Guest guest Posted May 4, 2006 Report Posted May 4, 2006 Hi all, My name is and I live in the suburbs of Philadelphia. My younger daughter is 1 month old and was diagnosed with severe (maybe worse) hearing loss in both ears last week. She failed the newborn hearing screen at the hospital 2 times, but as we knew multiple families whose children had failed at the hospital and then passed upon further testing we tried not to worry too much. We were shocked to find out at the more involved testing that our dear girl couldn't hear. We have no family history of hearing loss and none of the risk factors seem to apply to us. We are still in the process of absorbing this news, as I'm sure you can all imagine. I hope to learn a lot from all of you as we move ahead and do our best to make sure our sweet little one has every advantage we can provide for her. My first question - I am currently on maternity leave and am lucky enough to be able to take 6 months off from work. I am due to return to my job at the end of September. However, as I learn more and more, I am starting to wonder if it will even be possible for my daughter to go to daycare. Any input? I look forward to learning more about your kids and hope I will someday be a good resource for others as well. Thanks! --------------------------------- New Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Call regular phones from your PC and save big. Quote
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