missi how is it going? You feeling okay? I'm sorry you're worrying
Egads, that was a rather ambiguous post, wasn't it? I think I'm just tired. Three of the five of us are still sniffling, which is making us get further behind in everything.
What I was referring to is something I am afraid I will make worse if I address it prior to events unfolding. I am 99% sure you guys have figured out that due to the vasa previa, even if only minorly so (compared to micro preemie) this little one is most likely going to be considered a preemie. That, of course, means that he will probably end up in the NICU, if only for a short time. After 26 weekers and the amazing care the twins got in the NICU he will go to, I'm not too worried about that. (Don't get me wrong, I hate this, but it is doable.)
What I AM worried about is the 'discharge' nurse. It is an outpost of the larger children's hospital. One nurse handles the discharges for all the babies as they leave. She does NOT like us. I had to go over her head because she was horribly difficult to work with when it was time for Alexandria to come home. The day shift nurses in general weren't terribly fond of us because we came at night.. every night, almost half the night. But the rest were cordial and I trust them with my kids. I just don't want to deal with this woman again. ~sigh~
missi it completely sucks that someone can be stressing you out so much because of their unpleasantness. You have (and had) enough to deal with without bitchy people who SHOULD be supporting you. Why would they care that you came at night? What's the deal? All I can hope is that maybe that nurse won't be there this time or that she's turned a corner and is a nice person now.
I just filled 2 pages practicing writing out 3 names we like for baby boy. Visually speaking, I really like one of them more than the others.
I don't know why I'm feeling far more pressured to solidify a name than H. He's still open to all the names and I'm over here like "let's narrow this shit down!!!!"
I just filled 2 pages practicing writing out 3 names we like for baby boy. Visually speaking, I really like one of them more than the others.
I don't know why I'm feeling far more pressured to solidify a name than H. He's still open to all the names and I'm over here like "let's narrow this shit down!!!!"
I read this as you have 2 pages of names you like. Whew. I think I need to go to bed.
missi it completely sucks that someone can be stressing you out so much because of their unpleasantness. You have (and had) enough to deal with without bitchy people who SHOULD be supporting you. Why would they care that you came at night? What's the deal? All I can hope is that maybe that nurse won't be there this time or that she's turned a corner and is a nice person now.
I truely believe that this nurse is on a power trip. Noone can have their child/children until she gives they go through her approval and paperwork. It was ridiculous. She was upset because she wanted me to spend 24 hours in the NICU with Alex, even though the doctors' were happy with our knowledge of our child's care and our ability to use the equipment she needed (.. for 1-1/2 weeks before I had her eating just fine )
As to the day nurses.. I don't think they bothered to read the late shift nurses notes that said we were there nightly.. so they seemed to feel like we just left our children in the NICU and never bothered to show up.
I just filled 2 pages practicing writing out 3 names we like for baby boy. Visually speaking, I really like one of them more than the others.
I don't know why I'm feeling far more pressured to solidify a name than H. He's still open to all the names and I'm over here like "let's narrow this shit down!!!!"
I think having a name gives a sense of connection. I have mostly decided that I'm going to give my DH what he wants and name the child after him, but I'm not going to tell him until he is born.. and with the stipulation that we call him by a nickname having to do with his middle name.
I just filled 2 pages practicing writing out 3 names we like for baby boy. Visually speaking, I really like one of them more than the others.
I don't know why I'm feeling far more pressured to solidify a name than H. He's still open to all the names and I'm over here like "let's narrow this shit down!!!!"
I think having a name gives a sense of connection. I have mostly decided that I'm going to give my DH what he wants and name the child after him, but I'm not going to tell him until he is born.. and with the stipulation that we call him by a nickname having to do with his middle name.
We have a nickname that we use a lot, so when I say "we need to call him something" he says "we already do!"
*eye twitch*
It's really not that big of a deal. I'm just feeling weird tonight. I typed up a long rant but might save it for PGAL/PAIF check in.
I just filled 2 pages practicing writing out 3 names we like for baby boy. Visually speaking, I really like one of them more than the others.
I don't know why I'm feeling far more pressured to solidify a name than H. He's still open to all the names and I'm over here like "let's narrow this shit down!!!!"
I've done this too, I filled up a whole page with first-last name for baby, one page for boy, one page for girl. Just to see which one would "look" the most right.
In my personal experience and from what I have seen with friends, husbands are just not very good at discussing names. Last time, I would suggest a name, and my H would either tell me a sing-song that made fun of the name, or say something exaggerated like "nah, what about Hercules?" or another equally not a baby's name. The struggle is real.
missi it completely sucks that someone can be stressing you out so much because of their unpleasantness. You have (and had) enough to deal with without bitchy people who SHOULD be supporting you. Why would they care that you came at night? What's the deal? All I can hope is that maybe that nurse won't be there this time or that she's turned a corner and is a nice person now.
I truely believe that this nurse is on a power trip. Noone can have their child/children until she gives they go through her approval and paperwork. It was ridiculous. She was upset because she wanted me to spend 24 hours in the NICU with Alex, even though the doctors' were happy with our knowledge of our child's care and our ability to use the equipment she needed (.. for 1-1/2 weeks before I had her eating just fine )
As to the day nurses.. I don't think they bothered to read the late shift nurses notes that said we were there nightly.. so they seemed to feel like we just left our children in the NICU and never bothered to show up.
Ugh! That place will leave you with scars
Omg! I would have been furious. I was so mad at the NICU nurse who gave DD her first bath without us. (She told us to be back by a certain time for feed and bath and then she had already done it.) which is totally lame compared to your story missi
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