A guide to CHD for new heart parents

Helping parents navigate the first year with their heart warriors, tube feeding, and raising Congenital Heart Defect awareness

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Dear New Heart Mama

A letter for the heart mom whose baby was recently diagnosed with a hole in their heart or another Congenital Heart Defect

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Fun NG Tube Tape: Making Tube Feeding a Little Brighter
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Fun NG Tube Tape: Making Tube Feeding a Little Brighter

When awaiting your baby’s arrival, you might think of bows, hats, and tiny clothes to dress and accessorize your baby, not patterned medical tape. Life doesn’t always happen how we plan it though. Sometimes unexpected things happen. I did not anticipate and plan for my daughter to tube feed. You…

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Meet Jessica

Inspired by her warrior daughter born with critical Congenital Heart Defects, heart mom, Jessica, founded Our Modern Familee.

She cared for her through two open-heart surgeries, NG tube feeding, and all that Congenital Heart Disease involves.

Now, Jessica shares her experiences and expertise to guide new CHD parents through the tough first year with their medically complex heart babies.

Mom with dark curly hair wearing rust brown dress with ruffles and chiffon, smiling in a park - Jessica Lee, CHD blog, heart mom
25%
of CHD babies need heart surgery or interventions before they turn 1 year old
40,000
babies are born with CHD every year in the United States
80%
approximately 80-85% of CHD cases have no known reason

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