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Deblondie1
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Well dang! (vent)
Deblondie1
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So DH is active duty AF and I just got out in Apr. Well, he is now set to deploy for 4 months not 2 weeks after Emily gets home! Of course, her coming home date is still a guesstimate (1 Aug) but dang!! LOL I feel like we can't catch a dang break this year. He will miss Thanksgiving and Christmas. And for me Thanksgiving is a huge deal, I usually go back to the East Coast so that I can see all of my extended family but now I can't bc I'm not going to travel with Emily at that time of year (too dangerous for her I feel). And now I won't even be able to spend it with my little family... GRR!!! And yes I know this lifestyle and I chose it but still...
And Emily is doing really well. She loves being on the cannula (1/8 liter and 100% today) and she is taking every other bottle. So she maybe home before 1 Aug but they aren't going to get our hopes up LOL
I just needed to vent. I feel beter on this board that the military ones here and on the nest LOL It's just turning into a crazy freaking year for us I guess
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Re: Well dang! (vent)
What a bummer. I will be thinking of you guys and hoping August 1st is not when you come home (obviously I'll be sending Emily bottle vibes to get her home sooner
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We'll miss you sweet Debbie Girl (4.21.12) and sweet Cindy Girl (8.9.12)
Vent away - that's what we're here for & just because you signed up for this life doesn't mean you enjoy certain aspects of it. It's all right to want things to be different. This sounds really difficult. My DH almost joined the military right before DS was born, but a "suspicious" looking scar on his arm kept him out. He was really bummed because he'd gotten a 97% or whatever on that test you have to take (I obv know very little LOL).
I think about how things would have been different if he'd gotten in and am grateful it didn't work out in our circumstance.
A PP had a nice idea - can one of your family members come out to you? It seems like you have a close family & I know that if one of my siblings were stuck I'd fly out there with joy.
Oh I'm sorry. Do you have family or good friends where you are now?
You can still vent, even if you did chose this lifestyle, it's tough worrying about your husband, being without him, and bringing any baby home.
I do have good friends here, most with babies so that is a plus. But my folks are planning on coming out when we bring Emily home. I don't think they can afford to also come out for the holidays. They are both allergic to cats and we have 2 so not only do they have to pay for airline tickets but also a hotel. They usually stay for a weekend at most. I'm still on the fence about just going back East for Thanksgiving. But it really all depends on what the Pedi says after E comes home. And most likely she will say no, right? Has anyone else traveled cross country (by air) with their LO (and Emily was a 24weeker)? At least my husband will be able to be on leave right before he goes so he can spend time with her. His command is being really supportive.
I just got off the phone with her primary dr and she said that we are going to go to 2 bottle feedings followed by a gavage. She isn't weaning Emily's cannula anymore since it is at the lowest and she wants to focus on feedings (getting her home). She thinks she will be on full oral feeds by next week! Fingers crossed she comes homes before the 1st!
And thanks for all the support y'all. It makes this zaniness a tad easier to handle