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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’ve currently thrown out my back. I’m nearly completely bedridden and have been for about 2.5 weeks. For the first two weeks, I could only sit or stand for about 10 mins at a time and that was very painful. Now I can stand and walk around with minimal pain for about 45 mins (sitting is still painful).bI can’t lift anything. It’s getting better with intensive physical therapy, but I’ve got probably 1 more week until I’m at my usual mobility, and I won’t be able to lift heavy things for probably another 2-4 weeks after that.

It’s terrible.

My kids are 1 and 2.5. I cannot hold them, get them in or out of their cribs or high chair/boosters, change them, give the baby a bottle, even really watch them (they move too fast and I can’t turn my neck quickly). My husband is doing EVERYTHING. All childcare, laundry, cooking, pet care, cleaning, etc, etc. plus some caretaking of me (though I can mostly take care of myself, at least). We have asked the nanny to come early/stay late once or twice, but we don’t have the money to pay for any significant overtime.

I can at least snuggle with my older kid, and read to him, because he understands he needs to be careful with me, and I can of course talk to him, but  can’t even do that with the baby, so we’re completely disconnected.

Honestly, it’s nearly breaking us. My husband is so burned out, and my mental health is plummeting. [/quote]

Sorry you are going through this PP.
 
This validates my decision not to do surgery on an athletic injury that does not cause me pain day-to-day, just during the relevant sport...I do not think a household with a young toddler (but no nanny or local grandparents) could handle it even with a super helpful and available spouse[/quote]

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