# Our baby has a congenital heart defect **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 13, 2010, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-baby-has-a-congenital-heart-defect/556997 "2010-10-13T14:28:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![thirdwarning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecccb3/32.png) [@thirdwarning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdwarning)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2010, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-baby-has-a-congenital-heart-defect/556997/21 "2010-11-09T08:31:31Z")
Oh, that’s good news. Let’s hope it just keeps getting better. In the meantime, waddya mean, middle of the night isn’t playtime? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2010, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-baby-has-a-congenital-heart-defect/556997/22 "2010-11-09T08:33:36Z")
_Does the wave for the newest Tokyoling and his getting-better heart._ ---
**Author:** ![shantih](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@shantih](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shantih)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2010, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-baby-has-a-congenital-heart-defect/556997/23 "2010-11-09T08:38:30Z")
_joins **Nava** in the wave_ ---
**Author:** ![AboutAsWeirdAsYouCanGet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@AboutAsWeirdAsYouCanGet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AboutAsWeirdAsYouCanGet)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2010, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-baby-has-a-congenital-heart-defect/556997/24 "2010-11-09T08:41:35Z")
YAY!!! That is wonderful news! > [@](#): > > They were never able to pinpoint the disease that Ian had, so there’s a lingering doubt. Yes, but I thought that Ian had that severe eye brain disorder syndrome? In cases like Ian’s, prenatally there’s usually a TON of severe clues. ASDs are relatively mild. ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2010, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-baby-has-a-congenital-heart-defect/556997/25 "2010-11-09T09:06:06Z")
> [@AboutAsWeirdAsYouCanGet](#): > > YAY!!! That is wonderful news! > Yes, but I thought that Ian had that severe eye brain disorder syndrome? In cases like Ian’s, prenatally there’s usually a TON of severe clues. > ASDs are relatively mild. Ian has a severe brain disorder with a number of complications, so we knew it wasn’t the same, but there still was an irrational fear. Anyway, we’re really happy! ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2010, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-baby-has-a-congenital-heart-defect/556997/26 "2010-11-09T09:08:09Z")
> [@thirdwarning](#): > > Oh, that’s good news. Let’s hope it just keeps getting better. > In the meantime, waddya mean, middle of the night isn’t playtime? 🙂 Exactly! I’ve got a baby walking service going. That seems to be the best thing to get him to sleep at 3:00 am. ---
**Author:** ![Lissla\_Lissar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lissla\_Lissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissla_Lissar)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2010, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-baby-has-a-congenital-heart-defect/556997/27 "2010-11-09T19:39:21Z")
Yup. Babies love walking. They’re concerned about their parents’ cardiovascular fitness. And YAY on the hole closing up! ---
**Author:** ![irishgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@irishgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irishgirl)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2010, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-baby-has-a-congenital-heart-defect/556997/28 "2010-11-09T20:37:26Z")
Great news! Your post bring back not so fond memories of walking around the 24 hour supermarket with irishbaby at 3am-simple laps of the bedroom didn’t do it for her- she needed a drive in the car, muzack and proximity to aisles of frozen food. Consider yourself lucky. ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2010, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-baby-has-a-congenital-heart-defect/556997/29 "2010-11-09T21:10:50Z")
Notice that I’m awake from 5:30 am my time. TokyoGirl (the offspring formally known as Anya) would require walks around the neighborhood. In the winter. At night. She would be nice and warm, all bundled up and in a sling. They gave TokyoBoy some sleeping medicine because they needed him to be asleep for the ultrasound. I was telling my wife to try and steal the bottle so we could take it home. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Woodhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/838e76/32.png) [@Miss\_Woodhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Woodhouse)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2010, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-baby-has-a-congenital-heart-defect/556997/30 "2010-11-10T02:20:02Z")
My youngest had a murmur that was found at her 3 month check up. It was gone my her 6th month. Her dr. was very reassuring and my daughter’s murmur was probably not very loud. We didn’t even get sent for further testing. She just said it wasn’t interfering with daughter’s health, so we would just check it during normal check ups. I’m glad your baby’s hole is closing on it’s own. That’s wonderful. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-baby-has-a-congenital-heart-defect/556997.md?page=1)