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Im new, here is my story...

Mon, 10/02/2006 - 00:15
I have a beautiful baby girl. So calm, and sweet. Our last child of three. She turned 1 a couple of weeks ago. On Friday, I looked over at her in her hi-chair, and she was gray, with her eyes rolled back. I ripped her out of her hi-chair, with my 8 yr old daughter screaming. She was turning blue, and so cold. My husband called 911...I thought she was choking so I tired a little bit of Hiemlich manouver. I saw she was not breathing, and so I tried to give her artificial respirations, but her mouth was clenched shut. Finally she went limp, and I screamed, because as an RN, I thought she had passed away. She finally took a breath, and we were rushed to the hospital by ambulance. I spent the day doing tests, and bloodwork, CT scans, etc, and then observation on the pediatric ward. She was sleepy, but then normal again. We went home. Today she had another one. She was crawling, then slumped down, and my husband screamed for me. (We can't get over the terror of seeing your baby not breathing). We timed it, like they told us to, and put her gnetly on the floor, where she stared off to the side..40 seconds, then a slight tonic-clonic to total 1 min 30. (A lifetime). We were told today she has epilepsy, and sent home, terrifed of putting her to bed, and terrifed of every move she makes. We are terrified. And nothing anyone can say will make me feel better. But I am trying.

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Re: Im new, here is my story...

Submitted by momofaperfectbaby on Wed, 2006-10-11 - 16:56
I am from vancouver ISland, and on our vacation, she had a few blank stares, and was not quite herself. But no "seizures". We have an appointment with the pediatrician tomorrow, and I sure have alot of questions for him...poor guy! I don't cry as much anymore, so that is good. I think because she is doing okay. I almost feel like it never happened...like it was some kind of bad dream. But we still dole out her meds every night. I went back to work yesterday, and I was telling the story and I am made three of the hard-core nurses cry, and hug me, and I was just shaking as it all came back to me. I am just shocked to read everyone's stories and to see how similar everyone's is. I can't beleive this nightmare has happened to so many people! I am NOT alone!

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