https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:40:56 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/freaking-out-about-anesthesia/page/2#post-2437933 Tue, 26 Jan 2016 17:52:25 +0000 sunny 2437933@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Raindrop: yay! Hope he does great the rest of the day! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/freaking-out-about-anesthesia/page/2#post-2437836 Tue, 26 Jan 2016 15:51:18 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2437836@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Raindrop: Yea! Hope he's feeling good! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/freaking-out-about-anesthesia/page/2#post-2437831 Tue, 26 Jan 2016 15:49:38 +0000 Raindrop 2437831@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He just woke up. So relived! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/freaking-out-about-anesthesia/page/2#post-2437661 Tue, 26 Jan 2016 13:26:12 +0000 Raindrop 2437661@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sunny: @MamaG: Thank you!! They just came out and said about 10 more minutes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/freaking-out-about-anesthesia#post-2437645 Tue, 26 Jan 2016 13:20:47 +0000 MamaG 2437645@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Raindrop: Hopefully your waiting time is coming to an end and heading home soon. You got this momma! :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/freaking-out-about-anesthesia#post-2437630 Tue, 26 Jan 2016 13:12:24 +0000 sunny 2437630@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Raindrop: Big hugs! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/freaking-out-about-anesthesia#post-2437535 Tue, 26 Jan 2016 12:14:41 +0000 Raindrop 2437535@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T.H.O.U.: Thanks!!! They said it should take 1.5 hours. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/freaking-out-about-anesthesia#post-2437514 Tue, 26 Jan 2016 12:02:53 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2437514@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Raindrop: Big hugs! Everything will go smooth and it will be all over. </p> <p>The best thing that the dentist told my daughter was to just take a nap and she would feel better when she woke up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/freaking-out-about-anesthesia#post-2437509 Tue, 26 Jan 2016 12:01:03 +0000 Raindrop 2437509@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hey everyone, it happening now! Still freaked out. They just gave him a shot and I saw him get super sleepy before they took him in. Let me tell you that was really scary to see!!! Waiting in the waiting room now. :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/freaking-out-about-anesthesia#post-2424211 Sat, 16 Jan 2016 16:56:32 +0000 Mrs. Sketchbook 2424211@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO had surgery at 7 months and was under for a little over an hour. No sweat! He came xout fine. For us the challenge was getting him home before the caudal block wore off. Good luck with everything! Both my son and I had surgery in 2015 so I think having done it myself helped calm my nerves for him. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/freaking-out-about-anesthesia#post-2424155 Sat, 16 Jan 2016 14:16:27 +0000 PrincessBaby 2424155@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO1 got tubes and I was sooooo worried about the anesthesia but everything was great and it was no big deal. She woke up right after the procedure and the tubes have been sooooo helpful! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/freaking-out-about-anesthesia#post-2424109 Sat, 16 Jan 2016 12:33:46 +0000 Raindrop 2424109@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: Thanks! :)</p> <p>@travellingbee: Thanks for letting me know your experience. I'm glad to hear you LO was fine almost right after it!</p> <p>@Mama Bird: Thanks for confirming what mr.bee said! I do feel a lot more at ease.</p> <p>@StbHisMrs: Wow I thought my quote was an arm and a leg!!! Thank you for the eating tip! I will definitely keep that in mind. I just got warn about having a fever so I canceled all his kid activities for the weekend before the appointment except for his brother's first birthday (bad timing). We plan to just make sure we wipe / wash his hands a lot at the party. Haha.</p> <p>@Truth Bombs: Thank you! I just asked my husband if he went under ever and he did for wisdom teeth and he did fine. I went under for wisdom teeth and recently for complication due to the birth of my second son. We both had no issues during those times. So we are good there!! Very comforting! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/freaking-out-about-anesthesia#post-2423730 Fri, 15 Jan 2016 17:22:39 +0000 Truth Bombs 2423730@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Raindrop: when my LO got tubes the anesthesiologist told me it's basically a 1 in a million chance that there would be any issue if the child has no family history of bad reactions to anesthesia and it's just not something they worry over. Since my husband and I had both been put under without issue that gave me a lot of comfort. