Update: he's on EKMO, which they will scale back on in a few days to see how his right ventricle handles the stress. In surgery, the pressure was too much (they had to fashion a new ventricle for him but his heart couldn't handle it just yet). It's still a lot of wait and see as far as I can tell. He's such a fighter, though. Babies with his condition don't always survive pregnancy, and often come early. He came on time and was born over 8 lbs. My medical knowledge is zilch and I'm trying to put together what we've been told.
This is a cousin my H grew up with. He was the first to welcome me to their family (before my SIL and MIL) and has always been such a wonderful, warm person. His wife and daughter are just like him. This baby boy is so loved already.
My H's cousin and his wife just had their second child, a baby boy, yesterday. He has a congenital heart defect and the surgery today did not go well. They had to go with plan C when the first two attempts didn't work. He's on life support. Please direct any thoughts and prayers you have to spare to him. My heart breaks for his parents I can't even imagine.
So heartbreaking....I am so, so sorry they are going through this and that poor sweet baby. They are in my thoughts and prayers. I pray that the doctors find solutions and make this all better.
Men are so dumb. I wanted to help and my FIL and H said there's nothing we can do. Well, obviously that's true of the baby, but I was thinking food, hotel, etc for the parents/grandparents. They're in Boston and they live in Vermont. I suggested that and now FIL is looking into it. As it stands, my H's aunt is driving the cousin's two year old to and from VT every day to see her parents.
Men are so dumb. I wanted to help and my FIL and H said there's nothing we can do. Well, obviously that's true of the baby, but I was thinking food, hotel, etc for the parents/grandparents. They're in Boston and they live in Vermont. I suggested that and now FIL is looking into it. As it stands, my H's aunt is driving the cousin's two year old to and from VT every day to see her parents.