Agpar scores

kaiteedidit

Is it weird that I don't even know what my babies agpar scores were? No one mentioned it and I didn't ask. 

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i don't know mine either... was never told them. I think it's more when you have preemies - the APGAR scores are more important.  Were yours full term? (mine were)

ougrad1

If you're curious you can ask the pedi next time you go and she can tell you.

 

babya2010

We were not told ours either. At our first pedi appt there was a spot on the new-patient paperwork for it but it just said 'if known'. Nope - didn't know!

DESXF

My nurse told me Evans as we were rolling back to the room.  I think it was a 9 then a 10?  I don't remember exactly.

We were not told with the twins, but it was written on their papers that they stuck in their little basinette thing at the hospital.  I remember looking over them, but I don't remember what their numbers were.

kaiteedidit

Goldie_Locks_5:

i don't know mine either... was never told them. I think it's more when you have preemies - the APGAR scores are more important.  Were yours full term? (mine were)

Yup, they were 38 weeks exactly. 

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I wasn't told for any of my babies either. 

MrsFisch

Mine were full term and DD was 3/9 and DS was 4/9....

twobytwo2010

Mine were preemies and I still don't know. I guess I didn't ask.  What do the scores mean?

PianoPlayingSarah

That's interesting b/c I know my girls' apgars.  I've seen it on a few different medical documents as well.

Allie - 8,9

Anna - 9,9

Emily - 9,9

redshoegirl

I didn't know my boys' until I just happened to see it on some paperwork later on. Can't remember what they were off the top of my head though. I think Dash was 9,9 and Will was 8,9?

pea-kay

I only know because I have a copy of my medical records and it's listed in there. Oh, and we have a video of my c/s, and while they were sewing me up, DH filmed the whiteboard where they wrote it down.

macchiatto

They told me at the time (and I saw it on medical records I came across yesterday) but I don't remember if it's because I asked or not. My boys' were 8/9 and 7/9.

omalley

The main reason I remember mine was b/c James' first number was bad (2/9).  I focused on it a lot for the first few weeks and it stressed me out. 

But then my pedi explained something similar to this and that helped calm me down:

It's important for new parents to keep their baby's Apgar score in perspective. The test was designed to help health care providers assess a newborn's overall physical condition so that they could quickly determine whether the baby needed immediate medical care. It was not designed to predict a baby's long-term health, behavior, intellectual status, or outcome. Few babies score a perfect 10, and perfectly healthy babies sometimes have a lower-than-usual score, especially in the first few minutes after birth.

Keep in mind that a slightly low Apgar score (especially at 1 minute) is normal for some newborns, especially those born after a high-risk pregnancy, cesarean section, or a complicated labor and delivery. Lower Apgar scores are also seen in premature babies, who usually have less muscle tone than full-term newborns and who, in many cases, will require extra monitoring and breathing assistance because of their immature lungs.

https://kidshealth.org/parent/newborn/first_days/apgar.html#