Heart Ring Sling

Vascular rings and pulmonary artery sling refer to congenital anatomic anomalies of the great vessels that cause compression of the trachea and esophagus.

Heart ring sling.

A vascular ring is a malformation of the aortic arch anatomy where vessels partly or completely encircle the trachea and esophagus. Heartpup leather and gold studded heart dog collar. Putting on your h2h baby sling. How to put on the heart to heart baby sling and set the nylon rings for baby wearing.

It accounts for less than 1 of all congenital heart problems. Lightly padded fully padded and unpadded in quality fabrics such as bamboo organic cotton coolmax and standard 100 cotton all sling styles are completely adjustable with our secure double nylon ring fastening system. Normal heart and heart with vascular ring. Vascular ring occurs very early during the baby s development in the womb.

This creates a vascular ring that can block a baby s esophagus or trachea windpipe. Some infants with vascular ring also have another congenital heart problem. To begin ensure the tail passes through both rings from the back then slip the tail over the top ring and through the bottom ring pulling it to the position you need the heart to heart baby sling can be worn on either shoulder. It s a congenital heart defect which means babies are born with it.

Tip 1 make sure you are wearing the ring sling as high and snug as possible with baby s head at the level of your upper chest. Put one arm through the sling slip it over your head so the shoulder pad rests on the ball of your. Vascular ring is rare. The condition occurs as often in males as females.

H2h baby sling positions. Vascular sling is a rare but serious condition that happens when blood vessels are in an unusual location. Semple mg bricker l shaw bn pilling dw. The popular h2h baby slings are available in 3 unique styles.

A normal heart with a normal aortic arch is shown on the left. Unusual vascular ring formed by the anomalous left pulmonary artery with tracheal compression. Left pulmonary artery sling presenting as unilateral echogenic lung on 20 week detailed antenatal ultrasound examination. Your positioning should mimic you holding the baby in your arms.

Congenital tracheal stenosis and or tracheomalacia is often present as well. Similarly in a review of 18 347 pregnant women whose fetuses were screened for congenital heart disease over. Do wear baby high snug and in an upright position unless nursingin the ring sling.