[tri-med] Re: sleep apnea in Tri-18 babies

I'm coming onto this VERY late--I'm so sorry!  I hope you've gotten  
some helpful info!
Our daughter Keren (T18) was diagnosed with sleep apnea at four  
months and they immediately put her on a cpap with a machine--AT  
HOME. There was never a question and it wasn't an issue. We  
originally got our machine through Apria, though recently switched to  
another home healthcare company. Keren was only about nine pounds  
when she first used the cpap. Is it the type of machine they are  
using that's the issue? (Though I can't see why that would be a prob-- 
they're all basically designed the same way).

I hope you're finding answers and can have Amos at home soon!

Loren (wife to Kraig, mom to Keren Elyse, T18, 3 1/2 years old!  
(9/27/02), and Clarissa Joanne (7/17/05) )
Southeast Michigan
http://webpages.eng.wayne.edu/~ad6075


On Aug 27, 2006, at 11:34 PM, Kelly Rosberg wrote:

> Hi, my son is 4 months old and has apnea spells. He is in the hosptial
> using a cpap machine for this and it really helps. The problem is that
> the hospital keeps telling me that the cpap machine is not approved  
> for
> infant home use, so I cant get one. I dont want to put him in a  
> nursing
> home just for the machine but he needs it at night for the apnea  
> and to
> sleep well to gain weight. Any suggestions? He is also on 3/4 liter of
> o2 during the day and a apnea monitor. But they only seems to  
> happen at
> night for now. He does have them all the time when he gets sick,  
> this is
> how I know something is wrong but It takes forever to get anyone to
> treat him after they see the trisomy on his records from other
> hospitals? Any suggestions on this too?
> thanks
> lonely uninformed mom of Amos with Tri-18 and 13 other kids who are
> beautiful and healthy
>
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>



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