I'm getting a cpap

Leanne81 · Post by **Leanne81** » Wed Apr 12, 2017 10:34 am

I'm getting a cpap and very nervous of my young children seeing me I don't want them frighten there 7&4

SnoringPugs · Post by **SnoringPugs** » Wed Apr 12, 2017 10:42 am

Leanne81 wrote:I'm getting a cpap and very nervous of my young children seeing me I don't want them frighten there 7&4

My kids were just a little older than that when my husband got his bi-pap. We had him try the mask on while we were in the living room so they could see it, ask questions, and let them try it on so they wouldn't be surprised or scared when they saw him sleeping with it. They mostly laughed because they thought he looked funny.

chunkyfrog · Post by **chunkyfrog** » Wed Apr 12, 2017 10:53 am

Cpap, like diabetes care, should never be a source of shame.
Providing good examples of health care is our obligation to the next generation.

Lucyhere · Post by **Lucyhere** » Wed Apr 12, 2017 11:42 am

SnoringPugs wrote:
Leanne81 wrote:I'm getting a cpap and very nervous of my young children seeing me I don't want them frighten there 7&4
My kids were just a little older than that when my husband got his bi-pap. We had him try the mask on while we were in the living room so they could see it, ask questions, and let them try it on so they wouldn't be surprised or scared when they saw him sleeping with it. They mostly laughed because they thought he looked funny.

+1

Making a game of it for young kids is the best thing to do. Let them put it on, feel the air, etc. That's what I did with my granddaughter. Once she was comfortable with it she never asked another question. Occasionally she still giggles at me and I just giggle back. With the young ones, it's all about making it a game.

palerider · Post by **palerider** » Wed Apr 12, 2017 12:43 pm

Leanne81 wrote:I'm getting a cpap and very nervous of my young children seeing me I don't want them frighten there 7&4

Kids are far more resilient than they are given credit for.

D.H. · Post by **D.H.** » Wed Apr 12, 2017 8:14 pm

Use your CPAP! You want mommy to be there for the kids when they get older!

Goofproof · Post by **Goofproof** » Wed Apr 12, 2017 9:09 pm

Which is more disturbing explaining to them the CPAP and what it does or why you are in that box with the handles on the sides instead of watching them grow up! Jim

Kiralynx · Post by **Kiralynx** » Thu Apr 13, 2017 12:01 am

Leanne81 wrote:I'm getting a cpap and very nervous of my young children seeing me I don't want them frighten there 7&4

Tell them it is your Darth Vader outfit!

Sheriff Buford · Post by **Sheriff Buford** » Thu Apr 13, 2017 3:12 am

You owe it to them..... to be healthy as you can be....

Best Wishes'

Sheriff

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