cristin

My daughter is 14 months old born at 31 weeks. On the second day she was born a NICU nurse made a mistake and flushed her iv line with verconium(paralyzing agent) instead of saline solution and caused her to flatline and be brought back. She seemed fine after a few days(breathing on her own but still in hospital for 2 months) and the doctors said she would have no harmful effects so we didn't pursue any action. She is now 14 months and just started crawling(very stiff in hips), she will not bring herself to standing and when I try to put her in a standing posistion her legs stiffen and she will not bend them when supporting her weight. She also only puts her feet down in a tip toe or curled posistion and seems in pain. She cannot get herself into a sitting posistion from any other posistion(lying or crawling) unless I put her in one. Her twin brother is walking and very mobile. She is growing and eating well, but seems to have problems with her lower extremities, she never brought her feet up when lying on her back when she was an infant and had extreme back arching.

She has been diagnosed with a neurological condidtion, but they are unsure if it is cp. Do you think she sounds as if she might have it and so do you think the lack of oxygen she suffered during the incident with the nurse could be the reason?

I am very happy that she has been approved for the medical therapy program, I guess I just would like to know what the outcome may be so that I can be prepared. In input would be great.

Thanks,
Cristin