Who's your ICE

[mtnmomma13]

Last night when DH was up sick, I worried for a split second I was going to have to take him to the hospital. Then I started worrying about how that would work with DS. We don't live near family, and recently moved into our neighborhood. I'm sure in an emergency any one of my neighbors would come and help, but I started thinking I don't have anyone lined up that I could call in case of emergency.

So I'm curious...do you all have someone you'd call if need be? How did you determine who that person was? 

[onyx]

I'm lucky to live fairly close to my mom, dad, FIL, and ex step MIL. I worried about this when I was in Chicago with having so many seizures. A few time my DS had to go to the hospital with us. I would definitely talk to neighbors or any friends about it to have something lined up.

[lycih]

We don't live near family, either, but luckily we have friends who live a couple blocks away who have two young kids. So, they're our ICE if we can't take DD with us somewhere.

[countingthestars]

We currently live close to my parents and to my inlaws so we would call them if we needed them.

[snoris]

This is exactly why we are moving this summer. Closer to family!

[hismom12]

Our entire family lives near us. I would call my parents first. My mom stopped working to keep my son when I went back from maternity leave 2 years ago.

[sassypantzz]

I live far from all of our family. Fortunately I have met some AMAZING people that have become family to us. One couple in particular that we refer to as Aunt and Uncle. They have no children of their own but are really the best gift to this family ever. They kept DD while we went on vacation, they take her for play days. They are just amazing.

[teambrink]

We live in my hometown so we have a lot of family here. My mom is my first ICE contact instead of my husband because H never answers or checks his phone!

[4furrypaws]

We are lucky to have family close by.

[rztrumpet]

My parents moved closer to us when DD was born. It's nice (and sometimes challenging) having them nearby!

[snoris]

mtnmomma13, I just realized I jumped right to thinking of my ICE. How is your H now? I'm sorry he was sick.

[mtnmomma13]

snoris thanks for asking! He's much better today. Thankfully it was just some 24 hr thing but the fact he was having a hard time breathing had me worried.

[snoris]

Mar 2, 2015 0:25:47 GMT -5 mtnmomma13 said:

snoris thanks for asking! He's much better today. Thankfully it was just some 24 hr thing but the fact he was having a hard time breathing had me worried.

Eek! That must have been scary. I'm glad he's doing better. 

[onyx]

Mar 2, 2015 0:25:47 GMT -5 mtnmomma13 said:

snoris thanks for asking! He's much better today. Thankfully it was just some 24 hr thing but the fact he was having a hard time breathing had me worried.

So glad he is feeling better!

[flyliceandcoffee]

my sil lives about an hour away from us, but she's the only family we've got anywhere in a good 1000 miles, so she's our ICE. she's not around very much though so it kind of makes me feel like we need another one.