our beautiful baby girl has some issues. We went to the doctor on Friday to find a very pronounced heart mummer. We went to the heart doctor today. They found that her PDA did not close up. The PDA is a artery that goes to the cord while in the womb. This normally closes after the baby is born. Well, it didn't. It is causing the left side of her heart to work extra hard. That is why we never saw any issues. She acts totally normal. Well, 10 years ago this would have been open heart sugery. It isn't like that now. They will go through an artery in the leg, place the plug, and it will be over. They will relax her so she will sleep and in they will go.
She also had a problem with her left aortic valve. It is supposed to have 3 doors and it actully has 2. These doors keeps the blood from coming back in. Well, she has a small leak. Nothing to worry about, but will need to be watched. These doors have to work harder because of this so there is a chance of those doors thickening. If that happens, there will be other things to worry about. These doors can thicken during growth periods and after the age of 40 (from age). The first growth period she came out fine. We will just have to check it yearly.
I am waiting to hear from Childrens Hospital to see when a good time will be to get this done. As soon as I know, I will post something. Please keep Maddie is your thoughts and prayers!!
BTW, she was perfect and I mean PERFECT through all the tests and doctors today. I could not have asked for a better child. I am SO SO PROUD of her. We both are!! We talked about in on Sunday night. About how the heart works. She listened to our hearts and to hers and thought it was great. Then we talked about her actually seeing it beat on TV! She thought that was a great idea. We talked about the gell and that it was like soap and that it wouldn't hurt and that I had it done. We also talked about it being like when we saw Timmy in my tummy. She did great. Even excited. I am so proud of her!!
Our beautiful baby girl has some issues. We went to the doctor on Friday to find a very pronounced heart mummer. We went to the heart doctor today. They found that her PDA did not close up. The PDA is a artery that goes to the cord while in the womb. This normally closes after the baby is born. Well, it didn't. It is causing the left side of her heart to work extra hard. That is why we never saw any issues. She acts totally normal. Well, 10 years ago this would have been open heart sugery. It isn't like that now. They will go through an artery in the leg, place the plug, and it will be over. They will relax her so she will sleep and in they will go.
She also had a problem with her left aortic valve. It is supposed to have 3 doors and it actully has 2. These doors keeps the blood from coming back in. Well, she has a small leak. Nothing to worry about, but will need to be watched. These doors have to work harder because of this so there is a chance of those doors thickening. If that happens, there will be other things to worry about. These doors can thicken during growth periods and after the age of 40 (from age). The first growth period she came out fine. We will just have to check it yearly.
I am waiting to hear from Childrens Hospital to see when a good time will be to get this done. As soon as I know, I will post something. Please keep Maddie is your thoughts and prayers!!
BTW, she was perfect and I mean PERFECT through all the tests and doctors today. I could not have asked for a better child. I am SO SO PROUD of her. We both are!! We talked about in on Sunday night. About how the heart works. She listened to our hearts and to hers and thought it was great. Then we talked about her actually seeing it beat on TV! She thought that was a great idea. We talked about the gell and that it was like soap and that it wouldn't hurt and that I had it done. We also talked about it being like when we saw Timmy in my tummy. She did great. Even excited. I am so proud of her!!