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Meal Planning: Healthy Weight and Nutrition

MyPlate can help you eat healthy by showing which foods and how much of each should be on your plate at mealtimes.

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Feeding

For all babies, growth and nutrition are an important part of their care. Because all babies with congenital heart disease are unique, the medical team will allow your baby to eat as soon as he/she is stable and safe.

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Looking Ahead

Moving forward, there are many considerations to be made as the child develops.

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Other Common Tests

With congenital heart defects, there are other common tests that can be performed to ensure that your baby's care providers are checking on many other functions of their bodies.

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Surgeries

Surgery information for single ventricle heart defect patients

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Surgery

The decision about surgery is based on your baby’s heart problem. Some heart problems have to be fixed within the first several days to weeks after birth. Other problems can wait until the child is older.

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Your Care Team

Care team members of single ventricle heart defect patients and families

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FAQs

Frequently asked questions of single ventricle heart defect patients and families

Treatment

Information on treatment, care, and surgeries before and after your baby is born