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/freaking-out-about-anesthesia#post-2423704 Fri, 15 Jan 2016 16:50:35 +0000 StbHisMrs 2423704@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Raindrop: You're welcome :wink:<br /> Also her procedure was done at a pediatrics dental office, the anthesiologist was present the entire time (to the tune of $740/hour) and he came out to assure us all was well twice. Another thing, follow the food and drink guidelines very closely, even if/when your appointment is pushed back a couple hours. We watched one child get sent home for having broth that wasn't clear before coming in. Our appointment was pushed back 1.5 hours, and the person after us close to 2.5 hours due to the first patients procedure taking longer than anticipated. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/freaking-out-about-anesthesia#post-2423472 Fri, 15 Jan 2016 13:51:00 +0000 Mama Bird 2423472@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: this! If a dentist is doing general anesthesia, it's not very well regulated and it's important to make sure there's an actual anesthesiologist in the room. In that case it should be very safe. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/freaking-out-about-anesthesia#post-2423467 Fri, 15 Jan 2016 13:44:45 +0000 travellingbee 2423467@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS1 had eartubes put in, so he was put under. He cried and screamed when he came to, but it only lasted a few minutes and he was totally fine. He was crawling and active within an hour. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/freaking-out-about-anesthesia#post-2423463 Fri, 15 Jan 2016 13:39:33 +0000 mrbee 2423463@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Raindrop: That sounds awesome to me!!</p> <p>If your dentist has great online reviews + a separate pediatric anesthesiologist + a clean record with the Dental Board, then I think you've done everything you can to look into safety issues! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/freaking-out-about-anesthesia#post-2423438 Fri, 15 Jan 2016 13:19:40 +0000 Raindrop 2423438@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: Well I'm glad you ask just looked it up <a href="http://sedationregulations.com/CA/" rel="nofollow">http://sedationregulations.com/CA/</a> I think you can see all states here. I'm going to guess that it has to be pediatric anesthesiologist and in Ca they have more requirements than an adult anesthesiologist.</p> <p>I looked up a few other states and Ca so far seems to be pretty through. *now more at ease* </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/freaking-out-about-anesthesia#post-2423405 Fri, 15 Jan 2016 12:56:17 +0000 Raindrop 2423405@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: Yup there will be an anesthesiologist, I'm not sure if it's pediatric but it's at a dentist that specializes only in children. I'll be paying 600 dollars an hour out of pocket for it but I did some research and that's about how much an anesthesiologist is paid pediatric or not. </p> <p>Thank you for the comment! This person is highly recommend by multiple sources. You are right I should feel at ease because I did quite a bit of research on this person. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/freaking-out-about-anesthesia#post-2423403 Fri, 15 Jan 2016 12:52:21 +0000 Raindrop 2423403@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@glitterboots: Thank you for your comment! I was looking for someone that was going under for a teeth related issue. I'm sorry to hear your kid vomited but glad to hear it didn't last long! Thank you for giving an insight on what might happen to prepare.</p> <p>@Lilbear: Thank you for your comments! I'm glad your LO did well. 7 month is sooo young!! That must have been scary. Thank you for the well wishes!</p> <p>@StbHisMrs: Thank you so much for your comment. We have two car seats in the back of our car we will remove one when we take LO in for his procedure so one of us can be with him on the ride home. Thank you so much we would have never thought of that! Also glad to hear your LO did well! 2 hours!! Our dentist said that it will probably be 1-2 hours, depending because the x-ray she got from our family dentist was not as detailed as she would get with her machine so she is going to do x-rays that day to see if they are missing any cavities they can also fix. I hope that's not the case!!</p> <p>@blackbird: Oh how scary!! Thanks for the comment I'll prepare for that. I'm glad your LO was fine after a while.</p> <p>@wheres_c: Thank you for your comment!! Glad your LO did well! Yes I got a second opinion (it is what our family dentist recommended (knowing my LO's personality) and this is what the specialist recommended after meeting our son for 30 minutes and doing a teeth cleaning to get a feel of his personality and tolerance) and I called around and this the most recommended specialist in my area (I'm actually pay out of network for this person). If my kid was a more clam kid I bet I can do what @T.H.O.U did! Haha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/freaking-out-about-anesthesia#post-2423400 Fri, 15 Jan 2016 12:50:14 +0000 mrbee 2423400@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Raindrop: I think anesthesia at a hospital is as safe as it can be, and wouldn't be concerned about it at all!</p> <p>I've heard that dental sedation is much less regulated in many states though. Do you know if there will be a pediatric anesthesiologist in the room? If there is, then I'd be ok with it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/freaking-out-about-anesthesia#post-2423393 Fri, 15 Jan 2016 12:40:57 +0000 Raindrop 2423393@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BabyBoecksMom: Thanks for the comment! Glad to hear your LO did fine!