Your child should have nothing to eat for at least six hours prior to the anaesthetic. Clear fluids (water, cordial or apple juice) may be given up to 2 hours before you are due to come in.
On arrival, with your permission, your child is usually given a dose of paracetamol. Giving it at this time ensures that it will be working by the end of the operation.
Your anaesthetist will meet with you at this stage.
