When can I pick up my baby???

Hey guys!

I'm 4 weeks to the day post surgery from getting my first Pacemaker. It was placed under my muscle. I have a 7 month old at home and I haven't been able to pick him up this whole time. :(  I've had mixed reviews on when I can actually pick him up. 2 weeks, 4 weeks and 6 weeks, maybe longer. He is 20 lbs. Anyone have any thoughts if now is ok?

Thanks!

3 Comments

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by Tracey_E - 2018-10-18 17:54:26

Ask ten doctors, get 10 answers! It's probably fine but you might want to make a quick call to the office and verify. My doctor was ok with up to 20 pounds as soon as I felt up to it. Others say 5 or 10. And yep, instructions are anywhere from 2 to 6 weeks, depending who you ask. The reality is it's all precaution after the first few days. There was a study about a year ago, patients with no restrictions vs those with the traditional 6 week limitations- incident of dislodged lead was the same in both groups. My own doctor has gone from 6 to 2 weeks since I've been seeing him (2011). When I got my first one in 1994, no one gave me any instructions other than taking care of the stitches.

I had a replacement when I had a baby and a toddler. I got around it by spending a lot of time on the floor with them, was a lot easier to dress them and change diapers if I could scoot them around rather than pick them up. I picked them up with  my right arm and held them on my right hip, used the left arm for balance, or had someone hand them to me. You get creative!

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by AgentX86 - 2018-10-18 22:41:49

You're probably OK, at this point but the right answer is "ask your EP".  Really, he or someone on his team should have gone over all of this stuff with you.

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by hopefulhearted - 2018-10-19 07:18:46

I am a Grandmother and this was the hardest part of this whole process, not being able to pick up my grandchild. I waited 8 weeks just to be on the safe side and I am glad I did.

 

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