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Well that was stressful!
This evening we had my family over for dinner and gifts - my mom and dad, sister and her boyfriend and my grandmother. Everyone who was here has been over many, many times before, held the babies, etc. (Well, except my sister's boyfriend and I didn't let him touch or hold them today either.) But for some reason having them all together in one place stressed DH and I out something awful. Seeing the babies passed around and held by different people, hearing "Now let Nana hold her", etc.
Both DH and I were so anxious we could hardly focus. Then when DH and I were holding the babies someone was always trying to take them from us and I wanted to yell, "Get off my babies!!!" It was just SO hard letting go, even that tiny bit. Not to mention the fact that I see everyone as one big potential health hazard. And my dad - uggg! He really does not get how serious the babies' NICU stay was and doesn't take anything seriously. All he did was tease me about making him wash and Purel and stuff.
Luckily all we're doing tomorrow is going to my IL's in the morning (just MIL and FIL, BIL and his girlfriend) and then holing up in the house just the four of us for the rest of the day!
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Re: Well that was stressful!
one day down, one more to go. you can relax for now.
i hear ya on the Dad thing - despite our NICU experience mine still doesn't look at it as seriously as we do.
I can't believe your dad is so insensitive. Particularly after having lost Annaleigh, you'd think he'd get it.
It was, and still IS hard for me to see Robbie get passed around a lot. Truly, I'm not a fan of that for full term kids. They tend to get so overstimulated and cranky. Nevermind the germ issue.
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Ditto pp's...I would think he would get it especially after your loss. In my case - my dad just thinks of Carter as "little"...he will do what I ask in terms of washing, etc. but frequently comments how he "wishes we could do some sort of test to see what Carters lungs/respiratory system are like and if we really need to be this cautious because he didn't really have any breathing trouble from day 1"....umm...very true - but i'm not going to risk it!
And that one article talks about how babies born at his ga (33wks) who don't need help breathing are sometimes worse off because their body has to work harder whereas babies who get oxygen, etc. are getting help to mature....