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I have to say when I read your story I have to say to you how lucky you are.
my daughter aspirated meconium and she was hospitalized for 2 months.

Meconium is a very dangerous condition and my daughter almost died in the first 3wks of her life it was touch and go.

She was born in Erie, Pa and immediately transferred to Pittsburgh childrens hopital and put on a lot of machines and paralyzed by medication so she could not move. After 5days of getting no where and she was totally reliant on a ventilator they put her on a machine that inserted tubes in her jugular vein and removed her blood oxygenated and warmed it and returned blood to her body.(she could not oxygenate her body and it was destroying her lungs). The longest a meconium baby was on this machine was 14 days and they didn't' survive. She made almost 10 days then decided to see how she would be if they took her off. she did good on a ventilator for the next few weeks till she could get off.

She stayed in Pitt. for 6wks and spent another 2 back in Erie hospital. That is where she had to learn how to eat, which she came home on a feeding tube and heart monitors.

Ijust wanted to let you know how lucky you are, even though my dauhter made it she wil always have her problems she was on a lot a of drugs and only has one operating jugular vein. so ultimatly what they did to save her life hurt her a little in the end. i hope all is well i enjoyed your story.

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