General Anaesthetic / for 4 Year Old

My 4 year old did a few weeks ago. They gave her a sedative first because of various previous traumatic hospital experiences and it was absolutely fine. Her big complaint beforehand and after the surgery was being hungry because of being nil by mouth, so once she'd had some food, she was happy as anything.

Mine went under for a whateveritwascalledIdon'trecallnow to confirm her bloods for coeliacs. It was absolutely fine. She went to sleep in my arms, with me singing her lullabies. The most trauma cased was to the operating staff who had to endure my singing.

My daughter had been 3x by the time she was 4, though not for dental stuff. Obviously, it’s not pleasant as a parent and you do worry, but they wouldn’t be suggesting it if they didn’t think it was necessary. The first 2 times it was definitely worse for us than her! (Third time was major surgery so obviously hit her harder, but tbh I still think it was worse for us than her as she was mostly unaware of what’s going on!)

Yep, mine was just shy of being 5 when he had a Tonsilloadenoidectomy and grommets fitted. Absolutely fine. He was a bit randomly angry when he came to but apparently that’s quite common in kids 🤣 they told me to get on the bed with him as they wheeled him back to ward and he pushed me off with all his strength 🤣 he had a snooze after and woke up completely back to normal.
Dint get me wrong, I was absolutely in bits while he was in theatre, but there were no problems at all

My 3 dc now all adults/teens have had multiple ga between them. All been fine.
They come round differently dc1 thrashes around the bed is unaware of being awake and then sleeps it off, dc2 sleeps a long time then is fine, dc3 wakes as if nothing is happening and usually had to be told to sit still! Was always known for being very chatty and asking for cereal as soon as they woke up.

Both my grandchildren. The youngest has got moderate hearing loss and is what in previous generations would have been called frail. She's had a few procedures. She's had pneumonia and sepsis in the past. As well as grommets and constant ear infections to the point that dhe is immune to Amoxicillin. The older one had a bowel condition and has had a GA, she's also been put into a twilight sleep. I know a little boy who had a GA for teeth removal. There were no issues with any of them.

Yep for tonsil removal and also for blood clot on brain. You will be with them whilst initial anaesthetic is administered so can reassure.

I did aged 3 and I was fine.

Make sure it's a paediatric anaesthetist especially if you are at a smaller hospital

3 year old did for tonsils and adenoids was fine

Md ds did when he was 3. It was absolutely fine. I got to sit with him until he was asleep and was there when he woke. By the evening he was his usual self.