Wow, time did not fly. We've had a 20 day delay since our initial planned surgery and have been feeling every minute of it. Sophie wasn't able to get an AM as her surgeon only offers this once a month for longer cases. She otherwise puts the long cases at the end of her day so delays don't cause a ripple effect on the rest of the patients. Understandable, but tough for a baby.
My main anxiety is the 8 hour no food prohibition before surgery. We learned that we can do breast milk up to 4 hours prior so that helps a lot. We also can do apple juice and Pedialyte up to 2 hours prior to surgery. I'm making beef stew in the crock pot to serve up at 4:00 AM to make sure Sophie has a good meal in her tummy to last the AM. She's teething so we expect a lot of crying and wailing once the milk shuts off...Poor kid!
We are blessed with lovely friends and wonderful family who have showered us with thoughtful gifts and yummy goodies to help us get through the waiting. Thank you! We love you!
I've saved the hospital bag packing for the morning to give me something to do with my nervous energy. Off to bed.
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