Izinto 10 Abahlengikazi bakho be-NICU bafisa ukuthi Uyazi

Iseluleko sabazali abasha be-preemie

Abazali abaqala ukungena ku-NICU bangase bazizwe besabekile, besaba, besaba, kodwa befisa ukuba beseduze nomntanakho. Kuyinto evamile yokusabela-kungowodwa abazali abaningi lapho bengena kuqala emhlabeni weNICU.

Ungase uqale uzizwa sengathi awukwazi ukuthi ungayisingatha kanjani isimo, kodwa ngokuhamba kwesikhathi abazali abasha be-preemie bavame ukuzethemba ekuqondeni kwabo okwenzekayo nokuthi yini okufanele balindele. Ngakho-ke noma ngabe uzizwa ulahlekile manje, nikeza lezi ziphakamiso eziyishumi ngezansi uzame. Bazokukhipha ekuqaleni.

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Yenza Ucwaningo Lwakho-Kodwa Ungakhathazeki
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Lapho usuzohamba ku-Inthanethi ukuze ubheke imibuzo ehlobene no-preemie, thatha isikhashana bese uzibuza, "Ngidinga ngempela lolu lwazi okwamanje?"

Uma nje kuzokukukhathaza uma ukhubeka ezindabeni ze-preemie ngemiphumela emibi, yeqa. Uma ucindezela futhi ubambezeleke ubusuku bonke uma ufunda ngezimo ezimbi kunazo zonke, weqa.

Yini okufanele uyenze esikhundleni? Buza imibuzo yakho odokotela bakho nabahlengikazi, bese ubuza abanye abazali be-NICU ohlangana nabo.

Uma kufanele uhambe ku-intanethi ukwenza ucwaningo ngoba uzizwa ungatholi izimpendulo ozidingayo, khumbula ukuthi izinto ezesabekayo nokungabi nandaba akuyona ingane yakho futhi akuqinisekisiwe ngazo zonke izingane. Hlala ugxila ezintweni ezinhle.

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Yenza Isikhala Sakho Ngokwezifiso
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I-NICU ayiyona indawo ezwa sengathi ihlala ekhaya. Imishini emikhulu, ama-plastic incubators, ababheki beeping , kanye ne-smell esibhedlela kwenza kube nzima ukuzizwa ukhululekile. Kuncane kakhulu okuzwayo "ekhaya," ukusho okungenani. Ngokuqinisekile akuyona yini abazali abasha abaphuphayo lapho bephupha ingane yokuqala yomntwana wabo.

Ungashintsha lokho-uma nje kancane-ngokuletha izinto ezikusiza uzizwe ekhaya. Hlola nge-NICU yakho, kodwa ngokuvamile abazali bangaletha izinto ezinjengalezi:

Kungani ukhathazeka? Ngoba uma uzizwa ukhululekile ngokwengeziwe endaweni yakho, kuyasiza ekunciphiseni ukukhathazeka kwakho futhi kwenze isikhathi ndawonye sibe mnandi kakhulu. Okubaluleke kakhulu.

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Yazisa Imizwa Yakho-Ayinhle!
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Ingabe uzizwa ukhathazekile ngoba umntwana wakho useNICU? Kulungile lokho. Akekho omangazwa yilowo mzwelo ku-NICU. Uzizwa udabukile? Futhi, akumangalisi.

Kodwa ingabe uzizwa unomona osendle, onobuwula? Ukukhathalela abangane bakho abasakhulelwe, wengane embhedeni eceleni kweyakho oya ekhaya kusasa, kuwo wonke umama ongashadile ongazange adlule nge-NICU? Awusodwa. Kungokwemvelo ukuzizwa ngale ndlela.

Futhi-ke ngokuzenzekelayo okulandelayo, ingabe uzizwa unecala elibi kakhulu ngokungakwazi ukuthwala ingane yakho isikhathi esigcwele, ngokuba nomntwana ongeyena ogulayo njengengane embhede olandelayo, ngoba uzizwa sengathi unzima ingane yakho enezakhi zofuzo ezingafanele? Awusodwa. Kungokwemvelo ukuzizwa ngale ndlela, futhi.

Lezi zonke zivamile. Yonke imizwelo eyodwa ebonakalayo igijime ezinhliziyweni nasezingqondweni zomama nobaba ngaphambi kwakho. Ukwesaba. Intukuthelo. Ukukhwabanisa. Ukucindezeleka. Ukukhathazeka. Ukungabi nethemba. Ukuzisola. Usizi. Ukudideka. Abanye abaningi. Ngakho-ke ungazizwa ungamangazi noma uyedwa ngenxa yabo. Zivamile, futhi zizophela ngesikhathi.

Kodwa zidinga ukuba uzinake futhi uthole usizo uma zikucindezela.

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Zizinakekele kahle
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Kuyinto engavamile, kodwa omama no-NICU omama abasebenzisa amahora nezinsuku nezinyanga ku-NICU bavame ukudinga usizo ngokwabo, kodwa akekho obonakala ebona. Abanye basuke benqatshelwe ukulala futhi bekhathazeka 24/7, abanye baphelelwa ukucindezeleka kwangemva kokubeletha, kanti abanye basenkingeni yokucindezeleka ngemuva kokucindezeleka.

Kubonakala sengathi ihlazo, ngoba labo bobabili omama nobaba bazungezwe odokotela nabanesi ngosuku nosuku ngesikhathi seNICU. Kodwa abasebenzi be-NICU bagxile ngokuphelele emntwaneni ukuthi ngokuvamile uyaqaphela.

Ama-NICU ayathuthuka ngokuya kubazali abacindezelekayo ngokomzwelo, kodwa ngeshwa abazali abaningi basabika ukuthi abatholi nhlobo usizo.

