[tri-med] Re: for erin about kam - Erin, Birth Plan

I may be wrong, but I swear our cardiologist said they prefer vaginal births
for children with heart issues.  When I was pregnant, I just assumed they
would prefer a c-section, but the cardiologist said no, it is the opposite.
The child does better after a vaginal birth.
We had one with Caroline.  My OB was POSITIVE she would not survive a
vaginal birth and it would end up being an emergency c-section.....she was
one of the many who were wrong!

Irene
Christina (4), Caroline (2 with partial trisomy 17p) and Kallie (born
6/23/05)
Caroline's site:  http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/carolinesmith



On 1/26/06, Nanci Grimes <nancii@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Erin:
>
> I had a vaginal birth with Soleah.  Granted, we did not know ahead of time
> and I did have a quickly birth.  But the birth did not harm her or compund
> the heart problems.  Many of these heart defects begin to surface and get
> worse once the normal breathing process begins.   She had a large VSD, an
> ASD, PDA, and PFO.  These things became problemactic after about 12+
> hours.  I have had it said to me that the proccess of the natural birth may
> have some positive affects on these kids neurologically, plus you can heal
> faster in order to care for her.
> & Tracey Pass <pass@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Thank you for the reply. It really is inspiring to see Kam do so well. I
> too want a vaginal delivery. I am guessing Kam didnt have a VSD. How is
> her heart, or was her heart at birth? My little boy has a large VSD and
> this may present a problem during birth. It may be too stressful on his
> little heart. I am worried about this, but I am going to have a vaginal
> delivery anyways. No c-section.
>
> Nanci - Wife to Mike, the ever kind and patient one . . . Alicia, 22, in
> her LAST year of nursing school! . . . Shani, 16, homeschooler, biggest
> helper . . . Soleah, 12, Trisomy 18M--always teaching me . . . Corey, 4,
> singer, drama-king!
>
>
> Romans 5:3  . . . but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that
> tribulation produces perserverance; and perserverance, character; and
> character, hope.
>
>                  Building ___ooOOoo__ Rainbows
>                       www.trisomyonline.org
>                  Families Helping Families On-line
>
>


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