Better to stay home with toddler if DH took older child to ER

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh geez. Yes, you must be beside yourself.

I hope your older child is okay. On the off-chance that he is in later into the evening, do you have a trusted person who could come by once your younger child is asleep, so you could go in?

Op here. My child got admitted to the hospital. I got a sitter for tomorrow so I will go to the hospital and DH can go to work.

Thanks for the update. Is anyone staying with your oldest in the hospital during the night? I assume that's allowed, right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh geez. Yes, you must be beside yourself.

I hope your older child is okay. On the off-chance that he is in later into the evening, do you have a trusted person who could come by once your younger child is asleep, so you could go in?

Op here. My child got admitted to the hospital. I got a sitter for tomorrow so I will go to the hospital and DH can go to work.

Thanks for the update. Is anyone staying with your oldest in the hospital during the night? I assume that's allowed, right?

DH is staying at the hospital. Not sure the sleeping situation for DH. Assuming there is a sofa or chair he can sleep on.

[Anonymous]

Can you share more facts? And hope your DC is ok!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh geez. Yes, you must be beside yourself.

I hope your older child is okay. On the off-chance that he is in later into the evening, do you have a trusted person who could come by once your younger child is asleep, so you could go in?

Op here. My child got admitted to the hospital. I got a sitter for tomorrow so I will go to the hospital and DH can go to work.

Thanks for the update. Is anyone staying with your oldest in the hospital during the night? I assume that's allowed, right?

DH is staying at the hospital. Not sure the sleeping situation for DH. Assuming there is a sofa or chair he can sleep on.

If your DC was admitted to Children's, there is usually a sofabed and recliner in each room for the parents to stay on. Unless there is an urgent medical reason your DC would have to be alone, the doctors encourage parents to stay with the kids. OP, sorry you are going through this - my toddler had to be admitted to Children's once for asthma complications and it was very scary for all of us, but they did a great job.

[Anonymous]

I hope your older child gets better soon. Finding care for a younger child adds to the stress of an already overwhelming situation and I hope you have friends or family who are willing to lend a hand for the next few days. Thinking of you and your family OP!!

[Anonymous]

Hope everything is ok, OP. Hang in there!

[Anonymous]

Oh man, I'm sorry OP. If I was your friend I totally would have taken on a 2yo for the night so you could go to the hospital. Next time ask a friend to take the little - if the older kid was admitted it was definitely serious enough to ask for favors and friends are generally happy to help.

[Anonymous]

I'm sorry, OP. My then three year old ended up in the ER and then admitted to Children's for immune thrombocytopenia. They are really excellent there. (He's totally fine now but it was stressful.) i hope the stay is brief and your child bounces back quickly.