Man oh man, we sure like to live it large around here.
We have spent the last almost 24 hours at the hospital and not for a birth related event. We aren’t even at the hospital I am birthing at! Remember a few days ago I mentioned that Monkey was sick? Well I thought it was just a wee cold that would pass but yesterday he started complaining about not being able to breathe properly. Then there was some vomiting. And then his breathing became REALLY laboured. It scared the crap out of me. We were in the car when it all went downhill and I was thankfully sitting next to him so noticed it all and I said to Eric “Straight to the hospital Emergency”.
They were amazing. They did not make us wait AT ALL (Tweed Heads Public Hospital, we are so happy with the care we have received) and the treatment has been amazing. Poor Monkey did not respond well to his virus and his breathing just couldn’t cope. He is bright and perky today but we are yet to go 4 hours without breathing assistance and that is what they want before we go home. As it stands we are hoping to go home by lunch or soon after. Then it will be some warm snuggly days at home making a full recovery hopefully so we can get ready for baby to arrive.
Needless to say I think all this drama has kept baby tucked inside but I have continued to have pre-labour pains and baby feels even lower today if that is actually possible. We see the OB tomorrow morning so keen to get that update.
I have a foggy head and runny nose today so going to tuck into the fruit to try and ward it off. I could do without being sick for labour! Maybe a weekend baby? We can only hope. Sunday feels good to me! Ha!
Glad your soon to be BIg Brother is on the mend….and yes don’t get sick for labour! There will be enough stuff coming out of you and no one needs to add a runny nose to that, lol!
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Lmao oh the awesomeness
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Oh, bless you and Monkey! Feel better soon! Baby girl will be here any day! 💓💕💖💗
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Thx hon X
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Oh my gosh, so scary! I am so relieved Monkey is ok.
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Oh you wouldn’t believe the nightmares going through my brain as I watched him struggling to breathe and lose all colour from his face. Awful.
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I am so glad that Monkey is okay and is receiving top notch care!!
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It is the first time we have used the local public hospital and I am so impressed!
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This is so not needed right now, but sounds like you are coping like a champ. Glad your little man is getting such great care – it makes a difference.
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It really really does.
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Oh my goodness, what horrendous timing! Enjoy the snuggly days to come with Monkey. I hope you and the whole family is well in time for labor & delivery.
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Me tooooo!
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Oh no!! I’m so glad they didn’t make you wait at all and got him treatment right away!! I hope that you all get to go home soon, and that you can all get some rest before baby girl decides to come. Good luck with your appt tomorrow!!
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Yes I am so thankful for great free medical care. We are so lucky.
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So scary! I’m so glad he’s on the mend. You load up on Vitamin C and fluids and get lots of rest!!!
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Oh man I need to push this off so bad. Had a massive fruit salad earlier and loads of 100% OJ!
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Awww poor monkey! Hope he feels better
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He is def on the mend which is good.
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Omg glad monkey is ok!! Will wait the OB update with baited breath!!
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How are you guys going???? Xx
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All good here we have started meds and herbs to try and boost milk supply as I still am only producing 4ml and the girls need 58mls and climbing!! So we have a way to go. Did I tell you about the gastro saga?
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Nope. You had gastro??? Noooooo. I keep seeing these boobie bickies on Facebook. If you search for that term you can find it. They are expensive but people seem to really rate them.
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I didn’t but Rob did. Basically Monday 10.30pm rob fell really ill turns out 2 patients 2 husbands and 6 staff all got it! He got sent home and can only see the girls from tomorrow morning, I was scared they would stop me seeing the girls! I managed to avoid it though they moved me to a new room and we had an isolation area in the nursery. In the midst of all this my milk dropped to next to nothing and I got the day 3 blues cue major mummy melt done!! Much better now though. Will write up the full saga soon x
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Holy cow that is awful. You poor things! Thank goodness you and the babies are ok. Poor new daddy having to stay away though 😦 Your milk will come back, keep at it, it will be ok. New baby time is so hard. Be kind to yourself. You will all be ok and I know you are doing a great job xx
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Oh my gosh! Come on baby girl! I’m working my way through posts so hopefully there will be some news by the time I’ve caught up! Xx
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Nope, no more yet from me. We are waiting on discharge from the hospital ggrrrr. They wonder why there are no beds! Well people are in them waiting to be discharged!!!
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Ah, must be driving you crazy! Hope you get to go home soon! ☺️
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Poor little man! How scary for you all. Hope he is feeling better. lots of love xxx
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He is itching to get home! Honestly we have spent 4 hours waiting for a dr to see us so we can be discharged grrrrrr. We have received great care though so I shouldn’t complain! X
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Oh bless, that’s great that he’s wanting to come home – a good sign that he is better 🙂 Sorry that you’re having a long wait to be discharged but am pleased his care has been otherwise excellent. xx
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Oh no that is awful! Poor him and poor you! Always the scariest being the Mum in those situations. And 9 months pregnant, last thing you need but of course Murphy’s Law dictates that there will always be some kind of drama! I’m sure baby will come within the next week or so. Sometimes babies have great timing I think so maybe she knows not quite yet xx
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Oh I hope so. I feel awful now this cold has taken hold. I am having a proper pity party tonight!!
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So happy Monkey is ok! That must have been so scary for you x
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Oh it was awful 😦 Watching to see if your kid’s lips are going blue is up there on my list of experiences I don’t want to have again!
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I don’t blame you!
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Poor wee man and poor you! I hope you guys are all tucked up at home safe and sound. You have the pre-labour “impending ‘flu” feeling I’ll bet 😉 I got it both times and have heard it time and again from other mums. I’ve no idea what biological / evolutionary purpose it serves (maybe just to slow us down?) but I think it’s a good sign… Take care lady. I can’t wait for good news! xoxo
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Oh man it sucks. I think we moved from impending to actual flu. Maybe I wasn’t slow enough for my body so it had to kick it right into gear. I have razor blade throat this morning 😦 We are home now though and Monkey is well and has been breathing well overnight so that is good. Thx for the well wishes xx
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It’s not easy to deal with that normally – much less 38 weeks along, so I’m very proud of you – you haven’t really whined at all, you’ve been very “this is what is happening” about it – so now I’ll send extra hugs!!!
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Thx love. Obviously I had a small moan on Facey last night but I felt I was entitled to just let a wee bit out! I need those hugs X
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I’m glad your little boy is ok. Respiratory issues are really scary and can go south really fast with kids (I work as an RN in the PICU). Glad you had a good experience with the hospital…it makes a terrible experience that much better. Sending love!
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I was actually saying to the Dr that I was shocked at how quickly things seemed to deteriorate. His chest had some serious recession going on just like that. I had no idea! I am so thankful I trusted my instincts when that happened and took him to the hospital. We couldn’t have done much for it at home.
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Oh poor little boy! I hope you’re home now and Monkey is feeling better. I will be thinking of you over the next few days and hoping you feeling well for the big day xx
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Thx chick. I am down for the count now. Monkey is home and slightly deteriorated but not too bad. Eric is sick too. It is GREAT. Lol We will get through. One foot in front of the other and all that.
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You guys have really been hit with it at the worst time. Take care
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Ugh.
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Awww, poor little guy! This weekend sounds like a fucking fabulous time for both of us to give birth!!
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haha ain’t that the truth. I was wondering if you were still hanging in there! x
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Hoping monkey is home and on the mend.
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He is! We all got sick but the house is now recovering. Now I want this dang baby to fly on out weeeeeee!
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Oh man, towards the end I was so ready to give birth. It was like Christmas X 100 😄😜😉
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