Nu_mama
04-10-2010, 07:39 PM
Hello, I am hoping someone might be able to point me in a direction to look for more info. Sorry, this may be a little long.
My sister had a baby today and had no idea she was pregnant. In fact, she said she had her period two days ago. After a series of events she was brought by ambulance to the hospital and ended up having a C-section. The baby was about 6lbs and they believe she was about 34 wks. My sister has not seen the baby, but my mother has and this is her (emotional so maybe not quite accurate) description. She said the baby has all appendages but has very long hands, thick feet, very low-set ears and extremely small chin. His hips are also splayed and most noticeable is that he cannot move well. She described it as "constricted" and the doctors believe this is why my sister could not feel him in utero. They are doing chromosomal testing, but they did tell my mother that they know what it is and have a book on the disorder in the nursery, but would not let me mother look at it. What my mom remembers is that it sounded like "asper....something syndrome" but is not sure--she just knows the "as" sound at the beginning. If anyone has any ideas on what this might be or where to look for more info, I would very much appreciate it, there are many of us waiting around for some idea of what this means. I will say that the implication is that there will be life long problems. Thank you if you have anything.
My sister had a baby today and had no idea she was pregnant. In fact, she said she had her period two days ago. After a series of events she was brought by ambulance to the hospital and ended up having a C-section. The baby was about 6lbs and they believe she was about 34 wks. My sister has not seen the baby, but my mother has and this is her (emotional so maybe not quite accurate) description. She said the baby has all appendages but has very long hands, thick feet, very low-set ears and extremely small chin. His hips are also splayed and most noticeable is that he cannot move well. She described it as "constricted" and the doctors believe this is why my sister could not feel him in utero. They are doing chromosomal testing, but they did tell my mother that they know what it is and have a book on the disorder in the nursery, but would not let me mother look at it. What my mom remembers is that it sounded like "asper....something syndrome" but is not sure--she just knows the "as" sound at the beginning. If anyone has any ideas on what this might be or where to look for more info, I would very much appreciate it, there are many of us waiting around for some idea of what this means. I will say that the implication is that there will be life long problems. Thank you if you have anything.