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Hopping Mad at DH...
I need to get this off my chest.
Fable has RSV and DH just picked up the script for albuterol. He called to tell me that the pharmacist said, "Wow, I can't believe such a little baby is on such a high dosage of this stuff. This is the amount they'd give to an adult." Which sparked a conversation about whether or not to take DD to the hospital. DH said, "Well, I have to go back to work now, so..." And I said, "Really? Are you really going to go back to work and leave the decision about whether or not to take her to the ER up to me?" And he said, "Well, both of us don't have to be there, right?"
It just makes me mad because DH didn't take any time off when DD was born, and now she's really sick and he still takes work over being here. He's always saying, "After this project is over, I can be home more," but that never seems to happen. Oh, AND, we just switched to his company's insurance and I don't have an insurance card, so taking her to the ER by myself is bound to get complicated.
I don't know if I'm overreacting just because I'm stressed about Fable being sick. I understand that he works and I stay home. But I just feel like this is something a little more serious, and I don't want to go it alone.
Anyway, I just needed to get it out there. Thanks for listening...
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Re: Hopping Mad at DH...
TTC#2 October 2011. June 2012 diagnosed with mild PCOS and both tubes blocked.
10/1/12 miracle BFP 11/12/12 missed m/c (9w2d), baby stopped growing at 7 weeks
1/16/13 BFP, EDD 9/27/13, m/c 1/19/13
2/12/13 BFP, EDD 10/25/13 Please stick little one
A stowaway on board!
Brady Phoenix, 8.29.09
Claire Zoe, 10.26.10
=( It's hard basically being a single parent when you actually have a partner.
If you just need to verify the medication dosage that you got for her, I would call your pediatrician office and leave a message with them; they should have someone who will return the call within 30 minutes (or an hour - depends on the practice). They can either verify for you that the med dosage is right, or tell you that you need to take her in to be checked.
Thanks for understanding...
DH said, "Well, YOU'RE the SAHM, so you can take care of this..."
Yeah, that rationale works if it's just a cold...
Pull my hair out.
DH is the same way. I was so surprised because he is such a loving husband and wanted a baby so badly! But he just wants to play with DS when he wants to. I also had to guilt him into taking time off of work. He only took 1 1/2 weeks off and went to work for a day in between! DH always jokes that when I complain about him not pitching in enough, "That's what I pay you for!" But he seriously thinks that since I SAH, that I should deal with DS 99% of the time. Fortunately he hasn't been too sick. Although when DS was 4 days old we had to take him back to the hospital to be treated on an inpatient basis for jaundice. It wasn't life threatening, but I just gave birth, was exhausted and poor DS was crying constantly because he had these little eyecovers on and he had to lie in a little bed but wanted to be held. I couldn't sleep and was crying non-stop. DH dropped us off and then went to hang out with his best friend. Granted his best friend was visiting from out of town, but still!
Oops! Sorry for the vent! I thought I was over it, but I guess I am still resentful at DH!
Your DH should definitely be there to support you and his daughter!