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So DH and I were really at our wit’s end with everything. You all know how it is…worrying about your poor LO, trying to find a good doctor, changing medicines, handling the crying/screaming episdoes, trying to feed a baby that may or may not want to eat, etc. Not to mention trying to handle all of the daily tasks that NEED done like laundry, work, cleaning, yardwork, cooking, etc. Then you got trying to hold together a marriage and relationship through all of this (I knew we had a very strong marriage, but this has tested even our bond at times :o).
We just reached a point when we knew we couldn’t do it all by ourselves any longer. Our focus needed to be taking care of our baby. We needed help!So I decided to write a 2-page letter (emailing to those who had email) to our dear friends and family. We wanted to explain what reflux is, what our LO had been going through, what our current course of action was, what we needed from them as far as us and the baby, etc. We did this not wanting anyone to feel sorry for us or anything, but so everyone could understand and instead of just saying “call us if you need anything”, they could know exactly what they could do to help. So far the response has been wonderful. My MIL came over and spent the night last night so we could get a few hours of good sleep, my father is bringing dinner over Friday night, etc. We’ve had a lot of thanks you’s too from people that always ask what’s going on or how she’s doing and this letter really let them know.I just wanted to share this with you all as maybe an idea you could do. All of us going through can use all of the help we can get :o).If you’d like me to email you my letter so you can use it as a template PM me with your email address and I’ll be glad to share! You can customize it to fit your own situation/needs.Just an idea
isabellasmommy 2008-07-16 11:55:47 That’s so funny because the first time DH had Isabella to himself and was going to a family function I was giving him all of the “rules”
like everyone needs to wash their hands, don’t pass her around to 20 people, make sure no one tries to feed her anything, make sure no one lays her flat on her back, make sure no one jostles her after she eats, on and on. He told me I should make an iron-on transfer for her onsie that said “These Are Mommy’s Rules For Me While She’s Not Here”.
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