surgery

[madrona]

I'm having gall bladder surgery on Thursday and am a tad worried about my three month old. She'll be at the hospital and with her daddy, it's a laproscopic procedure, and we have frozen breastmilk. I might or might not have to stay at the hospital overnight. She can nurse pretty much as soon as I'm awake

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[patchfire]

Ds was eight months before I had my gallbladder out, thanks to six months of missed diagnoses. Of course, I also ended up with emergency 3am-on-a-Saturday-morning surgery, instead of my nice planned daytime surgery ;) so I didn't have anything pumped, but he was able to eat solids at that point

[ivymae]

She will be okay. She may be mad, and a little clingy for a few days, but try to focus on the fact that this surgery will help you be a healthier, more energetic mama. I have gallbladder issues, and probably should have had it out during the last attack, so I know that it is something that really impacts everyday life, and you will all be happier by the weekend. take the long view, and try not to get too caught up in worrying about her - she is safe, with people who love her, and if this is the worst trauma she goes through in her little life, she is a blessed little girl. :)

[mookies_mama]

Don't worry. A three-month-old can definitely survive several hours without mama without emotional scarring. People do go on dates with a child that age, even AP parents.

What may be harder on both of you, from what others have told me, is your not being able to lift her or hold her on your lap for a little while. Is that going to be the case?

Either way, lots of TLC from you and her daddy are key. How are you feeling about the surgery itself?

[madrona]

I'm scared. I've had a run of medical bad luck lately, so when they say a complication is very unlikely I kind of assume it's going to happen.

With this surgery, if all goes well I'll be actually *better* in a week. I had a c-section, so I've already learned how to lift and hold her without strain.

[mookies_mama]

Sending good thoughts...

[twins_plus_one]

she will be ok.
when my girls were 3 months old i had my GB out and it took 3 weeks for the hosptal to get there but in gear to get it done. I only got to see my girls for 1 hour each night. Then again i was very sick and my liver was failing but there was no OR time for them to do the surgery...... I wasent BF so that wasent an issue for us....
*HUGS* it will be ok.....

[abbierose]

not the exact situation, but my son had surgery at 4 months of age. He was exclusively breastfed and couldn't eat for 6 hours prior to the surgery (which was then delayed 2 hours) It was a big mess. He cried and was upset but he was ok.

I think have as much ebm as you can get, and maybe a little pedialyte or something just incase you need more time and can't nurse her.

[mercy_rain]

Pedialyte for a healthy three month old?!
Formula would be better. It's actual food, and won't mess with the electrolytes of a baby who isn't ill and doesn't need them.

[madrona]

Yeah...I think you're right, there.

Unfortunately, I'm using a crappy hand-pump for ebm because WIC is taking their own sweet time getting back to me.

[mercy_rain]

How are you with hand-expressing? Are you pumping from the other side while doing the first morning nursings? That's the only way I could ever really respond well to the pump.