We knew there might be something wrong with Allison before she was born, because her heart rate had been slow & my amniotic fluid level was very low. I was induced 10 days early & delivery was less than ideal. When she was born they tested her blood glucose, as they usually do, & she was low, so they whisked her away to the nursery. Alli was plugged into IVs for glucose drips for 5 days, while they waited for her to stabilize on her own. Every time they took her off the glucose, her sugar plummeted & she became lethargic & limp. Finally the doctors decided she needed more help, so she was taken to CMH. Even there, she saw doctor after doctor, & test after test, before there was a diagnosis. 

After 4-5 more days, they decided it was her pituitary gland that wasn't functioning. They started her on different hormone replacements, & she instantly perked up & started gaining weight & acting like a normal baby. We went home on day 19, Christmas Eve. The best present we could've received. Now she's 5 1/2 years old & looking forward to starting kindergarten. She's an extremely bright & happy child, not hindered at all by her condition. Thanks to the Endocrine doctors at CMH that she was diagnosed & treated before any developmental damage was done!

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