Mom Told Baby Might Never Walk or Talk After Scan—Then Everything Changed
Summary
Doctors found severe fluid buildup in Kyliah Bates’s brain during a 20-week pregnancy scan and warned that she might not be able to perform basic functions independently. After she was born, Kyliah needed brief breathing support but soon breathed and ate on her own; doctors diagnosed hydrocephalus caused by a blockage in the flow of brain fluid.Key Facts
- Tiffany Bates learned at a 20-week ultrasound that fluid was building up in her daughter Kyliah’s brain.
- Doctors initially diagnosed Kyliah with ventriculomegaly, which means the brain’s fluid-filled spaces are larger than normal.
- Doctors warned that Kyliah might never eat, breathe, see, walk, crawl, or function independently.
- Bates went into labor early and traveled to a children’s hospital about two-and-a-half hours away.
- Kyliah received breathing support from a CPAP machine for a few minutes after birth, then breathed on her own and began eating.
- After birth, doctors diagnosed Kyliah with hydrocephalus caused by aqueductal stenosis, a narrowing or blockage in a channel that carries fluid through the brain.
- Kyliah’s initial brain scans showed severe fluid buildup and underdeveloped brain structures.
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