Lack of update - Echocardiogram tomorrow

sdlaura · October 2014

Tomorrow is DS's first echocardiogram since he was in the hospital following his open heart surgery almost 4 months ago. We're really hoping that his heart looks totally normal and healed. I'd appreciate any good thoughts you can send!

Also, because it's a sedated echo, they want him to be tired, and he's not allowed to eat for 6 hours before the procedure. So I scheduled it for the first appointment of the day, at 7:30 am. The outpatient center nurse told me to keep him up until 10:30 or 11 pm tonight so that he's tired for the procedure. There's no way that would work! This kid is used to being asleep by 7:45 pm at the latest and there's no way I could keep him awake for hours after that. I feel like she must be pretty out of touch with how most 8 month olds operate to give that recommendation.

UPDATE - it turns out that we don't actually talk to the cardiologist until Friday. So today was just the test, and no info as a result. Thanks again for your thoughts and I'll report back Friday evening!

shellbell3845 · October 2014

Good luck tomorrow! I'll be keeping you and LO in my thoughts.

inluv4life2 · October 2014

That nurse is clueless! Maybe you could get him up super early so he's ready to nap during the procedure? I hope all goes well and this can be his last test for a while!

I'll be thinking of you guys!

magentawarped · October 2014

FX that everything looks great! And yeah, that nurse is nuts.

sdlaura · October 2014

Thanks ladies!

@inluv4life and @dreamingbabies, the issue with waking him early is that he's not allowed to eat. So I have to balance wanting him to be tired with how long I'm willing to deal with a really pissed off baby

I'm allowed to give him pedialyte until 5:30 am, so I think I'll wake him at like 5:15 am to do that. He's used to napping 2 hours after waking up, so he should be ready for a nap by 7:30 am.