To wake the baby or not wake the baby for clear liquids before surgery?!?

Question

My 8 month old is having surgery on Friday and  he's allowed to have clear liquids up until 5am ( and his surgery is at 9am). He sleeps through the night and usually wakes up at 6-630AM and is sooo ready for to eat in the morning.

I was hoping some momma's with surgery experience could tell me what they did. Should I wake him up? Or just let him sleep as much as he can?

I think I'm actually more anxious about him being hungry than the actual procedure 😩

Answer

I would let him sleep. My daughter has had multiple surgeries and I never wake her to eat. We wake her up just before we have to leave for the hospital and she has always been fine and not crabby. Good luck!

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My daughter will be 9 months tomorrow and she just had heart surgery this past Monday. She wasn't allowed to eat after midnight Sunday night and she usually wakes at 2:30am and 5:30 to eat and her surgery wasn't until 8am and she was okay. My husband and I just had to put her in the car at 4am because she wouldn't go back to sleep without eating. Just try to put your little one in a place that is irresistible for sleep until it's time. Good luck. Make sure they have an experienced nurse to start an IV. They blew my daughters vein three times in a row.

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my son had surgery at 7 months. they let him have breastmilk up until 4 hours before surgery. we had to be there by 645 for 815 procedure. I woke him at 345 to nurse him & brought pedialyte in case he needed something before the surgery but he actually did just fine & didn't need it. he was super hungry afterwards though (around 10). was very cranky on post-op once he woke up but I nursed him right away & he did great.

best of luck to you & baby! hope everything goes smooth!!

To wake the baby or not wake the baby for clear liquids before surgery?!?

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