End of Day 3 post-op

When I arrived Kate had just gone to sleep after a busy morning playing with Daddy in our new room on Peter Pan Ward and in the playroom.

Drs had come but Daddy didn't really know who they were because he was busy dealing with a poo. Yey - it's her first in 5 days and is another thing NOT stopping us getting home tomorrow.

The bruising has come out under her eyes now too, but the tops have lessened in colour and they're open a lot more.

We didn't get much attention from nurses today. The one who was due to finish after lunch said Kate had accidentally got discharged on the system so had to put her back on again to administer medication etc.

Kate woke unhappy at lunchtime, refused hospital lunch & ended up having tiny bits of bread dipped in jam & honey and later on after some more playing a custard pot. NOT her normal hungry self.

I asked twice about bathing her as we were going to do it yesterday but when the move came about it just didn't happen. At this point I got concerned as to whether the Cranio team still had us on their 'list' and I ended up on the phone to Koala Ward. The senior nurse came to see us with some Cranio discharge info for us and the nurses on this ward. She went off to speak to the nurse on this ward in charge of Kate & came back to say it was the Cranio team Drs who had been this morning (when I wasn't here) & they would be back tomorrow to see her again & possibly talk about discharging us. She also gave them care instructions for Kate, including to give regular ibuprofen & paracetamol. So all is well.

We decided not to bother with bathing as they want to keep the cannula in her foot, just in case. Keeping her amused all day took both of us in turns and sometimes together.

She had a bit of dinner, again nothing like normal. She carried on playing and messing about doing this and that, watched Dr Who because CBeebies had finished (She watches 'Doctorwooo' with Nikki) and a bit of Briton's Got Talent until finishing her milk & being TOLD its bedtime at 8pm!

I've discussed night observations with the night time nurse & hoping to get a reasonable night's sleep. Am off to make dinner in the kitchen & then probably Hirt my head down.

Sleeping Night 2/3 post-op

Day 3 post-op (Saturday)

Day 3 post-op (Saturday)