Preparing Your Child for Your Surgery

I can't believe I looked this up on google and found NOTHING on the subject.  Does anyone have any ideas?  I would greatly appreciate them.  I don't know how much time I need to prepare him but I'm probably going to be at the hospital at least four days and don't know how my three year old will handle my absence.

Who will your child be staying with? Maybe you can explain that Mommy is going to have the Dr fix her, and that while Mommy is away (he or she) will get to go spend 4 days with _____ and have a special fun time.
Explain Mommy will have a boo-boo when she gets home and won't be able to pick (him / her) up alot, but that they are welcome to crawl up into your lap, and that when you get better you will both have a lot of fun and play tme together.
I think it helps a child accept it better when they are staying with someone they enjoy and if you put it to them that this is going to be a special time for them too. And then ask whoever is caring for your child if they could try to make it just a bit special and fun while your child is in thier care to take the little ones mind off of Mommy being gone, and make them feel special and enjoy this time.

I had no little ones at home when I had my surgery, but My granddaughter who I am very close with needed to know more about it all and wanted to know why Grammy was going away for a few days. I told her the doctor was gonna fix me so I could feel better and so i could play with her and have lots of fun that we couldn't have before. She was all for it! LOL

My little guy has school every morning so he will probably just stay with his father.  In a way I would like hubby to stay with me, but I think it's more important for him to stay home and keep our baby on his normal schedule.    I like the idea of telling him that I need to fix a booboo.  

Your granddaughter's so sweet.  I will have to say something like that to my baby.  lol

Well, as a suggestion, if there is someone your little guy really loves to spend time with, maybe consider asking that person if they'd be willing to take him and make it a super fun time for him. Then when you explain it you can make it all about HIM. OR if Dady is who he will stay with, ask Daddy to make it a fun time for the two of them, and tell your little guy that he and daddy are gonna have some special "MAN" time together.  Get him excited abut it being his time.

Yessssss my granddaughter is a sweety! She is the sunshine in her Grammy's life. When I went to kathy's for a week, we spoke on the phone one day when she was at my house with her parents visiting my husband and his mom, and she said "Grammy, I really need you to come home right now!" LOL... Then she asked, "BUT WHY do you have to spend the night at your friends house..lol She is such a dll baby.

Hello .. I have a 6 year old and i had to prepare him for me having the gastric by pass .. i told him that it was an operation that will help mommy get skinny .. my son is really supportive about me getting skinny. He stayed with his Gramma while i was in the hospital for two nights. When i first told Mike, my son, about the surgery, he said that he wanted to stay with me while i was in the hospital, I told him that he couldn't do that. My son had previously gone on camping trips with my mom and the last one was for 2 nights .. so it was the same length of time that I was in the hospital. I didn't let my mom bring him to the hospital to visit because I didn't know whether he would fight me about staying at the hospital, also because he may not react well to mommy having an IV in her arm. So I just had my mom bring him with her when she picked me up from the hospital since he didn't have school that day. I know that my son doesn't react well to changes in his normal routine so I told him when they were going to occur and what things would be happening on any given day.

Hope this helps,
be Blessed,
Jenn

Keep the info positive, just the basics. Patrece and Jenn gave great responses. The time apart will be worse for you. But the end result of a healthier Jane is the most important. You are making wise decisions and preparations. Yes, fun with the caregiver while mommy's away. Maybe a special gift or memento for the child to open each day, toy to snuggle at bedtime, etc. Keep it simple.