Have any of you ran across any good children's books that have to do with open heart surgery/CHD's/on-going cardiologist appointments? I have googled and amazon-searched but have yet to find anything (except more generic ones like Franklin goes to the hospital and books about getting your tonsils out).
My ds is now 2 and is starting to ask more questions (he has a TON of language and understands a lot as well). Ever since he was a baby after his surgery we'd randomly talk to him about it...such as during bath..."oh here is your scar from when you had your heart fixed at the hospital" Obviously we don't go into gory or scary detail, but we want him to somewhat understand that his heart was "special" and now we visit the heart dr. sometimes because of it. He actually has a heart apt on Monday so I told him that we'd be going to see his "special heart doctor" and he started asking "why" and looking more closely at his scar and i could see the little wheels in his head turning and feeling more curious about all of it.
So ANYWAY, have any of you had any luck finding books? cartoons? etc. that I could read with/show ds that might help him understand a little more. He also seemed a little nervous when I told him about the upcoming apt. I tried to explain what they might do (such as the ekg) "put little stickers on your body and little clips but they won't hurt.." etc. But i'd LOVE to be able to actually show him a picture or video or something when/if he asks.
Thanks!
My ds is now 2 and is starting to ask more questions (he has a TON of language and understands a lot as well). Ever since he was a baby after his surgery we'd randomly talk to him about it...such as during bath..."oh here is your scar from when you had your heart fixed at the hospital" Obviously we don't go into gory or scary detail, but we want him to somewhat understand that his heart was "special" and now we visit the heart dr. sometimes because of it. He actually has a heart apt on Monday so I told him that we'd be going to see his "special heart doctor" and he started asking "why" and looking more closely at his scar and i could see the little wheels in his head turning and feeling more curious about all of it.
So ANYWAY, have any of you had any luck finding books? cartoons? etc. that I could read with/show ds that might help him understand a little more. He also seemed a little nervous when I told him about the upcoming apt. I tried to explain what they might do (such as the ekg) "put little stickers on your body and little clips but they won't hurt.." etc. But i'd LOVE to be able to actually show him a picture or video or something when/if he asks.
Thanks!
