Be well rested, fed and ready for anything. The “see you later” is hard. The recovery was bad. He may have a smooth recovery but you never know. 😰

Best of luck I hope all goes well for your baby 🤩

I agree the waking up part is worst part of it too , my son had to have surgery on his neck and when he woke up he couldn’t even drink his bottle he would be crying and fell asleep middle of crying it’s just scary as a mom . But they do sleep a lot after and with pain medication they should be fine as far as pain .

@nomli, same here! I just learned the hard way 😩

I was not prepared for it at all...no one warned me how hard that part would be.

Yes, the wake up is terrible. There's such a hoarse cry from the breathing tube, made worse if he had any chest colds or infections up to a few months before. They're so confused, and probably feel really weird. He didn't even want to drink any juice! (Formula or milk would be too heavy, so pedialyte and juice was what he was given.) And he had no idea we were there trying to calm him...that was the worst part of the surgery. By that evening he was back to himself, though.

@tiffanyf, well I think it’s cause they are confused but they are super fussy and crying like crazy.

Best advice, bring a bottle cause that will help since they will be hungry. He will prob sleep for the rest of the day after

@girlmom., really ?? What is It like

I’m just saying this, it’s horrible when they wake up 😭