HI All,
Need some help from those of you who are in the know.
My client with the 24 wk twins (one who just dies last week) is struggling
to keep it together.  She is pumping religiously (amazing, all things
considered), but they have gotten more bad news re: the surviving twin.
At 26 wks, baby Allyson is now fighting CMV, yeast and pneumonia.  She also
had rectal tearing due to constipation as a DIRECT result of the formula the
NICU nurses gave her (bc, they said that moms milk was too strong, and that
the ABM was better for her right now.  Babys DR threw a FIT!  Hell is going
to be paid by a couple of nurses, methinks...).  The Dr said to the parents
that the constipation was bc of the ABM, and that in the future, when the
baby is put back of feeds, she will get full strength momma milk (not
diluted...the nurses struck again...the Dr is really angry).  Baby is off
feeds right now bc she is so sick.
My question is:  What is CMV, how is it caused, what does it do, etc...?
TIA!
Jay
Saying a prayer for the little one and her family tonight...
Jay Simpson, CLE
Sacramento, CA
"No Miracles performed here, just a lot of love and hard work."