Materially I am prepared, the specially adapted Britax two way elite is secure in the car, the hospital bag is packed with the array of nappies I have been told to take. The occupational therapist came and did a home assessment on Thursday and I have stocked up on big socks and leg warmers.
However emotionally I am not prepared, this feels 10 times more scary than bringing a newborn home. At least then you have lots of people around you who have done it before, this is a whole new ball game. I have major worries about hygiene and keeping the cast dry and fresh. I don’t know how long it is going to be before she settles and gets over the initial shock and trauma of being in the cast.
Life is about to change for us all for the foreseeable future and I am very apprehensive.
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You know what? You are going to be totally fine and you know why? Because you’re an awesome mummy.
Your little lovely will be fine too- kids adapt, take things as they come and have more strength than we give them credit for.
I’ll be thinking of you tomo my lovely, be brave and strong and positive and it’ll all be over before you know it and little lady will be back to fun times in no time at all.
Sending much love xx
Thanks Fi, I needed that today. xx I’ll tweet through the trauma of tomorrow, or do you think thats too middle class and full of self importance 😉 !!
Tweeting helps my lovely! Seriously- on weds when I was waiting to go down to theatre I was relaxed because I was tweeting!
We are all here for you, maybe not physically but here non-the-less xx