Hole in baby’s heart?

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Had a doctors appointment yesterday and they told me that the baby had a small hole in her heart, and wants to refer me to specialist to get a fill scan of her heart. The doctor told me not to worry about it that it usually closes on its own during the rest of the pregnancy or even after birth. But I can’t help but to worry about it 😫 has anyone been through this??

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My cousin was born with a hole in his heart he had to have open heart surgery and then he had to visit his heart doctor once a year till he was 18. He’s 24 now and doing great. He has played all kinds of sports and everything. He’s in the national guard. The only set back he has had was he wasn’t aloud to join any other military branch because of the fact he has had open heart surgery.

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My brother was born with CHD, tetralogy of fallot AKA hole in his heart and he had to have open heart surgery as soon as he was born ...... he is currently & always has been a fully functional typical adult.... the doctor only advised that he didn’t participate in full contact sports (football, lacrosse) when he got older..... he’s your typical pain in the butt younger brother :)

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My oldest daughter was born with 3 holes in her heart. 1 closed on its own with medication when she was a few weeks old. One was surgically patched via open heart surgery at 7 months old  and the last one closed on it’s own at about 3 years old. So far she hasn’t had any complications from heart surgery and is seeing her cardiologist yearly. Many kids born with a CHD go on to lead a healthy life! Definitely make sure you deliver at a hospital that can accommodate a baby with whatever CHD your baby is diagnosed with. If any NICU time would be needed after birth, you won’t have to deal with your baby being transported to a different hospital.

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My daughter was born with two holes in her heart and super ventricular tachycardia,  she was on medication till she was 1 and seen the cardiologist regularly but she's fine. The holes closed on their own and she never had any real problems with it. I wouldn't worry , technically all babies have holes in their heart inside the womb because they dont use their lower lobes in their heart so a hole goes between the top lobes for blood flow. They don't use the lower lobes of their heart till their born and blood needs to flow to their lungs. The hole should close before its born.

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My baby had a whole also they did scans  weekly and 2 weeks b4 delivery it closed! Stay positive!

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Our little one has been diagnosed with a VSD between the left and right ventricle that will definitely need surgery when he/she is between 3-6 months old as well as coarctation of the Aortic arch which might need surgery when baby is around 2 weeks old but could possibly widen enough over the rest of my pregnancy to the point where it won’t need surgery. It was picked up at our 12 week scan and was confirmed last week (17 weeks) with a specialist and pediatric cardiologist who will be present at birth. Very scary road ahead but feel comforted knowing there are a lot of babies who have had similar surgeries and have never looked back afterwards. Everything else is growing perfectly and looking healthy.

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My sister, who is now 27, was born with a hole in her heart. She has never had heart problems or any health problems. It simply closed up on it's own.

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My brother was born with a hole and hes a perfectly healthy 30 year old! Surgery corrected when he was a newborn.