Hi, im 21 weeks pregnant now i found out my lil boy has gastroschisis about 5 weeks ago. i was just wondering if anyone could give me advice about delievery. At first i was told i had to have a c-section but then i went to another doctor and he told me a regular birth is better. im so confused. if anyone can help that would be great. i just want to pick the best thing for my baby.
Michelle
Posted by Ayde | Posted in Your Questions | Posted on 04-02-2010
Hi I am Ayde… My son was born on October 17, 2005 at Vanderbilt Medical Center n Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. with gastroschisis… I came across this website while searching for answers as to the cause of Gastoschisis…. When i searched this at wikipedia.org , many of the contribuiting/risk factors were listed as: young mothers (I was 15 when my son was concieved), previous urinary tract infection ( I suffered from a severe UTI 3 and a half months prior to conception), and although none of the other factors pertained to me (i.e. drug use, prior std, smoking, etc.) I am worried that I could eventually end up conceiving another child with gastrochisis…
Has anyone else had “normal” childen even after having had a baby with gastroschisis??? This has really been a depressing fact to come across because I do want to have other children, but DO NOT want to have them go through what my son has experienced in his short life…
Posted by Dean | Posted in Your Questions | Posted on 12-10-2009
I wanted to ask those parents who have already taken their babies home if any of you guys have had a situation in which the baby kept putting out to much output.. because my baby keeps putting out the fluids and she has 16 days operated already and i just dont know how long it wil take till they can feed her..
any feed back thanks
Posted by Kyoung | Posted in Your Questions | Posted on 13-09-2009
Our baby had gastroschisis and came home fairly fast after delivery (five weeks). However, at two months old she has a lot of bad gas and was also diagnosed with acid reflux. It seems on some days she won’t sleep more than thirty minutes at a time without waking up and crying from pain. It’s hard to tell if she is hurting from gas or acid reflux, or perhaps both at the same time. We have medication for reflux, but found that gas medication doesn’t help. Even the reflux medication doesn’t always help. Can anyone give us an idea of how long she will be like this? It is miserable.
Hi All! I was born January of 1983 with Gastrochisis and am now having problems getting pregnant. I have never had a regular period but was told that is not big deal. Is anyone else having issues?
