I am starting this blog in hopes of getting into contact with other parents of children who have Congenital Hypothyroidsim and to share our experiences.
A bit of background on us. Our daughter, "M", was born on 4/16/09 and diagnosed with CH 5 days later by a pediatric endocrinologist and began treatment (Synthroid) that same day. We were told that with careful treatment she would progress and develop normally.
As I'm sure many concerned parents do, I very quickly took to the internet to try and find other parents of children with CH to find out how they are doing at various stages of their life and if they had any problems along the way. To my dismay, I found virtually nothing...surprising since although rare, CH still does affect appx. 1 in 4000 newborns.
I'm hoping this blog will attract other parents to share their experience, and as M grows up perhaps parents of newly diagnosed children will be able to come here for help and encouragement by reading what we have gone through.
Please use the comments section to share your thoughts!
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