My twin grandsons turned 7 months jan. 4
. They were born june 4, 2003
6 weeks early with only minor problems.
3lb. 15oz.
They are thriving for the most part. I
was concerned about one of them. He had a
space between his big toe and second toe
and a crease in his palms. I had heard
this was a sign of downs. Their doctor
is amazed at their progress though. Today
they weighed in at 14.5 and 14.12 the
doctor said they have now caught up with
other babies their age. Motor skills are
great and are up on hands and knees trying
to crawl. Then he said he wanted to set
up a test for one of them (the one I was
afraid had downs. He said his head had
grown a little too fast and was concerned
about hydrochephalus. Can anyone out
there tell me about this condition and can
it turn into cerebral palsey?
i'm a worried grandma....Susan
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purple333
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Dec 2003 Posts: 1420 Location: Sydney
Don't Know But Suggest>> Posted: 01-07-04 13:12pm
Try going to a search engine like yahoo or
google & type in a question like "what
are the symptoms of hydrochephalus?" or
"what conditions would cause a baby's head
to grow too fast?" this might give some
answers.
I wish I could be of more help & pray
that all will be well.
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insurancegirl
Especially EHEALTHy
Joined: 25 Sep 2003 Posts: 5286
Posted: 01-07-04 13:22pm
Hello...My name is jennifer, 21 yr old
mommy of 3 and insurance producer. My
children are: mikey shawn, 4; zoe
gabreyele, 3; and ghaleon alexzander, 23
1/2 mo...Ghaleon's b'day is on january
16th. My hubby's name is mike, 29...And
we've been married for 4 1/2 yrs.
Now to get with your subject...I was born
with hydrocepholus. My mom delivered me
when she was 28 1/2 weeks preg and I was 2
lb 8 oz. I had my shunt put in when I
was 3 wks old...They had to wait until I
was stable. You don't have to worry
about cerebral pausy...Or anything for
that matter. Technology is amazing! I
was supposed to be slow...And possibly
never walk...And here I am! And that was
21 yrs ago...Just think of what they have
now. My question is...Y r they just
noticing it...Unless it is just a small
rupture...But i'm not sure.
Joined: 27 May 2006 Posts: 4 Location: lumberton, north carolina united states
Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Posted: 08-15-07 21:42pm
insurancegirl
wrote:
Hello...My name is jennifer,
21 yr old mommy of 3 and insurance
producer. My children are: mikey shawn,
4; zoe gabreyele, 3; and ghaleon
alexzander, 23 1/2 mo...Ghaleon's b'day is
on january 16th. My hubby's name is
mike, 29...And we've been married for 4
1/2 yrs.
Now to get with your subject...I was born
with hydrocepholus. My mom delivered me
when she was 28 1/2 weeks preg and I was 2
lb 8 oz. I had my shunt put in when I
was 3 wks old...They had to wait until I
was stable. You don't have to worry
about cerebral pausy...Or anything for
that matter. Technology is amazing! I
was supposed to be slow...And possibly
never walk...And here I am! And that was
21 yrs ago...Just think of what they have
now. My question is...Y r they just
noticing it...Unless it is just a small
rupture...But i'm not sure.
I'd love to keep up with you on
this...(cant post email adresses on the
forums sorry)
Good luck and god bless,
jennifer
Hi my daughter was dignoised with hydro at
6mths,and have had 3 shunt revisions.How
many have u had.
i'm a worried grandma....Susan
