I had always wanted to deliver triplets myself, and wished they had come in inside of their mommy, but was happy to get to see them anyway. I wasn't feeling quite as happy when I saw them. All 3 had congenital abnormalities. 2 had hydrocephalus (large heads due to too much fluid in their skull), one has a cleft palate, and one has a meningocele (defect in the skull where part of the dura, covering of the brain, is sticking out of the skull). I don't know what made these 3 babies turn out the way they did, and unfortunately 2 have already died. Mom has 3 other kids at home to care for, and now 1 baby who is going to have a long road ahead of her, if she makes it. She was the smallest of the group at 1200gm. Pray for her and her family and the challenges ahead.
Monday, October 5, 2009
A triplet in need of prayer
The other night on call, I got a call that there were triplets born at home that had just arrived and could I come. Sure, 
I had always wanted to deliver triplets myself, and wished they had come in inside of their mommy, but was happy to get to see them anyway. I wasn't feeling quite as happy when I saw them. All 3 had congenital abnormalities. 2 had hydrocephalus (large heads due to too much fluid in their skull), one has a cleft palate, and one has a meningocele (defect in the skull where part of the dura, covering of the brain, is sticking out of the skull). I don't know what made these 3 babies turn out the way they did, and unfortunately 2 have already died. Mom has 3 other kids at home to care for, and now 1 baby who is going to have a long road ahead of her, if she makes it. She was the smallest of the group at 1200gm. Pray for her and her family and the challenges ahead.
I had always wanted to deliver triplets myself, and wished they had come in inside of their mommy, but was happy to get to see them anyway. I wasn't feeling quite as happy when I saw them. All 3 had congenital abnormalities. 2 had hydrocephalus (large heads due to too much fluid in their skull), one has a cleft palate, and one has a meningocele (defect in the skull where part of the dura, covering of the brain, is sticking out of the skull). I don't know what made these 3 babies turn out the way they did, and unfortunately 2 have already died. Mom has 3 other kids at home to care for, and now 1 baby who is going to have a long road ahead of her, if she makes it. She was the smallest of the group at 1200gm. Pray for her and her family and the challenges ahead.