Hello all! I am new to all of this(Parenting, CAH, Message boards) so, please bear with me. On February 29, 2000, my wife and I were blessed with our first child. Mason. After birth he was given a clean bill of health except for a minor case of jaundace. At our one week check up, Mason was about 1 lb. under his birth weight and still showed some minor signs of jaundice. 3 Days later, after not eating and being very lethargic we rushed him to the emergency room. He was admitted due to dehydration which they just attributed to jaundice. Mason's jaundice was not elevated much at all but just to be safe they put him under lights for two days. On the second day they took the IV's out because he seemed to be doing fine, although they were having trouble getting good blood work. It kept clotting before they could get it to the lab. Anyway, soon after they took him of the IV he started to not eat and become VERY lethargic. He was rushed to PICU and was found to have a potassium level of 9.2 and a sodium level of 119. After two very very disturbing days they managed to get Mason's electrolytes back to somewhat normal. Once he was stable they began running every kind of test imaginable to try find out the cause. One test they did was the 17-OH. It came back a week later at a level of 51,862. Because of the high level the were sure that Mason had CAH. After two more weeks in ICU and not testing positive for any other problems, we were able to go home. Our Pediatric Endocrinologist has been great! He placed Mason on Florinef (.05mg daily, 1/2 pill 2x a day), 5ml of a saline soultion, and 1.75cc Dextamethasome 2x Daily for 1 month. We have since dropped the Dex and are taking 1.5cc of Cortef 3X daily. We also stopped with the salt solution for now since he was getting to much salt. We went to the endochrinogist yesterday and Mason is up to 12lbs. and is doing great. Blood work was taken to determine if medication levels need to be adjusted. Needless to say this has been an overwhelming ordeal for my wife and me. Being first time parents and not knowing what to expect from a newborn, much less a CAH newborn can be more than scary. We seem to be adjusting better now that we have not had any problems in about a month or so. I have been surfing the Internet when I can to find as much information and support as possible for us. I found you all today and have read and learned a lot already. This is by far the best site to get actual stories from actual people. I thank you all for your stories, warnings, and information. I will continue to visit and learn. Thanks.