If you’re breastfeeding, I’ve always found the best thing to do if you’re not able to feed the baby (1 a.m. cutoff) is just to STAY AWAY! I showered the night before and we got up a mere 1/2 hour before we were set to leave. Of course that only left about 4 hours of … [Read more…]
I got another phone call today, giving me cut off times for food and drink and time for us to arrive at the hospital. I think we got the first slot, or at least very close, as we have to be there by 6:45 a.m. We’ll be on the road by around 5:30 a.m. and … [Read more…]
So today is 2 days before surgery and I got 2 calls. One was from the surgery team checking on a bunch of things, the other was from the doctor’s nurse, making sure the baby was still healthy (no colds or fevers). The surgery department asked a BUNCH of things, so if you’re going through … [Read more…]
Just in case anyone ever ‘googles’ looking for information about their baby getting a tear duct surgery, I thought I’d put this out there for them. We got to ‘major children’s hospital near us’, it’s in the top tier of hospitals, but not in the best part of town. The outside and in has lots … [Read more…]