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Encephlocele
Again.
Day after his first surgery
Coming home the first time
Happy to be home and loving hijacking his mommy and daddys bed
After second surgery
His EVD
Evd and stitches from Encephlocele removal
One of the few limited times we could hold him with his EVD in ?
So brave.
Happy to be home again, hopefully for longer than ten days this time
7 weeks old . Shunted . 4 brain surgeries down and the happiest , cutest baby ???
ImNotReallyADoctor
That is one cute ass baby
wickedchrix
You guys are a beautiful family. It sounded like a hard start, but I'm glad it worked and you are all home safe together.
modsquad0
Awww: sorry little dude..
Taunismausi
Look guys! 3 big fighters! If he can smile everyone can
ThelmaTidwell
#4 and #5... He’s absolutely angelic!!! That’s the smile of a boy who knows how much he’s loved. What a beautiful blessing!
AzothTheGuildRat
Breaks my heart seeing him go through all that. Get well little dude!!
TheSassyPanda
Not a big fan of babies, but that sir is a ADORABLE baby!!!
volcanoduck
Yay! Hope you all get a breather after all that stress, work, and worry.
ArtMadeofYourComment
141 people have downvoted this. What the fuck?
ReallyOldGuy
If you have/had normal children at birth, you are more blessed than you realize. Give a prayer of thanks.
Wiiil
Very cute baby
HodgeNPodge
He is absolutely beautiful and looks so happy when he's with you."The sooner I get this over with, the sooner I get to be with mom and dad!"
CheeseB0t
A thought the babby definitely had.
lazysombrero
Cute kid. Just to cheer you up, you welcomed him to the real world
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pWpTaD
#5 is arguably the best picture taken with a picture taking device thing.
ImNotReallyADoctor
It's an encephalocele!
SometimesIpostfood
No question marks, for sure a tough little beautiful baby there
WhenHeSpeaks
What a beautiful baby! You are doing a great job Mom and Dad!
beautifulbiscuits
His little smile is so adorable!
AStrongFemaleCharacter
Yes. That’s a baby. Quite precious, too.
CheeseB0t
Confirmed. Definitely a baby.
ObligatoryFate
What a precious little face!!! Who downvotes this?
mightaswellfaceitimaddictedtomemes
Good job. Best to remove “he who shall not be named” from the back of his head before he grows up and gets a job at Hogwarts.
kevinbaken
I hope he has a long and happy life!
Ikillmiceforaliving
Cutie pie. My baby boy has the same blanket. Must be a lucky one. Congratulations on the baby and getting out of the hospital
ComboMp5
I teared up a little this little brave baby is so cool I have a shunt as well so I knew how to felt good job baby you will get threw life
HappySupaFly
What an ? angel
HodgeNPodge
In case anyone wants info on the condition: https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/birthdefects/encephalocele.html
hippiedoll
mspeel7212
Thanks
Chkari
Oh dear God, as if I needed more nightmare fuel about all the things that can go wrong with a pregnancy, there's like 10 more at the bottom.
HodgeNPodge
VERY rare, my friend. And it looks like it is treatable and he will go home soon. You're doing great mama. Focus on those little kicks. :)
Chkari
... I'm not pregnant yet.
HodgeNPodge
Oh sorry, your comment made it sound like you were expecting already.
W0LFMAN
Glad, all is going well, were in temple street ourselfs (I'm sat in same room), with newborn, going for brain surgery on Wednesday. Scared.
kangaroo717
Aw I'm so sorry to hear that ! They're the most claustrophobic rooms! Is it me crimmons your dealing with ? They're so great at what they do
kangaroo717
*Mr.Crimmons
W0LFMAN
That's our person doing surgery yes.
W0LFMAN
Were really nervous, our newborn has tumor inside the brain. Hes going to take it out this Wednesday.
kangaroo717
He's brilliant ! He done two of my son's surgeries . I just hope so they go ahead with it on the day , He was fasted 3 times for 8-10 hours
kangaroo717
In the first week because they kept having to cancel the surgery due to emergencies coming in! It's horrible watching them be hungry
Dinkleburgsgoldenchalice
Hes a fighter!
MrXistentialCrisis
Breed them tough!
RussianMafia1337
I mean I doubt he knows much of what's going on. Let's thank the doctors shall we?
Evococa
Shhh. Brain surgery is risky, and while much goes to dr’s, he’s a tiny fragile baby - he’s tough to have two MAJOR surgeries so young.
RussianMafia1337
He won't even remember them growing up. Perfect time to slice and dice
pilotperson
I know what you mean, but this kind of sentiment is more for the giver than the recipient. Kind of like remembering the dead.
