would u babby sit a little girl with heart disease?

Question

she is 7 and she has some type of heart disease. and i want to baby sit her but my parents say it is to much responsability.

i am 15 . i consider my self responsible. i have a part time job. i do all the chores in the house. and i have babby sitted a little boy with cerbal palsey.

does any one know how i can look forr first aid or cpr classes on the internet. or if any hospital gives them. i live in san jose , california

i just found out that the little girl was operated when she was a baby.

Answer 1

IMO, it must not be too problemental, or the parents would not be wishing to leave her while they go out, no?

I agree with the first poster, get educated on Pediatric CPR.

They may have shared this information with you just in passing, or it may be problematic. The only way to know for sure is to talk to her parents, or have her parents and your parents get together and make sure it's a good match.

I mean, my grandmother is 89 and has congestive heart failure, and now that she's stable, it's not problematic in the least.

Best of luck!

Answer 2

Generally 'heart disease' refers to coronary artery disease (leads to sudden heart attacks) but children do not have this problem. I suspect by heart disease you mean some sort of cardiac disorder...a valve doesn't work, or has a rhythm disorder, or a hole in the septum - something she was born with. At age seven it is rare that this thing is suddenly discovered (usually it is discovered when she was a baby) and if she has lived seven years, this must be a pretty stable condition. But I am just surmising.

So in order to answer your question - YOU need more information from the child's parents. What exactly is the problem? Are there any special precautions that should be taken given her condition? Given worst case, what could go wrong? Has it ever happened before? What would you want me to do in that worst case scenario?

Only after those questions are answered, can you reasonably decide whether taking care of this child is something you could handle or not. Everything else is a completely blind guess both on your part and your parents' part.

Good luck.

Answer 3

Baby sitting a child without any illness is a huge responsibility anyway. Depending on how serious this poor little girls condition is I don't believe her parents have the right to put you in such a position.
This child should always be in the care of a direct family member or a nurse.
How would you feel if this little girl stopped breathing or something else potentially fatal happened when you were her only link to life? I can't believe her parents would put you in such a situation. There are hundreds of babysitting jobs you could do. Your parents are right. Find another job.
Good Luck and let us all hope the little girl leads a long and happy life despite her condition.

Answer 4

How old are you and how responsible are you? Are the parents of this child comfortable with you staying alone with her? Take some Red Cross CPR and first aid classes and maybe have your parents talk to the little girl's parents and find out the type and severity of her heart disease so they will be more aware and maybe more willing to work with you. Or could you keep her at your house? Good luck!!

Answer 5

Just the fact that they asked you means they think you are responsible enough, BUT your parents might have a point.

My youngest child was born with congenital heart disease and had 2 open chest and 1 open heart surgery before she was 1 month old. (She is now 21 and doing very well.) When she was young it freaked people out when they saw her scars or found out she had heart problems, BUT in her case, her doctors insisted that she be treated like any other child, and had no limitations. Every case is different though!

If you really want the job, perhaps you should ask your parents to talk to the other parents and maybe if your parents had more information they might reconsider.

Answer 6

Depends on your mood towards the idea...there is no way that the girl can infect you with the disease, so there goes the idea that your life would be at stake if you babysit her. You have to be doing the job not only for the money or the sake of it...you have to be motivated and responsible. Then again, your parents know best and if anything you do puts the girl in danger, your parents will probably suffer the consequences. On the other hand, I see no harm in doing it.

Answer 7

Have you been trained in adult and child CPR? How about basic first aid? And what do the child's parent's say about the type of heart disease? If she's had repair of a hole in her heart or something similar, then yes, because her prognosis is fine. If it's more serious than that, you may want to think twice.

Answer 8

To be perfectly honest, I would baby sit a little girl with a heart disease. I have an older brother that has a heart disease which is called LQT Syndrome. He has a pacemaker and has to go to the doctors for frequent check-ups. He is 19 going on 20 and he is the most wild and craziest person I have meet in my entire life.

Answer 9

yes, but I have training with children with special medical needs. That doesn't mean you can't do it. You should talk to her parents and discuss all the care and emergency actions you would need to take. Also take a babysitting class. If you are passionate about babysitting her then you will do what it takes to do so. Good Luck!

Answer 10

Of course! I would ask her parents where her emergency meds are and how to administer them in case she had problems. I would also have her parents give you all the emergency contact numbers. Also, get CPR training for children. Good luck!