At our routine anatomy scan it was discovered that Eli might have a rare complex congenital heart defect called Transposition of the Great Arteries. This diagnosis was then confirmed by echo-cardiogram.
This congenital heart defect (CHD) is also known as "blue baby syndrome" because babies with this condition often turn blue following birth. Essentially his pulmonary artery and aorta are switched or transposed. This means that oxygenated blood returns back to his lungs instead of the rest of his body and blue blood (oxygen poor blood) is sent to his body rather then oxygenated blood.
This will require Eli to be stabilized after birth, have a Balloon Atrial Septostomy procedure and then his Arterial Switch Surgery (switching of coronary arteries to proper place) to correct the defect. All of this will be done within his first week of life so he is able to survive.
To learn more, please see videos on the right side of our blog. If on mobile, you need to click "view web version" to see videos. We are in a state of shock of what this means for our little family and our journey ahead. Please keep us in your prayers.
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