Daddy in Hospital.

Hi ladies, Just thought I’d post to ask if anyone has had experience with a parent being away from home as they are in hospital. My partner is in hospital and has been a couple of weeks so far. Obviously I understand our little ones can be sensitive to change in routine (grandmother staying and putting to bed some nights while I’m visiting his dad, no matter how hard you try to keep the routine as normal as possible) and not showing stress etc, they do pick up on things and it can’t be avoided completely when things aren’t planned (emergency surgery) etc, he’s always been a complete mummy’s boy but will be missing Daddy. We are seeing such a change in behaviour with hitting, tantrums, controlling, clinginess etc. I’ve said daddy in hospital poorly but you will see him soon and he’s ok, showing photos and saying I will be back when I leave him that sort of thing. It’s been so so hard to manage all this while going through a tough time. I guess I’m just reaching out for some reassurance that things will improve and he will calm down. I make sure he has 1.1 time with me, I eat dinner with him, I put him to bed some nights now things aren’t so critical. Not sure what else I can do to navigate all this. 🙏

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Hey lovely sorry to hear things are difficult right now. It will be super hard for you right now, my son’s daddy had stage 4 lymphoma last year and he really struggled with the routine change and seeing me stressed and his dad poorly, in hospital and loosing his hair etc. It does get better, he acted out a lot and his sleep schedule went down the toilet which made things worse for us both as we were tired and it caused a lot more tantrums. One thing is just be kind to yourself, take time to breathe and relax when you can and know that it won’t be forever ❤️

@Atlanta bless you, thank you so much for posting. I’m sorry to read of your difficult time. It’s absolutely exhausting isn’t it. His dad had bowel cancer and his colon removed but he’s needed 2 further surgery’s which were emergency so stress levels have been sky high. He’s been trying to drag his grandmother away screaming at her to move out the way so I can sit where he wants, where’s she’s sitting. He’s sits next to me with his arm on my leg as if not to move away from him. Poor love. We will get through this it’s just such a tough age with emotions anyway. One day at a time. 🙏

@Claire I’m so sorry, I’m sure they are taking great care of him and wishing you all the best on his road to recovery. There is light at the end of the tunnel but it’s hard to see it when you’re in the thick of it. Bless him, so much big emotions happening anyway without external factors that they don’t yet understand. If you ever find yourself at a loose end and feeling like you need to vent or someone to chat with please message me anytime I will always be happy to listen

@Atlanta so so kind, thank you 🙏

@Cal thank you very much 🙏

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