Can My Baby Hear?

[tnafan007]

There is no such thing as normal. I believe in the right to choose. i believe the parents should have learned Sign and started teaching this baby girl Sign and when she gets older let HER decide NOT the parents.

[jbean0]

My little cousin has pretty much this same problem...

[marinasvoice]

they're acting like being deak is going to hold her back like not having all limbs or being confined to a wheel chair.. then yeah, things are going to be slightly different if that was the case.. but even then being confined to a wheel chair or not having all of her limbs there are things that can help her to do what she wants with more ease.

..it wouldnt be hard for the child because she didnt know what it was like to hear in the first place.. it'd just be a little harder for the parents.

[priestesskasey]

i don't like that doctor said "normal" instead of "hearing"!!! they make it sound like deaf and no cochlear implant is big problem. that is wrong !

[NewNimprovedDani]

this almost makes me angry. I feel the child should have been able to choose if she wanted the implant or not after embracing her deaf culture. ASL is not a disability. If I invited one hearing person over to my house for thanksgiving (all deaf lets say) then who would be disabled? not the deaf... but the hearing. Deaf people are just using a different language. thats it. deaf people can do anything a hearing person can.... except hear.

[PiesTristes]

thats really nice that they can do this now days.

[MVALZ]

poor thing but she is really cute. The deaf community can do any thing every one else can.... except hear

[Wuschel33]

This is great !!! I love the video and its a good advice and a really nice movie to watch because you can just see it how its made but just to let you now its one of the best videos on youtube bute i just wanted to say that its really really great!!! JULIA XOXO

[HeroNakamora]

Amazing clip

[dgm4ever]

Wow. Not a single mention of American Sign Language or the Deaf community in the entire video. No mention of your options without a C.I. No mention of deaf adults not being "held back" from anything in life (except by hearing people). Please don't delete this comment, people need to see both sides.

[willkrup]

You're right, and I think it should be taught in schools from a young age in pre school, and as a pre-parenting course to learn basics to teach the child, or at least be offered in all schools. I mean, it's a universal language! Why not? It would opens new doors for the deaf community if more people knew sign language. But still, it's a prety neat procedure, and though hearing won't be perfect, it will be there. I hope they teach the child Sign Language also. Should be a 3rd official language

[mamacal123]

You are teriffic parents to offer your child this. I pray she is one of the 90% that is helped.

[Dutchesgirl4eva]

i have a friend who has a 3 year old son, but when he was a year they found out he was deaf, and that he had been since he was born... that was so devistating. For the first year of the babies life he couldn't hear, and everyone thought that he could. but after finding out, everything started to add up... Its just terrible... I wish everyone could be born and live their whole life 'normal'...Even tho, i don't believe there is a such thing as 'normal'. I just wish noone has to suffer..

[Trollilolipop]

thats really sad

[JGATZ1]

Very good story. Glad the baby went through with it. Grats :]