Last Thursday our baby Dani had her first surgery to repair her lip. The surgery went well - about three hours and she was home an hour after that. The first few days she was highly medicated and swollen. She was also very sleepy and content. The next few days were difficult as she was sad and uncomfortable. She struggled with eating and sleeping long periods. She had nasal stents in her nose for support up until today. Her nose is red and irritated from them. Those couldn't have been comfortable. She is still wearing arm restraints to keep her from touching her mouth which we take off on Sunday. Can't wait! She is missing her fingers and thumb. :) We saw the surgeon, Dr. Singh, today for a follow-up and we are all pleased with her results. I hated watching Dani in pain and I am so glad the first surgery is over. Her next surgery will be in June to repair her palate.
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My heart aches for all of you. She is so beautiful. Such a hard thing to have to watch.
Oh man, that's gotta be rough, seeing your little darling through all of this. But she looks like she's doing phenomenal! Glad to hear everything is going well. (Such a lovely family photo as your blog header, btw!)
I always enjoy your blog and look forward to each new entry. We love you from afar. The photos of Danielle's surgical repair are remarkable!
Thank you for posting pix of Danielle! I think her little smile in the last one is so terrific--her repair looks great and with such a sympathetic Mom & Dad, I'm sure she has made it through these tough days as best as she could.
I'm happy the arm restraints come off so soon! It's okay that she sucks her thumb again? That'll make her happy (and if baby's happy, Momma's happy.)
I hope you all are holding up well, too. Surgery's not easy on parents, but you have such a great attitude about the whole thing.
Again, thanks for the photos.
You are so strong Kim! That would be so hard! Danielle looks fabulous!
So hard for a sweet baby to deal with surgery! It sounds like she's being a real trooper. She looks beautiful!
Such a strong little girl!! So glad it all went well!! Give her big hugs from me!
I'm so happy the surgery went well. What a strong little girl! We're happy to see she is smiling now... its so sad to see a baby in pain. :-(
Thanks for the post! So glad that surgery went well. Keep us all updated. She is a trooper as well as you guys! That's hard for parents. We miss you.
so glad it went so well
Poor little girl. But WOW, she looks great in that pic. It is amazing what they can do. Please let me know if you need anything.
Sounds like she is a trooper.
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