I have a heart murmur. It's painful at times. But it's not life threatning.

In some cases, i'm guess it could be. But he would know and would have acted quickly if he thought .Jen's life were in danger.

I promise I won't google it!

keep us updated girl!

Sarah

I was born with a murmur. A lot of babies have them, and it's usually fine.

Basically, while the baby is still in the womb, there's a space between the two ventricles (.I think it's ventricles), that allows blood to pass through. It slowly closes on its own, and sometimes doesn't close completely by the time the little one is born.

Chances are, they won't need to do a thing to her. She'll probably be just fine, love!

*big hugs*

My niece was born with a heart murmer. They're not all that uncommon, and often clear up on their own before a child is 3 or 4. Of course you want to be concerned over health issues, but I wouldn't let myself get overly worked up about it. Most cases resolve themselves. Hope everything turns out well!

I know you said you didn't want to google this, but I found a link that's very informative and positive!

Http://www.Kidshealth.Org/parent/medical/h eart/murmurs.Html

Thanks so much for your replies.. They've made me feel a lot better

thank you for the link to that site .Laura hunny.. You were right about it being informative, and it was very reassuring!

I'll let you know how her next appointment goes.. Hopefully i'll get some good news.

Heart murmurs are common in newborns and usually clear up early in life. It's simply one of the valves in the heart not closing off just right. Nothing extremely scary really. Many people live with heart murmurs, others just get rid of them. My nephew had one when he was born and was sent to a specialist but the heart doctor said he was fine and it went away as far as I know.

My 6 year old daughter was born with a heart murmur. It cleared up by its self. She still has wpw but she is fine

Trey was born with one zanny and it was gone by his 2 month appt! Jenny'll be fine!!!

Hey .Zanny, .Adriana was born with a heart murmur and she was referred to a specialist. She had to have an echocardiogram when she was 2 weeks old. That just confirmed the murmur (the type of murmur...I guess there is more than 1?)
but at her visit with her normal doc on .Monday he said he didn't hear it anymore. Up until now he has tho, but she does have a follow up appointment with the specialist when she is a year old, and her doctor was pretty sure it would be her last as he's pretty sure it's gone. I have some print-outs and such that the specialist gave us, and some websites to visit, .I am on my way out the door tho (staying at my parents house tonight, she's having surgery and we've gotta be there by 5:30am, and it's a 45 min. Drive )
but .I will dig through her files n' get them out n' copy them on here if you'd be interested. You may have to remind me next time .I'm on tho, as .I seem to be a bit scatter brained lately
but as the other girls have said .I'm sure it's harmless and little .Jenny will be just fine!

Ahh yes, some babies can be born with this condition, when the foramen ovale doesn't seal once the baby has been born, it usually clears up on it's own ^_^. Jenny looks like a happy healthy albeit small baby, she will be fine. She's gorgeous by the way zanny. I've always wanted to comment on how cute her light hair is .

Hoping all is well and happy holidays

Chase4,
my dad had wpw. What course of treatment are they providing for your daughter? I am just curious since my dad had it. They did surgery to fix his but there is always a chance of the surgery reversing itself.

My nephew had a heart murmer as a baby. It went away on its own.

right now they are not giving her any treatment they said its a watch and wait kinda thing right now .We know what to look out for. As of right now she has not had any problems with it but from what we been told its after 10 years old that it can really start to affect her

Thank you for your replies.. I feel loads better about it all now, and i'm just going to think positively. I'm kinda dreading going back to see the doctor, but I wanna get it over with. I'll let you know how it goes anyway! Thank you again <3

Good luck let us know what the specialist says it sounds like your angel will be okay