Posts by Amy Torres6

Kevin Garcia12 thanks so much for getting back to me. Honestly, looking back, there was an 11-hour gap between that pre-pathological CTG reading and the actual autopsy—so yeah, we probably could have just skipped the games and gone straight to the autopsy instead of trying for a vaginal delivery. But look, both the doctor and I had already made up our minds to try the vaginal route. We didn't know about the meconium until the autopsy happened, because my cervix stayed completely shut the entire time during induction. If an amnioscopy had been possible and we’d seen meconium-stained fluid, neither the doctor nor I would have even considered attempting a vaginal birth.
The baby had an Apgar score of 10/10.
Seriously, thanks again for such a quick and thorough response.

Kevin Garcia12 said:It’s probably an ABG analysis from the baby's umbilical cord blood—which, in this specific scenario, would likely point to moderate acidosis. But honestly, since they don't explicitly state where that sample was pulled from, we're all just playing the guessing game here... 🤷

The sample is umbilical cord blood. So, what exactly is acidosis, and what does it actually mean when this happens during a C-section? What was the trigger for the acidosis? Was it hypoxia?
The kid has Grade II brain bleeding (left side) and hypertonus dystonia syndrome. He’s almost 3 months old now.
Thanks for the input.

So, I'm looking at my discharge papers from the hospital here.
........labor was induced because the CTG looked sketchy, then they had to go in for a C-section since things weren't progressing. Also, the amniotic fluid was meconium-stained. ABS: pH 7.266, B.E. -12.9
I'm trying to figure out what that bolded part actually means?
Thanks for the help

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Oh, I certainly did! Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm off to figure out how to actually upload some photos here.

Karen Sanchez35 said:I'm trying to figure out how to quote a single post in multiple separate parts...

Basically, someone drops this massive wall of text, and I want to quote specific snippets one by one to reply to them—but I need the original author's name to stay visible at the top of each section.

I see plenty of people doing it quite seamlessly, yet I can't for the life of me work out the trick. 😢

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