</p> <p>@GrapeCrush: Thanks for letting me know what to expect! Good to hear your little one did well.</p> <p>@T.H.O.U.: I'm glad to hear that worked for you! I asked about my options and it was basically this since my kid is majorly squirmy. I am going to most recommended pediatric dentist / orthodontist in my area (I called around). So that does make me feel a little at ease for choosing this option. Thank you for the comment. Definitely something for me to think about.</p> <p>@BananaPancakes: Yeah I think I'm worried about the first time. I just don't know how he will react or what to expect or what will happen!! Thank you for letting me know I am not alone. </p> <p>@yellowbird: Thank you for your words!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/freaking-out-about-anesthesia#post-2422912 Thu, 14 Jan 2016 23:46:53 +0000 wheres_c 2422912@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>B went under general anesthesia to have a hernia repaired. Honestly it was way worse for me, than him!<br /> They gave him (2.5yr old) the choice of riding in a car, walking or a wagon. They also gave him a choice of flavoring for the gas. He chose to walk away with them. Out of sight they put him under and took him to the OR. They brought us in to the recovery room and he was still under. Within a few minutes he began stirring and woke up pretty much like he does in the AM. He seemed a little confused but we presented him with a Popsicle and that seemed to help.</p> <p>I'm sure you've done your research, and sought a second opinion....but it seems really rough to be put under for cavities. Are there no other options? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/freaking-out-about-anesthesia#post-2422822 Thu, 14 Jan 2016 21:50:22 +0000 blackbird 2422822@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>E was under for adenoids and she screamed awhile coming out of the anesthesia, but it just makes them sooooo confused :( Once it wore off, she was fine!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/freaking-out-about-anesthesia#post-2422761 Thu, 14 Jan 2016 21:10:42 +0000 StbHisMrs 2422761@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Raindrop: Our daughter had a lengthy dental procedure done last April, she was under for over 2 hours. She was perfectly fine, the waking up part was difficult as we expected. Make sure you have someone with you to ride home in the backseat. She was pretty out of it for a while, but as soon as we got home she was back to herself. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/freaking-out-about-anesthesia#post-2422681 Thu, 14 Jan 2016 20:26:01 +0000 Lilbear 2422681@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DD had to be put under for an MRI when she was only 7 months old. It was pretty horrifying at the time to see her pass out so instantly, but afterwards she was completely fine. That was 2 years ago, and there haven't been any resulting issues. It's so hard for you as a parent, but they know what they are doing and your LO will be in good hands. Big hugs Mama ❤️ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/freaking-out-about-anesthesia#post-2422677 Thu, 14 Jan 2016 20:17:30 +0000 glitterboots 2422677@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 4 year old recently went under anesthesia for two fillings. For some reason he is absolutely terrified of the dentist. We struggle even getting X-rays. He was out of it most of the day. He also reacts like me to anesthesia- vomiting. We had to get a prescription of something to stop the vomiting because he wasn't able to keep liquids down. By the next morning he was completely fine. I think if I knew nausea and vomiting were potential side effects I would have been better prepared. I don't think the doctors office prepared us for the side effects. They just said that most kids need to rest the day of the procedure </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/freaking-out-about-anesthesia#post-2422640 Thu, 14 Jan 2016 19:45:12 +0000 yellowbird 2422640@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Raindrop: anesthesia is a big deal, but your little one will be fine. i would be freaking out too (and am a little because my daughter will probably have to get her tonsils out.) I will keep your son in my prayers!! :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/freaking-out-about-anesthesia#post-2422581 Thu, 14 Jan 2016 18:41:34 +0000 BananaPancakes 2422581@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS has been under twice. Once for an hour and once for 20 minutes. I was freaking out the first time around, but it didn't really worry me at all the 2nd time since they were doing it the same exact way as they did the first time and I already knew how he would handle it. I know it's scary, but it wasn't a huge deal in the end. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/freaking-out-about-anesthesia#post-2422522 Thu, 14 Jan 2016 17:36:12 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2422522@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Raindrop: Big hugs. We were faced with a similar decision but ultimately decided to address the cavities one at a time because we couldn't get into a dentist that would put her under. </p> <p>The first cavity was terrible. But we switched dentists again and the next one went better. Either way such an ordeal </p>