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newborn screening question

post #1 of 6
8/13/10 at 10:42pm
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Just wondering if/when and in what time frame the homebirth mamas had the newborn screening blood tests done.
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post #2 of 6
8/13/10 at 10:46pm
my mw did it at my 1 week pp visit.. i think it was really like 10 days pp though. i think 1-2 weeks is appropriate- you dont want to do it too soon or it wont be accurate!
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post #3 of 6
8/13/10 at 10:52pm
My midwife did it at the 5 day PP visit. She said the baby should have 24 hours of breastmilk to get an accurate test.
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post #4 of 6
8/13/10 at 11:40pm
Mine was at the 1 week pp appointment, though I'm not positive it was exactly one week. Maybe closer to 2 weeks?
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post #5 of 6
8/14/10 at 1:41pm
At 10 days.
I think that it had to be done within 10 days here.
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post #6 of 6
8/14/10 at 2:15pm
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Originally Posted by Youngfrankenstein View Post
My midwife did it at the 5 day PP visit. She said the baby should have 24 hours of breastmilk to get an accurate test.
Same here. We wait until the baby is passing breastfed poop and then she would come back and do the PKU.
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