This is gonna be hard.

Danalana wrote: When we go for the induction, Kade will be spending a couple of nights with my BIL and SIL. I'm already so upset about it. He has never spent the night away from me....ever. Anyway, we are doing a practice run tomorrow night (unless something changes), and I am so not looking forward to it. First of all, Kade and I have a routine at night. He is so good, and he doesn't even make a sound when I put him in his bed...he just cuddles up with Tigger and goes off to dreamland...sleeps all night. I'm worried about how he will sleep...and how THEY will sleep. I'm upset that he won't be here. That there will be no need to have my monitor on I just know I am going to miss him so much. I'll probably be over there to get him at the break of dawn! Nah, neither of them work on Fridays, and Kade usually sleeps til 8:30 or 9:30. I just pray it all goes well for all of us! I miss him already!

coasterqueen replied: ((HUGS)) I know it will be hard, but you will get through it. The first time is always the hardest.

amymom replied: I am glad you are doing a practice run. Take care it will be good. Enjoy your quiet time inspite of the lonliness.

Anne Marie

punkeemunkee'smom replied: Dana

First of all I know EXACTLY where you are coming from! Taylor had never been away from me for more than a couple hours (like if I went to the store and she stayed with Bill, or at her classes) when Teagan was born. I felt the same things you are feeling in the weeks before Teag was born. Talk to Kade about how exciting this is going to be and tell him how much you will miss him but stress how much fun he will have while you are in the hospital. Taylor did fine- we were both sad that first night when she left to come home with my sister. I think there is a sadness that our alone time is over-kwim? Kade will be just fine tho and so will you!!!

A&A'smommy replied: I'm sorry sweetie!! I know how hard that was.. I cried because I missed alyssa and I have been away (not for that long though) from her so either way its hard, but it will be ok and the minute you are home you are going to feel SO much relief to have both of your boys home!!

Danalana replied: Abbi, I wish I could explain it to him, but he's too young to understand. Maybe I can just explain it to myself...
Luckily, I will probably see him 2 times in the hospital!

moped replied: The first is the hardest, but I know for a fact that he will do great and you will wonder why you worried so much - trust me, you will pick him up and they will say "he was great, not a peep and it was perfect........bet ya anything.....

Danalana replied: I think I'm afraid he's gonna forget me or not miss me

coasterqueen replied:
Ah, he won't forget and he will miss you. At least for now he will. When he gets older he'll come home and say "nah, I didn't miss you -- I had fun". That's what I get these days.

I know it will be hard. But he will be excited once he knows you are bringing him a brother.

my2monkeyboys replied: I am so there -- Will has spent the night off a lot, but never more than 1 night, until we had Waylon. I missed him so much!!! But my mom brought him the hospital each day we were there, and he went with us the morning we had Waylon, too. But those 2 nights without him were tough. Waylon hasn't been away more than 3 hours, and that was only 1 time. He probably would have spent the night with my parents by now, though, if I wasn't breastfeeding... kind of hard to do that when they're gone!
Don't worry too much. Try to do something with just you and your DH while Kade is off tomorrow night. You need time just with him before the new baby, too.

Kade will have fun, be great for them and miss you like crazy! Don't worry -- you're mommy and no one can replace that!

My3LilMonkeys replied: The first time is always the hardest - I think it's good that you're doing a practice so you're getting the worst of it out of the way.

~Roo'sMama~ replied: I know how you feel! We only stayed one night in the hospital when Allie was born because we missed Andrew so much. Well, and because the hospital night staff were idiots. The first time we left Andrew overnight was when he was about 17 months old, and it was HARD! Allie was 20 months old the first time we left her overnight!

HuskerMom replied: It's really hard the first time. But think about how much fun he'll have and how excited he'll be when you go to pick him up!

boyohboyohboy replied: Dana, I know exactly how you feel. I went thru it twice. I had never left caleb with a sitter not even once for a moment, when we had to go to the hosp to have Jake. I think it gave me incentive to push Jakob out, since we were induced with Jake, and then I knew I would see caleb sooner, but he was fine, and did great, and the people he stayed with made it seem like a fun night and they all slept on the floor in sleeping bags and had snacks and movies, and he loved it, he was 4 then.
Now Jake was 21 months when we had to leave him to go have andrew, and he was ok when we were gone, and he also had a special time, but when I came home he was mad at me for leaving him and then bringing home andrew for almost two weeks..
but during the time he was away, he was 100% and acted like a big boy.

I will be praying for you..

MoonMama replied: Oh Dana honey! I know how hard it is. Just remember I'm only a text/call away if you need to chat to pass some time or anything.

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