14 Dec 09
Charlene did the super-frown again (this time only the heart rate plunges; medically this is term bradycardia). Doctors think that most likely it is gastro-oesophageal reflux (heart-burn). This is common for babies especially premature babies as the muscular valve between the oesophageous and stomach is not well developed yet. So the food doesn’t go straight into stomach but could come back up causing regurgitation, vomiting, choking etc.
It is most likely not seizures as the one and only medication that Charlene is taking has kept her seizures under control.
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