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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I had a NICU baby who stayed in for 88 days.  I had 2 older kids at home.  I went back to work when she stabilized around 5 weeks. I had to save my maternity leave for when she actually got home.  I got A LOT of judgement for it from nurses and other moms.  Thank GOD I joined a NICU support group and met lots of women who had to do the exact same thing. I worked from 8- 5, went home and got my other 2 kids settled and went to the NICU around 9pm and spent the night.  DH went to NICU straight from work from 5pm and came home around 830 so we could switch. [b]I am not proud of it[/b] but I knew she wouldn't be permitted to go to daycare till 12 months so i was already going to be hiring a nanny which was way more money then I had expected so every day of leave and every hour of pay counted for me.  I also am the one to carry my families health insurance.  Please don't judge unless you've been in a similar situation. No on WANTS to leave their child at a hospital. [/quote]

Be proud of it!!   That was an absolutely grueling schedule that you put together for your baby's benefit.   You should be proud of yourself.[/quote]

I agree.  I'm a PP whose kid has been hospitalized about 10 times.   The longest was for 11 days only.  And I only have the one child.   In your shoes, I would have tried to do the same thing.

And honestly, you are super-woman.   Not only were you looking out for 3 kids, one of whom was in the hospital, but you were recovering from giving birth.  [/quote]

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