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Missing my boys :( {and I hate their nurse}
It's so hard to leave them behind each night when we go home. We live an hour away so we get a few hours a night with them. I knew it was going to be hard to leave them behind but it is so much worse than I thought.
Their nurse is an evil woman and ruined our visit last night (evil woman + hormonal mom = me crying in the pumping room). It was awful. She makes us feel like she is annoyed that we are there and we can't do anything right. For example, I was feeding Brennan last night (after I got done crying) and it seemed like the nipple he was using was making the milk come out too fast. So another nurse gave us a different nipple and the same thing was happening. Mean nurse came in and took Brennan away from me saying, " oh just let me try this. I don't think your feeding him right". Needless to say we were pissed AND he didn't do any better for her when she tried.
We made a complaint to the Nurse Manager and I am waiting for her to call me today. I feel like we are losing our time with them because of her 
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Re: Missing my boys :( {and I hate their nurse}
I can't even begin to imagine how it must feel to leave them every night. Makes me a more determined bed rest patient:)
I hope your boys get to go home with you very soon!
I'm sorry you had to deal with her. She should be more compassionate, especially being in the NICU with new Moms and Dads who are dealing with a lot to begin with.
I know how you feel with leaving them. When I go home everyday, I feel like my heart is breaking. I'm happy they they are in good hands and healthy as can be at this point, but its so hard.
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I feel like I wrote this myself. I know they will be home soon but the days can't go by fast enough.
what a wench! I usually hear nothing but amazing stories about nurses- esp in the NICU. I'm so glad you complained- that is just uncalled for!
I'm so sorry you are having such a rough time - prayers that they grow big and strong and come home soon!
Ughhh, I am SO sorry. I know how you feel - leaving my girls was the hardest thing I've ever had to do, even if they were only there for a week. I felt like all I did was cry until we got them home.
About the nurse -I'm glad you complained. You should always feel welcome and she should appreciate the fact that A. the babies have parents who care and B. that she's getting a little break from her daily duties when you're there. Maybe there was something you could have done differently, but it's her job to show you what to do, not make you feel horrible. I'm so sorry you're going through this. It's hard enough when you have awesome nurses; I cant imagine what it would like to be confronted by a B*TC% every time you walked through the door.
Maybe the nurse manager can insure that she is no longer assigned to your babies!!
By the way - have you had a chance to do Kangaroo care?? If not, you've got to try it. It always made me feel so much better when I could bond with the girls like that. It was the highlight of my day, everyday.