https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 12 Apr 2026 21:41:00 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborn-screening-a-rant#post-166345 Wed, 23 May 2012 13:11:43 +0000 Sweet T 166345@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Try not to worry!</p> <p>DS had that screening done 3 times! The first one, that was done shortly after birth, came back inconclusive. They pricked his heel and redid the test at his 2 week appt. I got a phone call and was told that the paper they used for the test was expired! We went in again and had that test done for the 3rd time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborn-screening-a-rant#post-166337 Wed, 23 May 2012 13:06:17 +0000 banana 166337@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Crossing my fingers for you that it's just sloppy labwork and not anything else! How frustrating!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborn-screening-a-rant#post-166328 Wed, 23 May 2012 12:59:31 +0000 LuLu Mom 166328@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh my, I've never heard of this! hopefully it is just a careless error and everything if good! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborn-screening-a-rant#post-166324 Wed, 23 May 2012 12:58:08 +0000 Alivoo01 166324@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>bless your heart!! Hopefully it was because the blood clotted and not due to something else. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborn-screening-a-rant#post-166315 Wed, 23 May 2012 12:52:26 +0000 mrs. wagon 166315@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>that is awful. as if you need new things to stress about in these crazy early days. I'm glad your ped office was able to give you some sort of explanation. good luck... ugh. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/newborn-screening-a-rant#post-166296 Wed, 23 May 2012 12:40:40 +0000 regberadaisy 166296@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I received in the mail today a letter from Newborn Screening.<br /> We need to resend bloodwork for our LO.</p> <p>In huge, capitalized, bold underlined letters it tells us to do this today, it can affect our baby for the rest of their life.</p> <p>First off, WtF. Baby is almost a month old and you tell me<br /> now that you have not run a single test to see if she has any these sickness???</p> <p>Called my ped and they said the reason for the new bloodwork is because the results were inconclusive. Which she explained sometimes they wait too long and the blood clots.<br /> !!!!!<br /> This is my baby's health we're talking about and you guys waited so long that the blood clotted???</p> <p>Now we have to take the baby to the hospital for repeat bloodwork and of course worry now about whether if "inconclusive" is really because of the blood clotting or If they got a bad result and wanted to rerun tests before telling us.</p> <p>Uggghhhh </p> <p>Anyone else get that ominous letter before?? I'm already a worry wart....I really don't need this. :( </p>