Diaper Swappers

CASMama711 · 12-05-2011, 08:48 PM

Has anyone here had a twin come home while the other still had an extended NICU stay? How did you manage to visit the one still in the NICU? DD2 is coming home soon and DS still has at least 6 more weeks there. Any advice?

newtwinmom · 12-06-2011, 12:49 PM

Oh mamma

! My second twin was only six days late. To be honest, he got one visit in that six days. I would say utilize everyone you can to watch the LO at home. Try to schedule babysitters as much as possible-when someone offers to help make that your first request! Lots of hugs!

triplet-momma · 12-09-2011, 10:03 AM

Aww that is so hard. My triplets came home spread over about 2 weeks and to be honest, there weren't to many trips to the hospital during that time

It's a very stressful emotional time and I always felt like I was pulled in different directions; combine that with trying to pump milk and take care of the kiddo who was home and I was one stressed out momma!

Do you have any friends or family you trust to help you with the LO who is home so you can get a break to visit? Or what about when dad gets home from work he watches one and you visit the other?

mokie · 01-03-2012, 05:45 PM

My B/G twins came only only one day apart so I don't have much advice... just commiseration that being a NICU Mommy is h.a.r.d. and if someone offers you any kind of help you must take it!

watermelon · 02-14-2012, 10:17 AM

Our girls came home only 2 weeks apart, but that was tough. Fortunately our NICU allowed me to bring sister in so we had no problems. They even let her room in with us the night before sister came home, and let us hook her to the wall oxygen!

12-05-2011, 08:48 PM	#1
CASMama711 Registered Users Formerly: chmom77 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Virginia Posts: 2,084 Ratings: 57 Feedback: 100%	Bringing home 1 twin with other still in NICU Has anyone here had a twin come home while the other still had an extended NICU stay? How did you manage to visit the one still in the NICU? DD2 is coming home soon and DS still has at least 6 more weeks there. Any advice? __________________ Christian WOHMama to DD1 7/07 and twins DD2 and DS 11/11

12-06-2011, 12:49 PM	#2
newtwinmom Registered Users Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 724 Ratings: 35 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	Oh mamma ! My second twin was only six days late. To be honest, he got one visit in that six days. I would say utilize everyone you can to watch the LO at home. Try to schedule babysitters as much as possible-when someone offers to help make that your first request! Lots of hugs! __________________ Monika, NICU RN and NNP student, wife to Brady, CRNA, Fur-momma to Sassy and Dolly. Human-momma to Nash and Owen, 27 week twins turned high energy, momma exhausting MIRACLES.

12-09-2011, 10:03 AM	#3
triplet-momma Registered Users Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 423 Ratings: 24 Feedback: 100%	Re: Bringing home 1 twin with other still in NICU Aww that is so hard. My triplets came home spread over about 2 weeks and to be honest, there weren't to many trips to the hospital during that time It's a very stressful emotional time and I always felt like I was pulled in different directions; combine that with trying to pump milk and take care of the kiddo who was home and I was one stressed out momma! Do you have any friends or family you trust to help you with the LO who is home so you can get a break to visit? Or what about when dad gets home from work he watches one and you visit the other? __________________ Momma to my gorgeous all boy triplets: R, E, and F in June, 2008 and little man K in February 2011

01-03-2012, 05:45 PM	#4
mokie Registered Users Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 32 My Mood:	Re: Bringing home 1 twin with other still in NICU My B/G twins came only only one day apart so I don't have much advice... just commiseration that being a NICU Mommy is h.a.r.d. and if someone offers you any kind of help you must take it!

02-14-2012, 10:17 AM	#5
watermelon Registered Users Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Iowa Posts: 2,137 Ratings: 86 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	Re: Bringing home 1 twin with other still in NICU Our girls came home only 2 weeks apart, but that was tough. Fortunately our NICU allowed me to bring sister in so we had no problems. They even let her room in with us the night before sister came home, and let us hook her to the wall oxygen! __________________ Mama to DD 10, DD 8, DS 7, DS 5, and identical twin almost 1 year old girls born at 26 1/2 weeks and doing super! Thanking God every day for our blessings!!!