RussianMafia1337
See the dead have had a lifetime to leave a mark though. Some good some bad This is an empty canvass. Come back in 40yrs, then we can praise
pilotperson
We don’t know how badly the parents wanted this child, how much they went through to conceive the baby, etc. Granted, this child means as
pilotperson
little to me personally as someone else’s dead grandfather, but some people choose to empathise with that person’s loved ones.
ForTheLoveOfGodLetMeSleep
Still takes will and hope to survive. Doctors are great yes, but sometimes you can do all you can for someone but won’t be successful
ForTheLoveOfGodLetMeSleep
If the recipients don’t make the effort too.
tittokmelo
Dont worry mom/dad dude is a warrior. He gonna be just fine.
ksnapniks
He's gon' be just fine
ksnapniks
Our tough lil'dude
NorthmanoftheNorth
He'll be fine. Tough little warrior.
RussianMafia1337
He's a baby. I challenge a real warrior vs baby. Baby would get squashed. Lets tone it down there a little @tittokmelo and thank the doctors
TheBestRussian
Don’t be a twat. Docs/nurses/RTs are well aware of how much work these little creatures are and they all recognize the babies’ strengths too
TheBestRussian
Their care team will be the first to tell you how much of a fighter the baby in their care is. Source: lots of experience.
AliBarber
Do you live to be a cunt or is today a special day?
SerenePrincess013
I'm a firm believer in the twat-factor: for every nice post on here, there's always an inordinately high amount of twats on said post.
captain5
My friend once said I want to punt a baby. I near died laughing ? prolly wouldn’t go well here
RussianMafia1337
Tell me about it. Tough crowd. So many snowflakes
tittokmelo
But it isnt about the whole crew that made it happen. It is about the strength of a little one that is enduring all that.
RussianMafia1337
He's on drugs and meds my homie. Wake up
tittokmelo
Come on big boy any one would be. Once again the post wasnt about the crew that made it happen. It was about a baby. No more to say.
RussianMafia1337
That's exactly the problem
GummyBearsDontHaveTeeth
Doctor's play a vital role in the survival of newborns. Bit the will of the newborn to live after surgery is vital as well. Both important
RussianMafia1337
Tell that to the surgeon that cut open into his skull my dude. You know how many risks are involved with operating so close to the brain?
RussianMafia1337
Especially on an infant
GummyBearsDontHaveTeeth
Right, exactly my point. I feel like we're on the same page - newborns can't even survive a cold let alone brain surgery. (1/2)
GummyBearsDontHaveTeeth
Though I do get what you're saying - credit should be given where credit is due. Without the surgeon, little baby wouldn't be here today
GummyBearsDontHaveTeeth
So the fact that the surgeon was able to perform it so the infant could live, AND the baby withstood the surgery are both impressive (2/2)
utdrmac
Are you just going to make me Google this or is there an explanation coming?
hippocampus
imagine a hernia of the fascia around your brain.
ShowMeTheFunnies88
Looks like he was dropped on his head as a baby
J3N1RaY
Looks like we found the biggest Dick on Imgur.....
smoochmysnoot
yoozernaiym
Wikipedia: "caused by failure of the neural tube to close completely during fetal development"
RawChristianPotatoe
Basically the fetus is like a paper that gets rolled like a joint and then grows longer. If it fails to close, you have a gap in your head
blooberrie
This is one reason why folic acid is so important!
lliandra
I took that shit like it was going out of fashion during both my pregnancies. So important!
AlfledoSauce
Was it some type of pill you took or some certain food you ate.
lliandra
Both but primarily 1 folic acid tablet a day provided by the NHS
ignimbrite
Basically part of the sac that envelops his brain had squeezed through between the gaps in his skull
FrankfurterWurstchen
Oh.. Dang, that's one big brained smart kid.
lionel1024
Like a brain hernia? Is that really safe to squish back into the brain case?
TheBestRussian
Yes. They don’t squish it back in, that part isn’t functional anyway. They cut away those parts and stitch up the meninges around whats left
LessThanCrazyMaskSalesman
Well, the brain of an infant isn't quite done forming yet. So, the best chance of things going right is at this age. Random facts, I got 'em
TheKenM
But do you know why kids love Cinnamon Toast Crunch?
YesYouJustLostTheGameAgain
Literally know one knows this!!!
Toqueman
It's because there's cinnamon swirls in every bite!
ignimbrite
Iunno, I ain't no rocket surgeon
TheRelevancyOfMyNameIsRelativelyIrrelevant
are you a brain scientist though?
ignimbrite
nyes
charlietrundlethegreat
But are you a brain surgeon?
ignimbrite
yesn't