hi toesquasher...we have had lots of experiences with procedures...and it isnt as easy to differentiate unless you have the nurses on your side and are willing to tell every little thing they are doing for/to you...we sat down and had a real heart to heart with all the nurses and anesthesiologists and told them what triggered us, what happened to us when people didn't listen, and what they needed to do to keep us safe and sound...it worked!!! All the nurses were great...they kept us informed of every little thing they did...from washing off the place where they were going to stick the IV, to taping it down...they explained that taping it down was so it wouldn't come loose during the procedure/surgery...then the anesthesiologist took the gas mask off my face...which was being held there by an intern who hadn't been in the room when we discussed that we felt like we were being smothered by the mask and could he just put it on our chest so the air could come to our nose and then after they put us to sleep they were free to put the mask back on the face...and that was only until they put the tube down our windpipe so the machine could breathe for us/and we could breathe ourselves too...so it all worked out in the end because all the people knew before we went in there what we expected...and needed...from them...I would be very up front with whoever is doing the testing...and tell them to tell baby every single thing they are doing to her...touching her...rolling her onto her side...using a mask for air...if she feels suffocated you might mention that as well...then they can put you all to sleep before the mask goes on your face to force air into your lungs...tell the nurses to rell baby everything they do...including cleaning her arm off for the IV, and when they put the IV in, and how they tape it and why...and they can keep reassuring baby that she is doing good and they are not there to hurt her...but to help her...and whatever else they do as a part of the exam/procedure...if they have to cath her...they can tell her what they are doing...and why...and it will feel a bit uncomfortable until it gets into her bladder and then she won't feel it anymore...really, really set the scene with the nurses so baby can know what is happeneing and when and why...it should calm her like it calmed us...that surgery was the best surgery that we had...not one bad thing happened to us during the whole surgery and beyond...it was quite a change from the surgery before that one...we left feeling in charge of ourselves and of the surgery. That is our best experience that we could tell you about. Perhaps baby needs to ask questions. Please know that you can feel free to pm me anytime you desire to.

Have a good day/evening/morning...whatever time it is in your part of the world rirght now! For me it is 806 pm EST. I live in the states.

Hope this helps you.

Blessings,

Jewels