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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Before making any decision, I would gather input from the hospital. Expectations, what have others done in similar situations, can you stay all night in your child's room (at least the first night), protocol for entering/existing the room/ward/floor/hospital, etc.
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Agreed here! Is this at Children's? Or at a children's hospital? If so, I'd see if you can speak to a child life services coordinator. They are used to helping families and children navigate inpatient stays and I could see a call with them being really useful in understanding expectations and what other families have done. I'd also talk to your four-year old in preparation for this and see if he has any input. I also have a 4-year-old who understands COVID precautions pretty well so in this situation I'd explain ahead of time one of us would always be with him but it could only be one and who would he like first after surgery, to stay with him overnight. TBH, other than that I'm not sure how I'd split the shifts other than maybe 12 hours on/off to minimize you both running around. Only issue is that one of you would do all nights and one all days. You could also split the day time hours and alternate nights? But I'd definitely talk to someone there who can help you with logistics. Good luck, OP! Hope everything goes okay.[/quote]

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