Q. Her HCG levels are low, and at this point in her pregnancy (6 months) for it to weigh "less than a pound" seems pretty bad. it is a female.
I would also like to disclaim to the obvious numbskulls on here who have no real information or credible professional advice, albeit meaningless opinons to please go somewhere else as this is a serious matter.
Thank you for your understanding.
I would also like to disclaim to the obvious numbskulls on here who have no real information or credible professional advice, albeit meaningless opinons to please go somewhere else as this is a serious matter.
Thank you for your understanding.
A. Her HCG levels shouldn't dwindle unless she miscarries which at 6 months wouldn't happen, she would go into preterm labor. HCG is a chemical found in pregnant (or a chemical pregnancy) womens urine. HCG doesn't bounce around.
She could have low progestrone or a high protein precentage in her urine but unless the fetus has died in utero her HCG SHOULDN'T change.
At 6 months along a baby should weight a little more then a pound. Not much more though. If the doctors are concerned about growth and the baby is measuring well below size and the baby continues to be failure to thrive in utero, your friend should expect to be admitted to the nearest hospital with a level 4 NICU. She may stay on the OB special care (or some hospitals call it OB High Risk) floor for a few days or WEEKS to monitor closely the growth/heat rate/development of the fetus. If it is determined that the chance of life for the baby is better once delivered(and there are a lot of babies born at a pound. Its not uncommon) the hospital will administer steriod shots to mature the babies lungs. They will do an emergency CSection, vaginal delivery would be too stressful on that premature of a baby. The baby would be on a ventalator, a PICC line, a feeding tube, under heat lamps. The baby may even be on life support at first with round the clock nurses (usually 2 nurses) monitoring solely THAT baby.
With a baby born at 6 months your facing the certainty of life long mental and physical handicaps. Females typically do better then males but at that gestational age the chance of survival is about 30%.
The baby could (the baby WILL..) have brain bleeds, which can resolve but leave most babies mentally impaired. Babies born early loose eye sight, some even go blind. Their hearing is poor too, some go deaf. Their bowels are immature and parts of the bowel can die (called NEC), it can be fatal or reguire surgery after surgery. Cerebal palasy is almost gaurenteed.
Babies born that early have a varitey of mental and physical handicaps but pulling life support or the ventalator and terminating life due to complications is a very personal choice. A lot of the super micro preemies pass on their own and a lot of those babies really aren't compatable with life.
Babies that do THRIVE that are born at about a pound often need GTubes and never eat orally just liquides through a machine that can be attatched to the stomach, need trachs to breath because of esphagoal problems, are in wheel chairs, need several medications a day to deal with a score of medical problems, need nasal oxygen and will reguire a home health nurse.
She could have low progestrone or a high protein precentage in her urine but unless the fetus has died in utero her HCG SHOULDN'T change.
At 6 months along a baby should weight a little more then a pound. Not much more though. If the doctors are concerned about growth and the baby is measuring well below size and the baby continues to be failure to thrive in utero, your friend should expect to be admitted to the nearest hospital with a level 4 NICU. She may stay on the OB special care (or some hospitals call it OB High Risk) floor for a few days or WEEKS to monitor closely the growth/heat rate/development of the fetus. If it is determined that the chance of life for the baby is better once delivered(and there are a lot of babies born at a pound. Its not uncommon) the hospital will administer steriod shots to mature the babies lungs. They will do an emergency CSection, vaginal delivery would be too stressful on that premature of a baby. The baby would be on a ventalator, a PICC line, a feeding tube, under heat lamps. The baby may even be on life support at first with round the clock nurses (usually 2 nurses) monitoring solely THAT baby.
With a baby born at 6 months your facing the certainty of life long mental and physical handicaps. Females typically do better then males but at that gestational age the chance of survival is about 30%.
The baby could (the baby WILL..) have brain bleeds, which can resolve but leave most babies mentally impaired. Babies born early loose eye sight, some even go blind. Their hearing is poor too, some go deaf. Their bowels are immature and parts of the bowel can die (called NEC), it can be fatal or reguire surgery after surgery. Cerebal palasy is almost gaurenteed.
Babies born that early have a varitey of mental and physical handicaps but pulling life support or the ventalator and terminating life due to complications is a very personal choice. A lot of the super micro preemies pass on their own and a lot of those babies really aren't compatable with life.
