Brecken's Surgery

Brecken was not able to be circumcised when he was born, so today he was scheduled for surgery.  We got him up at 5:30 to get to the hospital in Madison by 6:20 am.  He was a happy camper for 5:30 am.

He ended up sleeping most of the way up there.  After we were checked in, we waited until surgery which was scheduled for 7:50 am.  Many doctors and nurses came in to introduce themselves.  The hardest part was that he was hungry but could not eat until after surgery. He couldn't eat after 3:30 am, so I made sure to wake him up to feed him.  In our room at the hospital, he kept looking at me like me I should feed him.  Luckily, he fell asleep in my arms for a good 30-45 minutes.  The anesthesiologists and a nurse came to take Brecken at 8:10 am.  He cried when I handed him to the nurse but I sent his blankie to snuggle with.  So hard to watch someone take your baby away (luckily it wasn't a super scary surgery).  And when the nurse told me "We'll take great care of your baby" I almost lost it.

The doctor came to the room less than an hour later to tell us the surgery was done, and Brecken did well.  After he returned to the PACU (recovery area), I got to go back to hold and feed him.  Brecken was under general anesthesia for the procedure which can be hard to come out of for little ones.  He was a little restless when I got back there and crying.  The nurse let me hold and feed him which helped to settle him down.  He did get slightly restless a short time later and needed  more pain medication which did the trick.  From there on out, he ate and rested.  It's definitely a little trickier feeding your baby with an IV in his hand. After about 45 minutes in recovery, we went back to our original room where Chesney and Daddy were waiting.  Chesney was doing a dance routine when we came back.  Chesney was beyond thrilled to see her little brother.  We waited in our original room to ensure Brecken was stable.  About 45 minutes later, we were on our way home.

 

 Our little guy was pretty groggy for a while when we got home but spent the afternoon crawling around and playing with his toys.  He would stop once in a while and whimper a little (maybe from twinges of pain).  He didn't get any further pain medication after we went home until bedtime.  At bedtime, we gave him some tylenol just to ensure he wasn't in pain during the night.  He sure was a happy boy all day for not having pain medication. So happy this surgery is behind us and even happier for a safe and healthy boy.