Hugs damprye, thank you for updating us, I often think of you & wonder if you're home yet with your little girl. My DD was in scn 8 days & she was 41+1 days born. She was the biggest bub in there but hooked up to the most equipment. It is a real no mans land isn't it? You've waited all this time for the birth of your baby & yet you still are waiting.
She sounds like she's had such a rough time, I hope she gets better soon xxx
Damprye - I have been following your story, especially as I'm in WA too and due in Jan (can't help but selfishly hope theres no MRSA where I'm birthing). I have no personal experience, but wanted you to know that there are plenty of ladies here who will support/chat to you or help you in whatever way you need. I can only imagine how hard it would be to not be with your DP and boys, and not to have your little girl at home. Are you going home at night or do you stay in/near hospital? My only advice would be to make sure you're looking after yourself x
Thanks So far I have been lucky and been able to be in one of the parents rooms and I'm hoping that if I have to leave it, that we can get transferred upstairs to the PICU. I can't wait to take her home already. DS1 is struggling atm at that is the hardest part. I'm used to the daily life in here but the life out there I miss. I'll be seeing if DP can take me home for an hour tomorrow between feeds (will have to time it very well) and hope my room doesn't disappear in the meantime...or maybe even sre if DP will stay here and let me borrow his shiny new work car lol. I expected to be home well before DS1 was to start back at school so I really need to find his bag and dig out his school clothes (he hides them) and organise some baby stuff, grab my razor, etc. I feel like a monkey atm cos I haven't shaved since about 2 days before bub was born lol. There is somewhere here to go to sit and chat with someone out of a hospital setting so much.
I know in the scheme of things, we are still short termers, there's a 3mo that isn't going home any time soon and a lil tiny one that will be in for quite some time. It's frustrating though when there are others coming and going with 1-3 days, very happy for them, especially as I am a chatter box and like to get to know them a bit and they feel good having someone to chat to, one of them called me a life saver Plus I'm about the only smiling one in here, more of because that's how I cope but it helps them and me
How was everyone else's journeys? Obviously not great but how did you get through it?
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So far I have been lucky and been able to be in one of the parents rooms and I'm hoping that if I have to leave it, that we can get transferred upstairs to the PICU. I can't wait to take her home already. DS1 is struggling atm at that is the hardest part. I'm used to the daily life in here but the life out there I miss. I'll be seeing if DP can take me home for an hour tomorrow between feeds (will have to time it very well) and hope my room doesn't disappear in the meantime...or maybe even sre if DP will stay here and let me borrow his shiny new work car lol. I expected to be home well before DS1 was to start back at school so I really need to find his bag and dig out his school clothes (he hides them) and organise some baby stuff, grab my razor, etc. I feel like a monkey atm cos I haven't shaved since about 2 days before bub was born lol. There is somewhere here to go to sit and chat with someone out of a hospital setting so much.
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