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Maternal (Expert Forum)
Sleep Apnea
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Sleep Apnea
by Mary-Minor, Jan 01, 1995 12:00AM
Posted By Mary Minor on October 04, 1998 at 15:07:05:
Dear Dr.,
My son is 22 months old. At the time of birth he asperated his amnionic fluid and did
not breath on his own for five minutes. He developed pnemonia (pneumonia) from all the
fluid in his lungs. He recieved ethromyacin for one week and was relaesed from neo-natal
intensive care with a clean bill of health. He had only one episode of apnea
in the hospital following his birth. Well ever since then when he is sleeping
about every hour he takes a breath and it sounds like it is getting stuck in his throat.
Well the other night he did it and i realized hestopped breathing after he did it.
So my question is: do you think he has sleep apnea or maybe he is going to
be a SIDS baby? i am so scared I am going to wake up one morning and he isn't.
Also he is under a doctors care for this.
Dear Dr.,
My son is 22 months old. At the time of birth he asperated his amnionic fluid and did
not breath on his own for five minutes. He developed pnemonia (pneumonia) from all the
fluid in his lungs. He recieved ethromyacin for one week and was relaesed from neo-natal
intensive care with a clean bill of health. He had only one episode of apnea
in the hospital following his birth. Well ever since then when he is sleeping
about every hour he takes a breath and it sounds like it is getting stuck in his throat.
Well the other night he did it and i realized hestopped breathing after he did it.
So my question is: do you think he has sleep apnea or maybe he is going to
be a SIDS baby? i am so scared I am going to wake up one morning and he isn't.
Also he is under a doctors care for this.
