Thank you everyone for the emails and comments of support. It's much appreciated and I don't feel quite so alone.
Baby Bear has been diagnosed with a VSD. He has a pinprick hole at the top of his heart which will likely close over by itself in time and another small hole at the bottom which they will keep an eye on. The main problem is the large VSD in the middle which is causing too much blood to go to his lungs and it's the reason he's struggling with his breathing.
They are admitting him for a few days to start him on meds. We'll then probably have to return to Melbourne for a check in a few weeks before coming back for surgery at 3 months of age or sooner if he keeps deteriorating.
It was very confronting to hear the cardiologists discussing my not quite 3 week old baby as being in early cardiac failure.
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