So, I was told when my son was a baby that he had a heart murmur and that he would outgrow it. At another appointment they didn't hear it, then at another they did and I really have not thought about it for a long time and figured it was gone. My son is 2 years and 9 months old. I had my head on his chest last night and could hear the murmur. It sounded like his heart skipped a beat every now and again. It wasn't regular but it was there. My husband could hear it too.
He has no symptoms that would indicate he has any sort of heart problem. We won't be back to the Dr. for his 3 year well child for 3 months unless he gets sick and needs to go to in before then. I prefer to be pretty laid back about things an not worry until there is a reason to worry, but I don't want to ignore something that I shouldn't. So I just wanted to get evereyone's advice.
I have a son who is 2 years and 5 months. He has had a heart murmur pretty strong for the first year or so, and then it is only heard sometimes. The doctor said that he is growing out of it and if we hear it sometimes, its okay. He does not seem to have any problems breathing. I hope this helps some.
my niece was born with a heart murmur. they said she would likely grow out of it. she is 20 years old and still has a murmur. the murmur has caused her to have health issues. she weighs only 80 pounds, is less than 5 feet tall, and is very small for her age. it is very hard for her to gain weight/grow. i would recommend getting it checked out if you are concerned. it wouldn't hurt. good luck!
I am a nurse & my son had a murmur also.
call your son's Dr. & ask for a referal for a pediatric cardiologist. It sounds like the murmur is worse & this needs to be addressed immeadiately.
Does your child have a respiratory problem right now? I know that my daughter did not have a heart murmur until last winter when she was sick. They did send her to a cardiologist and it turns out it was just because she was sick and it went away as she got better. I try to be laid back as well, but have a hard time with it. I would probably just call the doctor's office and talk to the nurse about it.
If you are worried about then I would call his pediatrician and let them know what you are hearing, but also make clear that he does not seem to be having any problems at this time. It never hurts to call and see what the Doctor has to say about it. However, if he has to go to the Dentist they need to be aware of a heart murmur.
My son was born with a heart defect. ASD and VSD..he had two holes in his heart. They caused murmers. The doc's said no big deal almost everyone outgrows it and the holes close on their own. They were severe so we saw a cardiologist. A few months later he developed Pulmonic Stenosis (narrowing of the pulmonary valve) which is WAY more serious. He is 2 1/2 now and has been completely uneffected by the heart issues. One hole has closed and the other has gotten smaller. We were told when they found the Pulmonic Stenosis it usually means open heart surgery, but his has sustained(from many prayers I believe)so no surgery. We do have to keep seeing our cardiologist. Now we are at once a year appointments. So if he can go that long with a sever heart defect you're probably fine to wait the 3 months until the ped. appt to voice your concerns to the ped. Oxygen levels are huge with heart babies...so just watch his lips color. If he is low on oxygen his lips will turn blue and let you know your having some issues. Being lathargic or short of breath are other things to look for. If he's uneffected I would wait, but like I said tell the ped you're concerned. You know him best, when he's doing fine and when he's out of sorts.
My cardiologist did tell me that if you're born with one heart defect it makes up suseptible to developing others (like my son did) Maybe have your ped refer you to a cardiologist to put your mind at ease!
Let me know if you have any questions.
Hi A.-
My brother was diagnosed with a heart murmur when he was 24, and although most of the time they are pretty common and not a big deal, his of course turned out to be. This was 17 years ago, and he's been on blood pressure medicine and they just monitor him once a year now, but eventually he'll need a valve replacement. I know it's scary, but hopefully it's the no-big-deal murmur, but I do encourage you to check it out sooner rather than later so if it is serious, you can get it corrected. The doctors are excellent at this, so you shouldn't worry, but definitely get it checked out. Good luck!
M.
I have a heart murmur I have always had it sometimes they hear it sometimes they don't but it always shows up on a EKG or whatever it is called the only thing the heart doctor told me was to take antibiotic before having dental work. Later on in life you may want to have it looked at and bring it up at the next check up.
Check out kidshealth.org and look up heart murmur it has a good article about it
It's probably perfectly fine - especially since you know about the murmur and it's on his medical records. My son's murmur showed up at age 3, and it turned out to be a mitral valve problem. Even that is common and usually not a big deal, but his is pretty severe and requires daily medication. Unfortunately, we didn't know he had this problem until he went to the ICU with pulmonary hypertension - which was caused by his heart problem. My advice would be to stay laid back, but do your research on the net and be aware of other complications that can be realted to heart murmurs. Chances are, he'll never develop any of them. But it's good to know what to look for just in case!
If this doesn't feel right and your insurance will allow you to get a second opinion, by God get a second opinion. I have heard mixed opinions on how to handle that type of situation.
A heart murmur generally isn't a missed beat, it's a swishing or whistling sound that accompanies the normal lub-dub sound of the heart beat. Sometimes it can be very faint and if it is noisy in the room it can be missed. The heart murmur itself isn't a problem, but it could indicate other heart problems, or it could be no problem. You could call your doctor and ask about it, there is no harm in seeing what the doc thinks.
I was born with a heart murmer. The doctors told my mother that I would grow out of it and I did. I had it until I was 12 and it just disappeared. I'm 40 now and I've never had any hear related issues.
A.,
You might want to ask you son's Dr for a referal to a peds cardiologist just to be safe that is what we did for my six year old. It turned out that it was a innocent heart murmur. He will never have any symptoms and will be able to play sports or anything else he chooses to do. I am thirty and have live dwith one my whole life symptom free. I hope this helps. I know it is always scary when it comes to your kids health.
I wouldn't wait to take him to the doctor if you're really worried. Because even if it's really nothing, it doesn't hurt to find out. But I think you should really talk to someone who's an expert in the heart field, because pediatricians and family practice docs may not know enough about the problem to diagnose anything.
I have very heavy beats occasionally, like the women in my family, and I got hooked up to a recorder for 3 days with lots of little stickies on my chest connected to cords. I'm not sure it was the most effective way to test my problem but their test came up normal because the beats only happen every so often. My point is that you could have to go through some testing, but the heart is such an important thing. And you really will feel better knowing what is going on. I don't know how expensive it all is, but if you don't do anything and then he has a problem later, the problem could be much more expensive. Good luck.
