Posted By maggio on August 03, 1998 at 22:10:53:
my son was born at 34 weeks and spent 7 days in the
nicuNicu consultants and support staff
Nicu house staff. at birth he had respitory distress syndrome and on the 6th day he had an
apneaApnea monitor
Apnea of prematurity
Breathing - slowed or stopped
Central sleep apnea
Obstructive sleep apnea
Sleep apnea episode. he was given a monitor and sent home. at home all of his alarms for
apneaApnea monitor
Apnea of prematurity
Breathing - slowed or stopped
Central sleep apnea
Obstructive sleep apnea
Sleep apnea have been false, however, he began having low heart rate alarms when he was holding his
breathBreath alcohol test
Breath holding spell
Breath odor and
cryingColic and crying
Crying in infancy (cry
breathBreath alcohol test
Breath holding spell
Breath odor they have been calling it). Recently (at 14 weeks old) my son had a low heart rate when he wasnt crying, he was just sitting in his bouncy chair. my ped says not to be alarmed that he has read the monitor print out and that there has always been movement during these episodes, that the heart has been dropping only to 60 and that he self recovers within seconds. i was wondering should i have an ekg done on my son i found out one was never given, is this truly a developmental thing, are we at a much higher risk of sids and is cry breath (holding your breath while crying) a tempermenatal thing?