Comments on: Labor of Love: My Son's Water Home Birth and Congenital Heart Defect

By: Study Finds “Clear Medical Advantages of Water Birthing”

Study Finds “Clear Medical Advantages of Water Birthing” — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 21:15:28 +0000

[...] If you are new here, you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this topic.Both of my children were born in birthing tubs. The experience of transitioning from the aquatic environment of the womb to body temperature water [...]

By: Birth Defect Risk Increased by Mother’s High Fat Diet

Birth Defect Risk Increased by Mother’s High Fat Diet — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:55:34 +0000

[...] if you don’t focus on the love and positive nature of the situation. My son was born with a congenital heart defect, and our lives have been simultaneously blessed by his being and challenged by concern and [...]

By: Study Finding Triple Risk of Home Birth Death “Political” and “Crap”

Study Finding Triple Risk of Home Birth Death “Political” and “Crap” — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 15:23:04 +0000

[...] including good prenatal care. Even in atypical births, like both of mine (hemorrhage and congenital heart defect), midwives are [...]

By: Natural Childbirth: NFL Quarterback Tom Brady and Supermodel Gisele Bundchen Chooses Water Birth

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:38:05 +0000

[...] Gisele Bundchen and yours truly have in common? Besides our good looks, we both chose to give birth to our babies in water. Studies and personal experience have clearly shown the water births ease labor pain for mothers [...]

By: Schwarzenegger to Investigate Poor Latino Children’s Birth Defects From Toxic Dump

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:49:40 +0000

[...] a parent of a child that was born with a birth defect, you ask yourself “Why?” In most cases, there are no clear answers, but for families [...]

By: Coccinelle

Coccinelle — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:50:10 +0000

My sister was born in 1978 with the aorta mispaced with the pulmonar artery.

She should have had a heart transplant but it was not done in these years.

Your story remind me of her short life and I am so glad and thankful of all the medecine advances.

Take care!

By: Jennifer Lance

Jennifer Lance — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 18:10:30 +0000

oh another Tet baby! M son is doing great at 4.5 years old. I have heard that only level 2 ultrasounds can detect it.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:10:44 +0000

I have a really similar story having had my daughter at home and opting out of most of the testing, although we did have an ultrasound but that failed to show her heart defect. We did not find out she had TOF until she was 6 months old and having tet spells. Thankfully all went well with her surgery and she is now 16 months old with normal development – although she is still a peanut. It’s good to read that I am not the only one still thankful for having a homebirth even with the medical issues. Thank you for sharing!

By: Down’s Syndrome May Be Treatable in the Womb : Eco Child’s Play

Down’s Syndrome May Be Treatable in the Womb : Eco Child’s Play — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:52:01 +0000

[...] a mother of a child who has experienced developmental delays due to a congenital heart defect, I believe I would undergo in utero treatment to have eliminated these delays. We need to accept [...]

By: Mother’s Milk: Breastfeeding and Birth Defects-The Breastmilk Challenge : Eco Child’s Play

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:23:40 +0000

[...] this post? Subscribe to our RSS feed and stay up to date.My son was born with a congenital heart defect, which presented a challenge when it came to nursing. For my daughter, breastfeeding happened [...]