We got up super early this morning to go to Mercy Hospital for Britton's tube surgery. Because she wasn't allowed any food or formula after midnight, I woke her up last night at 10:00 p.m. for a bottle. Luckily she wasn't hungry this morning, but she was mad about being woken up at 5:10 a.m.
We got the hospital and everything ran on time, for the first time I can ever remember when it comes to surgery. We were taken to a room to get a gown on Britton and to go over the surgery and after-care procedures. We said our good-byes at 6:30 a.m. as the nurse took Britton to the OR. After the tubes were inserted, she was taken to recovery. She only had gas for anesthesia, no IVs or anything like that, but the doctor wanted to make sure she reacted well. The nurses kept warning us that babies are usually very fussy after getting tubes, not because of pain, but because they are unfamiliar surroundings and mom and dad are gone. Well, Britton returned to us in a good mood, and the nurses said she was the best baby they could remember having. It made my heart melt. I bundled her up in my lap, gave her a much-waited-for bottle, and we changed her and got on our way. We got in the car at 7:09 a.m. It was a very quick procedure!
She has to get antibiotic ear drops for the next 5 days, but overall she is doing much better. I know having that pressure off her ears is helping her, and she seems startled by noises now because she can finally hear well! We are back to the doctor in three weeks for a follow-up and hearing test.
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