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This post may contain triggers for some individuals. The stories we share here though may help other families find the resources and help they need. Thank you so much for visiting here today. Most of us with children heard our babies heartbeats before we ever saw them on an ultrasound screen. We eagerly anticipated each appointment because we would get to hear that swooshy, steady gallop. We speculated about whether it would be a girl because it was 169 beats per minute one week, and then the next we were just sure it was a boy at 135. There is hardly a more precious sound to expectant parents than that steady evidence of a vibrant life, exceeded in elation perhaps only by baby's first cry. *** "In the US, about 7,200 (or 18 per 10,000) babies born each year have one of seven critical congenital heart defects (CCHDs)"  The above statistic is a direct quote from an article on the CDC website in regard to  Pulse Oximetry Screening of newborns ....