To go to work when DD is in hospital

[Yellowpolkadot]

So DD 11 months is in hospital (Bronchiolitis) but is likely to be discharged tomorrow or Friday. I’ve been with her since she’s been admitted on Tuesday, but DH has offered to take over tomorrow. I’m only just back at work from mat leave (and have so far managed to not miss a day I’m due to work) and had a lot of time off before DD was born with a chronic condition so my attendance record at work isn’t great. Would you take DH up on the offer? My PIL think I shouldn’t 🙈 DH isn’t the greatest at remembering medical info or making decisions 🤷🏻‍♀️

She’s in the mend - DH is her father - he can text if anything is difficult to remember and is important

Let him take over

So hard but yes I would. She's with her dad. To be fair I'm crap at remembering medical stuff I've had to call my daughter's consultants secretaries to check things before. He is likely going to need to make any medical decisions? Maybe he needs to take resposibilty a bit.

Cannot see what the issue is here. Parents should share this stuff. He can ask to record any conversations on his phone re medical stuff and you can listen later.

I'd go to work. He's there to be your equal partner and share the burden. Let him.

Yes,I would. It's a positive that he sees this as equally his responsibility.

So she's with the other grown adult who loves her?

Go. It's setting a good precedence for shared responsibility.

You an always call the wardif she gets discharged and he can't rber what thry said, or speak to the nurses whenyou go in after work

After care for bronc is fairly basic Tbh, itsllprob be 24-48 hours open access to the wardif you think she's got worse and that's about it

I would, but tell him he has to either record or write down all conversations on pain of death.

Glad she is on the mend.

Yes, he's her father.

@tolleshunt 😂 pain of death

Brill, glad it’s not just me thinking it’s the sensible solution. My boss has been very good saying if I need tomorrow then take it, but I think we need to be careful as she’s only been in nursery a month and has already had 2 pretty bad illnesses. Yay nursery germs with a preemie 🤦🏻‍♀️

Possibly I was projecting a little there, Polka, and thinking of my own DH, who seems to become like a rabbit caught in the headlights the minute he's talking to a HCP

Ah we had this with our premature baby - I was back at work one week & we ended up back in hospital with bronchiolitis (sp?). It does get better!