Spina Bifida and Catheters

May 6, 2011

Has anyone had experience with a child with spida bifida and having to catheter a young child? We are considering adopting a young girl age 5 with mild spina bifida. It doesn't affect her mobility other than walking stiffly, but it does require catheterization twice daily. I'm afraid this is scaring me away. How hard is it? What are the challenges?

devildogwife

May 6, 2011

Twice a day isn't so bad. I had to cath my son every 6 hours. To be honest, it was hard at first (and I cried), but within a few days we were both used to it and it wasn't a problem at all. It's really not hard-they'll teach you how to do it and it will become second nature.