Posted by Angela on 4/26/2008, 8:35 am, in reply to "after repair: how many nights w/out sleep?"
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Jennifer, I don't even know what to tell you. Kate had a feeding tube, so we gave her meds and food all through the night the first week or so, so no need for her to wake. It does take a bit for the anesthesia to wear off, and he will certainly be missing his paci by now. We found Kate didn't want to put anything anywhere near her mouth, so we took the no-nos off by the second night.
And you're right, the recovery is more brutal than you think it will be. If it were me, I'd be keeping him on Motrin around the clock, for the comfort factor. As long as you stay ahead of the pain, and medicate before it gets out of control, I think he should be feeling better in a few days.
Good luck!
Angela
--Previous Message--
: Jackson's repair was on Tuesday, it went well
: and he is doing well medically but I will
: admit recovery is tougher than I expected.
: Last night was the 4th night post surgery
: and his longest stretch of sleep was a few
: one hour blocks, but more typically he will
: sleep 30 minutes and then need to eat, get
: pain meds, or be jiggled back to sleep
: (plain old rocking is not vigorous enough to
: calm him down). He doesn't seem to be in
: too much pain during the day and takes a few
: short naps, so I think the night-waking is
: due to the lost bottle and lovey, and the
: no-nos. And I think I read anesthesia
: disrupts sleep. We have tried holding him
: in recliner or in our bed and he still wakes
: all the time, we would have to physically
: rock all night and maybe he would sleep
: longer. I think we are going to do this in
: shifts tonight.
:
: What I am wondering is, when does this get
: better??? I expected to be sleep deprived,
: but it is getting pretty grueling so I am
: just looking for a time frame, so I can
: focus on the light at the end of the tunnel.
: Does it take a week to break the habit of
: past crutches such as pacis and bottles; or
: are we talking the full 3 weeks he has the
: no-nos on? Or longer? No need to sugar coat
: it, I am just trying to get a goal for my
: own sanity.
:
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