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Vent: Sick
I have a friend who was also a NICU mom (not a preemie mom) who seriously was the most supportive friend through everything preemie-related. I've vented to her in the past when a mutual friend straight up lied about her kids being sick last summer to try to get me to bring the kids over (I decided to go to their house solo, thinking something was up), she knows how important it has been for us to keep the boys from unnecessary illness exposure.
We were finally given a green light to take the boys out, coinciding with Easter, but we didn't want to go big - so no church, etc. We figured we'd go to the grocery store (ha). The day before Easter, our friend graciously invited us to her house for Easter breakfast. She has two kids - a 3 yo and a 1 yo. We were there for over an hour when the 3 yo starts hacking. She turns to me and tells me that her kids have been battling a "pretty nasty cold" for six weeks.
Lo and behold - one of the boys is now sick. He was all over the 3 yo for a bit. It's just a matter of a day or two before our other son is sick. Sucks. We were so excited to lift the veil, so to speak, and BAM! Ugh.
/thanks for letting me vent
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Re: Vent: Sick
have you mentioned this to her? I would ask her why she didn't tell you in advance knowing the journey you have been on. Just because you were given the green light doesn't mean that illness should be avoided? Even if they were full term it would
Thanks, guys. I called her today related to something else and let her know that one of the dudes is sick and immediately she said "I really hope we didn't do that. I feel awful. It's ok if you hate me."
Now that we've