Little Heart Family: Eli's First Bath at Home

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Eli's First Bath at Home

From last week:

Not happy.

All done.

The final product.

2 comments:

AnonymousDecember 17, 2008 at 5:40 PM
It's so nice to see you doing "normal" baby things AT HOME!! I'm so happy for you!

And you look beautiful, Wendy!!
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The Love'sDecember 17, 2008 at 6:39 PM
You look great Wendy!! (and you too Eli :) How is life with 2 kids at home? WHat does Clayton think? We had a rough go for about 6 weeks. The Gabs loves being a big sis now.
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Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

From http://www.mayoclinic.org/hlhs/

Hypoplastic left heart syndrome is an abnormality in which the left side of the heart (left ventricle, aortic valve and aorta) is severely underdeveloped. The condition is congenital (present at birth).

When the left-side heart structures are underdeveloped, the right side of the heart must pump blood to both the lungs and to the rest of the body. In the womb, a baby's body receives oxygen-rich blood through a communication (connection) called the patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). After birth, the PDA spontaneously begins to close. An undeveloped heart cannot pump efficiently enough to support life and that is when a baby with HLHS gets very sick. Without treatment, the defect is usually fatal within the first several days of life.