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mrs.priss7
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Sitting in the Hospital listening to my son scream
mrs.priss7
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It has been the roughest day of mine and DH's life. DS has bronchilitis/RSV and they are monitoring him for seizures which are totally seperate from the sickness. They glued 25 wires to his head in addition to the oxygen and vital monitoring wires they have him hooked up to. The EEG process took 20 min. and he was irate the entire time. He is still beyond consolation and nurses keep comin in to take vitals, suction his nose, give meds, etc. So he isn't getting any rest at all and he is even more exaughsted than we are. He has the most pitiful little cough and sounds awful with all of the congestion. I ust want to take him home and curl up in bed with him. Every time I pick him up here 5 sets of wires start to get tangled and its just ridiculus. I HATE this, it is so hard. Watching your child suffer s the worst thin ever.
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Re: Sitting in the Hospital listening to my son scream
I know how you are feeling and this will only make you a stronger mommy. Our LO was in the NICU for two weeks b/c he was born at 34 weeks. He had all those wires hooked up to the monitors, and even though he wasn't really "sick" just underweight; it's horrible to see your baby like that.
Thoughts and prayers for you and for a speedy recovery!
Oh man, that sounds so hard.
Sending you hugs and T&P's.
I'm a pediatric RT, and have seen soooo many moms and dads who feel just like you do! It's so hard to have all that going on at once -- not just for baby, but for you, too. Please try to get as much rest as you can, even though it's REALLY hard. I promise you the snot-sucking will help, as much as it's hard to watch and awful to listen to. The pitiful little cough helps to clear his lungs, and is actually good for him to do. The oxygen will get weaned off sometime in the next couple of days. Meanwhile, ask the nurse to help you organize the wires for things. For example, could she/he bundle the chest leads and the oxygen together (if it's the little oxygen prongs that go in his nose), and the EEG wires together on their own? That would make it just two bundles for you when you want to pick him up. (And, from the healthcare worker perspective, thank you for trying to soothe your own child. You'd be surprised how many moms I have seen who don't even seem to register that the baby is crying!) Try to use your usual techniques for calming him, too -- if he likes to be swaddled, do that for as much of the time as possible; if he likes/tolerates a pacifier, let him have it. As he gets better, the vitals checks also get spaced, and he will be bothered less.
On a personal note, I'm getting close to delivering my baby during RSV season, and that freaks me out, even with all the time I have spent treating babies and kids with it in the past 15 years! Feel free to message me if you have questions or just want an outlet. Hope everyone is feeling better in short order!