Her bandage was removed the day we were leaving. It looked scarier than it really was!
Jessica, her nurse helped me bath her (my precious was a hoot barely fitting in the bumbo). She did so good letting us tend to her head, never flinching or even realizing what was going on. It was just bath time for her.
I still don't know how many staples she has. My count got to 39 but she was asleep in my arms so I wasn't able to finish. I figure I'll get the count when they are removed on the 20th. Per Dr. Moss, I've been washing her head once a day (he said I could do it twice a day but I'm not able to with my schedule). I asked my Mom to help me so for the first 4 days she met me at my house and assisted. I felt bad because there really wasn't anything for her to help with but having her there for the god forbid "just incase" is really what I needed. My daughter loves her baths and splashing and is quite the wiggle worm... so trying to tend to her incisions and staples gets tricky.
A lil practice builds confidence and after that it's all second nature. I have worried about a few spots that still have dried blood because I don't want that to compromise her hair growth in those areas. I emailed Dr. Moss' head nurse Joyce and she said it'll be fine and just continue doing what I'm doing.
The staples haven't prevented Felicity from nursing or falling asleep in my arms. She's touched them a couple times but only by habit of rubbing her ear and head when she's falling asleep. I was worried about dressing her in anything that had to go over her head but realized (a little later than I should've) that as long as it cleared her head completely, it was okay.
I can't believe very soon they'll be removing them... I'm so not looking forward to that but just like everything she's faced, Felicity will do awesome!
