Guest guest Posted November 19, 2002 Report Share Posted November 19, 2002 My Tip: For those parents that are currently in households where both parents are around, take equal responsibility for the child. Arrange it so both parents go to doctors appts, and tests. Research everything and discuss it with each other before making decisions based on what the doctors say. Two heads are better then one. Take turns doing treatments and cpt. This is a huge responsiblity and having two people sharing it makes it easier on both. No parent should have to go through this alone, esp. one that has a partner. I have been on both sides of this coin. In the beginning when Nick was diagnosed I was married to (his biological father) who refused to hold Nick let alone help with treatments or cpt. I went to every doc visit alone, made every decision alone. When Nick was 6 months old I came to the conclusion that if I was going to be alone, then I might as well be alone. I left that relationship and found a true partner in life. My new husband shares the responsibility of decision making and treatments (along with everything else life throws at us), and I believe that partnership is what gets me through the tuff stuff. Pope Nursing and Midwifery Student Mom to (6 years, hospital waterbirth, nocf), (5 years, c/sec for breech, nocf), (2 1/2 years, VBAC home waterbirth, wcf), iel (1 year, VBAC home waterbirth (nocf). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 19, 2002 Report Share Posted November 19, 2002 My Tip: For those parents that are currently in households where both parents are around, take equal responsibility for the child. Arrange it so both parents go to doctors appts, and tests. Research everything and discuss it with each other before making decisions based on what the doctors say. Two heads are better then one. Take turns doing treatments and cpt. This is a huge responsiblity and having two people sharing it makes it easier on both. No parent should have to go through this alone, esp. one that has a partner. I have been on both sides of this coin. In the beginning when Nick was diagnosed I was married to (his biological father) who refused to hold Nick let alone help with treatments or cpt. I went to every doc visit alone, made every decision alone. When Nick was 6 months old I came to the conclusion that if I was going to be alone, then I might as well be alone. I left that relationship and found a true partner in life. My new husband shares the responsibility of decision making and treatments (along with everything else life throws at us), and I believe that partnership is what gets me through the tuff stuff. Pope Nursing and Midwifery Student Mom to (6 years, hospital waterbirth, nocf), (5 years, c/sec for breech, nocf), (2 1/2 years, VBAC home waterbirth, wcf), iel (1 year, VBAC home waterbirth (nocf). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 19, 2002 Report Share Posted November 19, 2002 My Tip: For those parents that are currently in households where both parents are around, take equal responsibility for the child. Arrange it so both parents go to doctors appts, and tests. Research everything and discuss it with each other before making decisions based on what the doctors say. Two heads are better then one. Take turns doing treatments and cpt. This is a huge responsiblity and having two people sharing it makes it easier on both. No parent should have to go through this alone, esp. one that has a partner. I have been on both sides of this coin. In the beginning when Nick was diagnosed I was married to (his biological father) who refused to hold Nick let alone help with treatments or cpt. I went to every doc visit alone, made every decision alone. When Nick was 6 months old I came to the conclusion that if I was going to be alone, then I might as well be alone. I left that relationship and found a true partner in life. My new husband shares the responsibility of decision making and treatments (along with everything else life throws at us), and I believe that partnership is what gets me through the tuff stuff. Pope Nursing and Midwifery Student Mom to (6 years, hospital waterbirth, nocf), (5 years, c/sec for breech, nocf), (2 1/2 years, VBAC home waterbirth, wcf), iel (1 year, VBAC home waterbirth (nocf). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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