Heart murmur

Hey was just wanting to hear from others who have/had kiddies with heart murmurs and what happened   

When Paris was around 15 months and had health probs a doc picked it up randomly at a visit, but when we went back to get it re-checked the other doc couldn't find it, said it was probably nothing. next time we got the first doctor again, a few months or so later, he said about it again, and said to recheck it. same thing happened again. then our usual doc said it was nothing, even though he could hear it. (we go to "the doctors" so usually have a few different docs we can see, all are great though... for the most part)

tonight - we took paris to the docs for her cough, and a different doctor, who we have seen a fair amount lately, said to me about her heart murmur again, and said it was really loud, and that he was surprised that she hadn't been referred to a paeditrician for it, cos she was getting to an age where it should have been seen to, and should have dissapeared or resolved itself as most murmurs usually do. He refered us right then and there, thank goodness. so hopefully we should get an appointment in a few weeks and see what is up.

however It has me a little worried considering the probs that are in the family (with bailey and a few others), and also because i feel bad for not having pushed.. even though i have the knowledge i still thought doctor knows best. I even have thought those times when the docs didn't pick it up that, at the time i thought well, they have a different way of auscultating with the stethoscope and didn't check at all of the different points across the chest that they are supposed to... which is prob why they didn't get it. sounds obsessive i know but hey.

so for those of you this has happened with, what happened with your kiddies?



Edited by mum2paris

My niece had a heart murmur when she was born however by 5 years it had gone away on it's own. Boy you've had a bad run. I really hope it's just minor and I'm sure Paris will be just fine. Don't feel bad about following what your doctor said, I'm sure we have all done that and on point. Good Luck!

Janine, that is no good! Poor Paris! Don't feel bad about not picking it up, you can't be superhuman and I am sure most of us would rely on the info given to us by doctors. At least it is getting sorted now.

I hope everything goes well for you.

just goes to show really that dr's dont all agree on things and have diff ways of doing things. no experience here sorry but hope all goes okay.

Hi Janine, Just wanted to send you a big hug. Like Emma said its probably just athe docs covering all the bases. Keep us informed.

My sister was born with a hole in her heart... one day she turned baby blue due to lack of oxygen and the specialists at Taupo Hospital sent Mum and Dad to Greenlane... by the time they got there, she was pink again and the cardiologists couldn't find the hole! It had closed up by itself!

My aunty, uncle and cousin were all born with quite big holes in their hearts. My uncles fit and well and his daughter is too. Shes 15 now and was on monitors and all for the first few years. Dont know what they did with my uncle tho. Sadly my aunty died at 6mths but that was 50 years ago. Heaps of us in our family had/have heart murmurs and we are all ok. At least Paris has been referred. You will be able to ask a heap of questions. Dont feel bad about not pushing with the docs. Its an ingrained thing that we think docs know best. But you got a doc thats pushed for a ped appointment so thats great. Best of luck with it all

I have a slight murmur but only my GP that i have had since I was three ever picks it up, no other doctor has ever mentioned it to me before. But I am hope it all goes well for you and that you get an appointment soon.

my gp that piked up harmonys murmur described it as a swoohsing sound which was the blood movin round the valves.i didnt think it had anythin to do with irregular beats??