Guest guest Posted May 29, 1999 Report Share Posted May 29, 1999 , There are always exceptions to every rule. I think the main point with you is that you truly wanted to breastfeed. It sounds like these women on this other list have no desire and are trying to rationalize that. There is a woman in my LLL group who is formula feeding her third child due to a cleft palate he can't latch on. She also tried to pump but with two small children her milk never got established. Breastmilk is the best food for babies but it isn't always possible but it is possible much more often than people think. VSD=ventral septal defect? I don't think anyone here would judge you because of your comment but am glad you shared more about your son. Did he ultimately have surgery? How is he doing now? Answer as much as you feel comfortable, I am just curious. Wendi More info. Hello moms, I think that I need to make myself a little more clear on the comment I made earlier about bf and bottle feeding. A little bit about my son, Brent. This is so you guys will somewhat try to understand to why I made the comment I had made. When Brent was 3 days old he was diagnosed with having a VSD. Finding this out and beginning called into ER at 10PM at night was terrible not to say that the pediatrician that was oncall that night stunk and didn't tell us a whole lot. When we finally got home that night and put Brent to bed both my DH and I started to cry. We were beside ourselves and angry at the doctor. To make a long story short, we did see a specialist in this matter and he said that the pediatrician was blowing things a little out of proportion. I so BADDLY wanted to breastfeed him and felt upset that I couldn't for he had lost a lot of weight and I did try at least for a couple of days to BF him. I then went to bottle feeding and tried pumping my milk so at least he would get some of it that way. Well, that didn't last very long either. Well, that is my reason to why I made a comment like I did earlier. Brent is the MOST healthy kid and has been hardly sick and had NEVER had an ear infection. By my experience with children(I was a day care provider for 3 years and a daughter to a doctor and mother was a nurse) they usually get up to a numeral amount of Ear infections before the age of 2. Brent had 0. Please visit our homepage at http://home.pacbell.net/trekteam and please remember to sign our guest book. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ONElist: bringing the world together. http://www.onelist.com Join a new list today! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Breastfeeding is Best!! http://www.maclee.com/breastfeeding If you like this list also check out http://www.onelist.com/subscribe.cgi/weanedbuddies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 29, 1999 Report Share Posted May 29, 1999 When Brent was 3 days old he was diagnosed with having > a VSD Sorry, but what is a VSD? (If you don't mind my asking) Hannah(UK) Mum to Bethany 5, Lawrence 3 1/2 and Verity 11 months Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 29, 1999 Report Share Posted May 29, 1999 Hannah, A VSD is a heart defect. I am sure that Wendi could tell you a little bit more about it. Anyways, the way I can explain it(Wendi please correct me if I am a little off) is it is were there is a whole in the wall chamber that devides the right side of the heart from the left side that because it is open alows the blood to flow between the two sides. Some children/baby's need surgery to correct this but we were lucky and Brent's was small and had some signs of healing on it's own. What a scare though. Wendi, it is amazing to what you remember. I am impressed.:-PPPP Re: More info. > > > > When Brent was 3 days old he was diagnosed with having > > a VSD > > Sorry, but what is a VSD? (If you don't mind my asking) > > Hannah(UK) > Mum to Bethany 5, Lawrence 3 1/2 and Verity 11 months > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Having difficulty getting " in synch " with list members? > http://www.onelist.com > Try ONElist's Shared Calendar to organize events, meetings and more! > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Breastfeeding is Best!! > http://www.maclee.com/breastfeeding > > If you like this list also check out http://www.onelist.com/subscribe.cgi/weanedbuddies > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 29, 1999 Report Share Posted May 29, 1999 In a message dated 5/29/99 1:08:15 PM Eastern Daylight Time, trekteam@... writes: << When Brent was 3 days old he was diagnosed with having a VSD >> What is VSD? Martha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 29, 1999 Report Share Posted May 29, 1999 thanks anna....i think sometimes i need to read all my mail and then post my questions....but then if i did that then i would probably forget.....i read it earlier and felt like a total idiot b/c i didn't read all my mail. Thanks again for taking the time to explain it again. Martha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 29, 1999 Report Share Posted May 29, 1999 Martha, Thanks to she was able to explain it better to me.:-) A VSD is when one of the bottom chambers pushes blood out to the whole body with oxygenated blood. The other bottom chamber pushes the blood to the lungs for oxygenation. When there is a hole between the two it causes blood mixing (oxygenated and unoxygenated blood mixing) which makes it difficult to get enough oxygen in and enough CO2 out. If the hole is too big the baby stays somewhat unoxygenated and can cause difficulties and surgery is needed. If the hole is smaller they will watch it and see if it heals on its own. Re: More info. > From: Fafahahema@... > > In a message dated 5/29/99 1:08:15 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > trekteam@... writes: > > << When Brent was 3 days old he was diagnosed with having > a VSD >> > > What is VSD? > Martha > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ONElist: bringing the world together. > http://www.onelist.com > Join a new list today! > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Breastfeeding is Best!! > http://www.maclee.com/breastfeeding > > If you like this list also check out http://www.onelist.com/subscribe.cgi/weanedbuddies > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 29, 1999 Report Share Posted May 29, 1999 Not a problem. When we first found out that Brent had a VSD I asked not only my Dad but the doctors as well. My Dad explained it so much better then the doctor in ER did. What a jerk he was. Re: More info. > From: Fafahahema@... > > thanks anna....i think sometimes i need to read all my mail and then post my > questions....but then if i did that then i would probably forget.....i read > it earlier and felt like a total idiot b/c i didn't read all my mail. Thanks > again for taking the time to explain it again. > Martha > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > What was YOUR favorite part?! > http://www.onelist.com > Tell other Star Wars fans at ONElist! > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Breastfeeding is Best!! > http://www.maclee.com/breastfeeding > > If you like this list also check out http://www.onelist.com/subscribe.cgi/weanedbuddies > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 30, 1999 Report Share Posted May 30, 1999 >Thanks to she was able to explain it better to me.:-) > That was Wendi`s explanation, and very accurate. The crucial part of VSD (ventricular septral defect) is when the hole is in the cartilage region of the ventrical wall (septrum), which almost always requires surgery. If the increased heart rate is sufficient in providing the tissues with oxygen, then no intervention (surgery, medication) will occur. If the tissues have spells where they turn blue (cyanosis), then intervention will occur. For some children, the hole will be present all of their lives, and for others it will close on its own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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