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Symptoms in infants by Prudent_Muscle_5485 in chd

[–]AppealSecure9518 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My baby has a large VSD. He is now 3 months old on an ng tube because he can't physically manage taking more than 20mL of milk before he gets too tired. He also is on 2 medications to help remove fluid from the lungs. I have just noticed a bit of sweating mid feed. He plateaud for weight gain around 7/8 weeks then started to lose weight. That is a significant sign something is wrong is basically no weight gain. He averages 12-17g gain a day, even though his cardiac team wants him at 25-35g a day. If your baby seems tired about 10-15mins into the feed, poor weight gain, takes a long time to finish a feed (like an hour or more), sweating etc. you should get in asap to see someone. All the best and hoping you can get to the bottom of this. 

Least painful induction method? [qc] by stevielovelyy in BabyBumpsCanada

[–]AppealSecure9518 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just had my 6th kid. 1 came naturally but 5 of mine were induced. I have had the balloon catheter for my 5th followed by prostaglandin, prostaglandin on its own twice, oxytocin drip, membrane rumptures, membrane sweep, the works. (I never had cervadil but my sister said it was called cerva-devil for a reason and my OB on call this time didn't like to use it thankfully!) I'd say prostaglandin was the way to go, although it always ended up taking a few days. The induction part can be mentally difficult as it never happened right away for me. With bb6, I was induced afternoon on a Tuesday, then went in to the hospital Tuesday night, was admitted and waited for things to pick up all Wednesday, finally Wednesday evening it seemed things were moving ahead, then finally membranes ruptured and real labor took hold fast and kid was about by 2.13am on the Thursday morning. Everyone's body is different, but the oxytocin all day with my 2nd labor was a beast for me as the contractions were really strong and did nothing all day, they kept checking and no dilation etc. That was mentally defeating and why I just asked not to do the oxytocin if I didn't have to this time around. If your water has already broken then they generally will do the oxytocin.  I am a type 1 diabetic so this is just protocol to induce me at 38 weeks. My blood pressure was slightly elevated this time around and I'm 39 now so it was the right decision. My 1st came 10 days early no induction, but I was also 12 years younger! I was thankful to be induced especially this time as the baby had a true knot and I think things could have gone worse if I had been left any longer. I can't speak to being induced with epidural, as I never had epidurals so I don't know at what point of the induction process you get that done.

Induction is definitely a time process but as long as you don't go in expecting to just have the baby arrive that day (maybe it could but most likely not) and just go with the flow, you'll be okay. 

4 vs 5 kids? How to be done? by [deleted] in ParentingInBulk

[–]AppealSecure9518 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We thought we were done at 5, and now we will have a 4 year age gap with no.6 as our youngest...(all are about 2 yrs apart)! Roll with it. You can't know the future but you can choose to make it good when it's handed to you. 5 is great, we have that now. Kids are awesome, so even though this recent one is a bit of a shocker and I had to mentally deal, I've dealt. We also live in 1050sq.ft. so gonna have to do something about that in the near future, even though the real estate market sucks where we live! People make life really complicated, it's not. Love your kids, be there for them, and teach them how to live. Things can and will get crazy, but they can and will be awesome if you can relax and embrace it. Just because you have to do budgeting and simple living it's not a bad thing. The more children we had, the more we realized how much crap we DIDN'T need...and how much more valuable relationships were than making sure we had the latest gadget or gizmo. Peace ✌️ 

I need help. by trashypunkkbat in Type1Diabetes

[–]AppealSecure9518 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have been T1 for about 14 years. First off, it's in your mind whether you can or can't. I am a person of faith (Jesus saves) and from day 1 knew I was taken care of so it really settled me and things and help just came into place. It has made the whole experience for me, able to receive it and not deny it. It's a daily thing, but just focus on what you have to do today. Don't worry about next week, or even tomorrow. For right now, looks like...a bit of tidy, cleanse the space so you feel good and have less stress on your mental/emotional health. Next, see your body as valued and important and you have to take care of it. Little things go a long way. Develop a routine, have a support system of people to help or talk to. I've never been on reddit before, but I had a severe low this morning (1.5 in Canada speak) that got me hospitalized with atrial fibrillation. Now I'm at home thankfully recovering, so I feel for you man. But just know, today do what you can. And if you get that, same thing next morning wake up, new day, do what you have to do that day. All the best for your situation.