Breast Reduction Surgery - Westerville,OH

I had the surgery about 9 years ago and was so glad that I did. I dodn't have any kids back then I can only imagine how hard it would be to explain that to a child. I would just let them know that mommy is having something fixed and it might be a while before mommy can pick up him/her up but they can snuggle when the time is right. I would let the child in on the healing process and tell them that it would really help for them to help mommy do things while she is recovering. Help mommy take it easy and remimd mommy to rest. I think that will really help the child understand and be more aware.

I had it done when my son was 1 1/2. My MIL came and stayed with me so my son would have someone to care for him as needed. We just told him that I had owies and I couldn't pick him up. I encourage him to climb up beside me and so we could snuggle or I would sit on the floor with him. My recovery was very fast and I could lift him pretty soon after. My doctor told me that any restrictions about lifting would be based on my discomfort and pain levels because lifting would not hurt my incisions or cause harm to me. The worst discomfort came from having the drains in - as soon as they came out the pain was gone. Definately tell her to have some sleeping pills on hand because it is difficult to get comfortable in bed with drains in.

probably no different than when a dad has a vasectomy if you know what I mean. My husband just had that surgery and my kids were ages 3 & 5 and we said that he had minor surgery and will be sore for a little bit and can't pick them up, etc, but he'll be fine soon. THey asked "surgery for what" etc, but we dodged it and said something like "remember when you had your tonsils out? Well, it was something similar to that".
Perhaps explain that the Dr's helped mommy so that her back can feel better, but she'll be sore for a little while and needs to get better before she can have alot of contact -- but still let the child sit next to you, be a big helper getting things for you, read to them to stay involved, etc.

I did not have the reduction surgery, but did have an unexpected 5 day hospital stay & surgery due to huge gall stones & SEVERE pancreatitis (sp?) earlier this year. Our oldest understood a bit more, but our youngest is 3 1/2. We just told her that Mommy's belly hurt & the doctor was going to fix it. When I got home later that day, she asked if my belly was fixed. I told her yes & showed her the small scar and told her it still hurt a little bit so I couldn't pick her up for a couple of days. She would sit with me & snuggle, or have me read to her, etc. I tried to make sure both of my girls got lots of extra lovin' so they knew mommy was OK & they didn't have to worry. Luckily my hubby stepped it up too, so he'd pick her up more when he was home. Good luck!