Lilly went to see the doctor on Wednesday and Dr. Clarke discovered Lilly has a heart murmur. She is almost deffinate that the heart murmur that Lilly has is an innocent one as when she laid down it became less noticable. We have a referal for an ultrasound of Lilly's heart to be certian. Dr. Clarke explained that if it is innocent that every time she hears it she will not have to worry about it. I did some google searching to find out more about murmurs and here is what I found.
What is a heart murmur?
A heart murmur is an extra sound that the blood makes as it flows through the heart. Your doctor uses a stethoscope to listen to your heartbeat. When you have a heart murmur, your doctor can hear an extra whooshing or swishing noise along with your heartbeat.
It can be scary to learn that you or your child has a heart murmur. But heart murmurs are very common, especially in children, and are usually harmless. These normal murmurs are called "innocent" heart murmurs. There is nothing wrong with your heart when you have an innocent murmur. Up to half of all children have innocent murmurs.They usually go away as children grow.
Adults can have innocent murmurs too. They can happen when your blood flows harder and faster than usual—during pregnancy, for example, or a temporary illness, such as a fever. They usually go away on their own.
Also, I finally got an appointment date for Abigail's day surgery for her tubes. Abigail will be getting them put in on the 26th of this month. Time is quickly passing in regards to many appointments. We are possitve about it all though and will soon be assured that both our girls are very healthy!
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