Babies that do THRIVE that are born at about a pound often need GTubes and never eat orally just liquides through a machine that can be attatched to the stomach, need trachs to breath because of esphagoal problems, are in wheel chairs, need several medications a day to deal with a score of medical problems, need nasal oxygen and will reguire a home health nurse.
Have you grown up in a funeral home or were the child of undertakers?
Q. Hi, I am looking for the most amusing/shocking/emotional experience anyone has had growing up in a funeral home or whos parents have owned an undertaking business. Any memories that would capture the experience when ones parents ran such a business. Can be funny, sad, emotional, frightening. This is real research so real answers please.
A. No.
If anyone says yes then there's a 99.99999999999999999999999999999999% that they're lying.
My Mom is a 911 operator though and my dad a police sergeant. They have lots of stories...
Here's some funny/shocking/sad/interesting ones.
~Mom got a call from a college student who was writing a report on deaf people and wanted to see what it was like so he poured high-quality superglue into his ears.
~Mom got a call from a mother who's baby had been accidentally killed by her toddler. The toddler was pretending that the baby was a dog and tied a jump-rope around it's neck. The baby slide down their slide, the rope got caught, and the baby was strangled.
~One of dad's police dogs (before he got promoted) bit a badguy in the thigh and swallowed a huge chunk of flesh. Yum.
~My Mom got a call for a fire and it turns out that the fire was caused by one of this ladies MANY exotic pets. One of her giant monitor lizards chewed through a lamp cord. The firefighters went inside and were attacked by hundreds of exotic and illegal animals including alligators and monkeys.
If anyone says yes then there's a 99.99999999999999999999999999999999% that they're lying.
My Mom is a 911 operator though and my dad a police sergeant. They have lots of stories...
Here's some funny/shocking/sad/interesting ones.
~Mom got a call from a college student who was writing a report on deaf people and wanted to see what it was like so he poured high-quality superglue into his ears.
~Mom got a call from a mother who's baby had been accidentally killed by her toddler. The toddler was pretending that the baby was a dog and tied a jump-rope around it's neck. The baby slide down their slide, the rope got caught, and the baby was strangled.
~One of dad's police dogs (before he got promoted) bit a badguy in the thigh and swallowed a huge chunk of flesh. Yum.
~My Mom got a call for a fire and it turns out that the fire was caused by one of this ladies MANY exotic pets. One of her giant monitor lizards chewed through a lamp cord. The firefighters went inside and were attacked by hundreds of exotic and illegal animals including alligators and monkeys.
How do deaf parents know their babies are crying in the middle of the night?
Q.
A. As the other poster said, they have device that tells them that they have a phone call, someone is at the door, or there's a fire. Usually lights flash.
A Google search of: deaf parents baby monitor
reveals that they also have vibrating pagers they wear to bed.
A Google search of: deaf parents baby monitor
reveals that they also have vibrating pagers they wear to bed.
How do deaf people wake up on time?
Q. Yup... I think this is one of those up front questions.
A link to whatever device you come up with would be appreciated. I'm not finding any "Strobe Clocks"
A link to whatever device you come up with would be appreciated. I'm not finding any "Strobe Clocks"
A. Vibrating alarm clocks. They go under the pillow.
They sell them here:
http://www.soundclarity.com/vibrating_alarm_clock.asp
.
Edited to add:
Flashing light alarms would only work in a room that's pitch black. If you live in, say, an apartment (as opposed to a basement somewhere) and sleep past dawn, a flashing light would not wake you up when light is already pouring into your apartment from every window.
My deaf friends use flashing light alarms when the phone rings, or the doorbell, or when the baby cries (sound activated). Here's an example of a flashing baby monitor:
http://www.abledata.com/abledata.cfm?pageid=19327&top=11967&productid=101635&trail=22,11860&discontinued=0
They sell them here:
http://www.soundclarity.com/vibrating_alarm_clock.asp
.
Edited to add:
Flashing light alarms would only work in a room that's pitch black. If you live in, say, an apartment (as opposed to a basement somewhere) and sleep past dawn, a flashing light would not wake you up when light is already pouring into your apartment from every window.
My deaf friends use flashing light alarms when the phone rings, or the doorbell, or when the baby cries (sound activated). Here's an example of a flashing baby monitor:
http://www.abledata.com/abledata.cfm?pageid=19327&top=11967&productid=101635&trail=22,11860&discontinued=0
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