Mini rant: My little girl was born at 32 weeks (1/11/18)...she was born with a hole in her head which they can’t fix until she gets bigger, right now she’s only 2lbs 11.2 ozs. The hospital she’s in had to transfer her to another hospital for a couple days so they could do an mri on her heart...because she’s a baby they needed to put in a breathing tube and sedate her so she didn’t move in the mri machine. They called me for my permission to do the mri and to sedate her...what they didn’t tell me is that they put a freaking iv in her head (is that a common practice for preemies?) i haven’t seen her in a couple days and I walk in to see her like that, I broke down she’s so small and all the tubes I her and the iv make her look so unhappy...1st picture is the iv in her head the 2nd is her with the breathing tube
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I’ve seen preemies with the head IV’s- my 29 weeker didn’t have one but I know that’s generally a good go-to spot for a decent vein. I’m sorry your little one is going through all that, but I’m sure she’s in good hands.
Thanks mamas it’s so amazing to have this app where I can talk to moms who have knowledge I don’t 💜
I know it's scary an frightening to see. The reason they do it is because the veins in the head are the easiest to see because the skin on the scalp is so thin. They also don't have to worry about restricted them to a iv board allowing their arms an legs to be free or for them to be swaddled. Sending prayers an Love to you an your little one. ❤
Oh wow i remember my oldest was born early at 33 weeks. I remember all the breathing tubes and everything
I think is normal they probably couldn’t find a vein .
HUGS** were all here rooting your little mama on! She’s such a little fighter!