Little Heart Family: Eli's First Meal

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Eli's First Meal

Eli's been a pretty hungry boy lately, so I decided it was time for a little rice cereal.

By the time I got everything set up, Eli was starving. He wasn't particularly thrilled about learning something new at that moment, but he tried a few bites before getting a little frustrated.

I can't believe my baby is old enough to eat rice cereal. He's five months old today. Where has the time gone?

1 comment:

JennyMay 9, 2009 at 6:08 PM
Lucy is going to start rice cereal when we get home from vacay. She has been very hungry too, clearly she needs something else!! It is hard to believe that it's already been 5 months!
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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.