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[quote=Anonymous]You are not the family member who needs pills or therapy! I am sorry you are going through this. I was somewhat similiar in getting HELLP and delivering 2 months early. My mom and I were very close and then my mom was diagnosed w/ awful cancer and died a few months later. It is hard to get over the unfairness/anger about your child not being able to have the close relationship you had with your mother (meaning relationship with grandmother for the child). AFter the NICU it also feels like everythign needs to be extra-cautious and any precautions are a given. I think just mourn the loss of the relationship you should be having but don't let that take away from the relationship with your baby or these moments with the baby. Don't gvie in to seeing your mom b/c my nicu baby ended up back in the picu almost annually for the first 4 years. These little babies are still fragile and need to be put first. My only caution is not to convince yourself that you are owed the help from your mom or need it. Especially in this area many people do not have family near by and it is what it is. Hire more help & if you don't feel comfortable with more people around the baby (I didn't), hire help for other thngs such as laundry, meal prep, cleaning, etc. This phase with the baby needing so much time will pass so do what you have to do to get through.
Also, any chance your mom may be experiencing early dementia?[/quote]

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