New news about Lily. She now has a port in her neck and had a blood transfusion. The "accident" is now being called someone intentionally rammed something down her throat. When she is released she will be going to live with Loli-Pop. We're doing OK for now. New daddy's mother said in front of the police and others for new daddy not to lose it because he was an abuser just like his father. Why in the world would you say that in front of people? Wouldn't you keep it to yourself and talk to him in private? Little mama is to stay away from new daddy. I guess he's going to be arrested sometime in here, and CPS said he is to never be around her.
Zuri? can you ask you dh about the port and transfusion? Is she losing blood from the injuries and that's why? and why they're changing from accident with a panicked new father to intentional?
dmacky - please keep us up on your daughter. This is not just about me.
I just deleted my post as I was pissed that you all are going through this. I called my DH MD, who was on the golf course, who I didn't know was playing golf. I asked him about your concerns. This was what he said off the top of his head.
Skull fracture can occur in forceps delivery, if applicable, or from the MVC, or from someone dropping her on the floor. He asked me if Lily had ABO incompatibility, as in if new mama was Rh negative and new daddy was Rh positive, and new mama did not get Rhogam. That would be cause for her to receive a blood transfusion.
Regarding the port, perhaps Lily will need IV and Blood access and instead of sticking in a new IV catheter every two days, they have access that doesn't need to be changed as often. Babies are hard sticks so this sounds like a good idea to me.
DH MD said that fractured rib cartilage from back blows, assuming the fractures are in the back, were excessive for just choking on secretions. He could see them if Lily had swallowed a penny or foreign object and turned blue. Not for secretions. The tear in her esophagus was from someone being forceful with the bulb syringe, which he couldn't really see, since it is designed to be a blunt end/edges. That is questionable.
All in all, he said the MDs have to err on the side of caution, with all that Lily has sustained in her short 3 months. He said her weight was good and hopefully they can find either an underlying cause for her need for transfusion, other than his initial thought, or why her hematocrit is so low she needed transfusion.
I will question him further when he isn't teeing off
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