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[quote=Anonymous]I’m sure there may be an easy solution here, but I’m so exhausted I may have missed it.

Long story short: my DS - now almost 3 - was born with a condition that would require spinal surgery. Two weeks ago he had the surgery which was stressful as it was 10+ hours with many sub-specialists. Thankfully he came through it fine and spent a week inpatient with several days in the PICU.

As was expected he is now at a children’s inpatient rehab center where he will relearn how to crawl, walk, etc. We are obviously thankful for the surgery as he would have lost all mobility over time and had severe pain as he grew. It is expected he will be inpatient here for 4-6 weeks.

Here is my issue: all the rooms on the children’s ward are doubles so we share with a sweet little girl and her mom. I am exhausted though and don’t sleep as I’m on the chair/ bed (like DH had after kids were born) and neither kid is sleeping well as they are in new beds and for my DS, we need to be very careful with his movements. My DH is home with the other kids. I would love a night a home, but my DH has said he is uncomfortable rooming with the other patient and her mom (which while I know nothing would ever occur, I understand his concern). And I am sure she wouldn’t love it either.

My mom and friends are helping during the day so I can see my other kids/ run an errand, but I hesitate to ask them to stay overnight.

If you were in this situation would you just push through? Or is there some obvious solution I am missing? Thank you from a very tired mom. [/quote]

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