advice required! toddler needs hospital, i can't go without newborn

[poocatcherchampion]

my 18mo might be admitted today. we have been observing a limp bought on by irritable hip for the last week; the gp didn't want to hospitalise straight away as it wasn't too severe and we have a 6 week old here too.

it has nor improved.

I am just assuming that I will be able to stay with the big baby and therefore newborn will be able to stay as well.

has anyone got any advice on how this might work and what we need to take with us?

so far I've thought:
lots of toys for toddler
some clothes with lots more ready at home for she to bring in. loose comfy type for all of us.
snacks/meals. I'm starving from bf - will they even feed me? will the food be toddler friendly.
books for me/ear plugs

other worries
will toddler cope with being literally stuck in bed all day? (in traction)
will I be able to bf her
will they give me a bed or will I spend a week in a chair?
how are we going to manage this!!?!

Glad you're home & that she's doing okay .

Glad to hear you are home, just reading this thinking oh no they may not let the baby go too as I was asked not to when a similar thing happened to me. Dd' s dad took her in and stayed the first night then we managed to get then to let her take bed leave (come home with canula in on understanding we go back if she needed) but she has a long term condition so it's a bit different. Although there was no way around it (I had mastitus and was still physically not great from the birth (baby was five days old at the time) so it made sense for xp to take her, it was the most awful time as I had baby blues and was worried sick,feeling guilty etc.

Get well soon to your dd and hope you have a restful night tonight!