Ngakho umthwalo wemfanelo ungowakho wokufinyelela. Buza abasebenzi be-NICU uma abasebenzi bezenhlalakahle bengasiza. Buza ukuthi kukhona iqembu lokusekela labazali be-NICU (ngoba benza usizo ngempela). Funa isazi. Noma hlola i-NICU Healing, isisetshenziswa esimangalisayo sokubhekana nemizwelo efika nakho konke mayelana ne-NICU.

Mhlawumbe awuzwa ukuthi ungakwazi noma kufanele ugxile empilweni yakho engokomzwelo lapho ingane yakho ihlupheka. Kodwa ngokugxila ekuzigcineni uphilile, ukhathalela kakhulu ingane yakho.

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Lungisa indlela okuhlangenwe nakho okuthinta ngayo ubuhlobo
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I-NICU ingathinteki ngokungaqondile ebuhlotsheni. Umlingani ngamunye unendlela ehlukile yokusingatha ukucindezeleka okukhulu ngokomzwelo, futhi lo mkhuba uvame ukudala ukungqubuzana.

Yenza okusemandleni akho ukunakekela ubuhlobo bakho-ingane yakho izozuza kuyo. Thatha ukuhamba ndawonye njalo ngezikhathi ezithile, ukhulume ngobuqotho ngemizwelo yakho, futhi ube nesineke ngaphezu komunye nomunye. Zama konke okusemandleni akho ukuhlonipha indlela umlingani wakho okudingeka ahlangabezane ngayo nalokhu, futhi ngesikhathi esifanayo adumisa indlela okudingeka ubhekane nayo.

I-NICU iphinde ihlukane nobuhlobo nabanye abantwana emndenini. Kungaba nomuzwa wokuthi awukwazi ukuhlangabezana nezidingo zomuntu wonke. Ungenza okusemandleni akho kuphela, ukhumbule ukuthi wonke umuntu emndenini uzizwa unzima.

Uma ubuhlobo bakho bubuhlungu ukuqala, noma uma uzizwa ungakhululekile, manje yisikhathi sokuthola usizo. Umshayeli oshadile nomndeni oqeqeshiwe angasiza ngempela.

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Ungahluleli I-NICU Yokukhulisa
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Angikwazi ukukutshela kangaki ukuthi ngizwe abazali bekhathazeka ngokuthi ngabe bavakashela kakhulu yini, hhayi kaningi, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi bebuza imibuzo eminingi, noma bengabandakanyeli ngokwanele. Bakhathazekile ukuthi "abakwenzi kahle."

Akukho okulungile noma okungalungile. Ngakho-ke ungazami ukukwenza "ngokulungile" uma akusikho okuzwayo "okulungile" kuwe. Zama nje ukwenza lokho okukuzwa kangcono kuwe. Uma ufuna ukuvakashela ingane yakho kaningi, kuhle. Uma ufuna noma udinga isikhathi kude ne-NICU, kuhle, futhi. Uma ufuna ukufunda izindaba zomsana wakho ngokuthula noma uhlabe i- lullabies , hamba. Uma ufuna ukufakwa ekunakekeleni kwengane yakho, khuluma uphinde uvumele abahlengikazi bazi.

Uma uhlangabezana nokuphikiswa kwabasebenzi, zama ukusebenzisana nabo, kodwa cacile ngemigomo yakho yokuzali.

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Hlala Ukwaziswa & Khuluma Phezulu
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Buza imibuzo eminingi -kuqala kusukela ekuqaleni nokuhlala kwakho konke. Odokotela nabahlengikazi bakhonza kuwe. Umsebenzi wabo awukona nje ukunakekela ingane yakho kuphela kodwa futhi ukukusiza uqonde ukuthi kwenzekani nokuthi kungani.

Uma udidekile noma ukhathazekile noma ukhungathekile futhi ungakhulumi, abasebenzi ngeke bazi. Kungenzeka ukuthi bacabanga ukuthi uyaqonda konke okuqhubekayo .

Ngakho cela. Ngithembele, sesikuzwile konke, futhi ayikho imibuzo emibi.

Uma ucabanga ngakho, izinhlobo eziningi zemindeni zivela ku-NICU. Abasebenzi ngempela abanalo indlela yokubikezela ukuthi yini umuntu oyifunayo. Ungalindeli abahlengikazi noma odokotela ukuba babuze. Uma kukhona okufunayo, sicela ukhulume.

Futhi uma ubona okuthile okwenza uzizwe ukwesaba ingane yakho, noma uma ukholelwa ukuthi amaphutha ayenziwe, nakanjani unganqikazi ukukhuluma. Ingane yakho ibala kuwe ukuze uvume.

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Bambelela ekunakekeleni kwe-kangaroo ngangokunokwenzeka
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Wonke ama-NICU akwenza ngendlela ehlukile, kodwa isikhumba sokubamba sikwazi ukusizuzisa ngokungenakuphika, kubantwana kanye nabazali. Kuhle kakhulu ukuthola ukutholakala kwesisindo somntanakho, ukushisa kwezinga lokushisa, ukuphefumula nokuningi. Kuzuzisa nabazali, futhi, ngokuthuthukisa ukubopha nokunikeza umqondo wokuba yingxenye ebalulekile futhi ebalulekile empilweni yomntanakho.

Ngezinye izikhathi abahlengikazi baxakeke kakhulu, futhi uma abazali bengabuzi ngokuqondile ukuthi benze isikhumba esikhumbeni, bazoyidlula. Ngezinye izikhathi njengoba abantwana bekhula, bazogqoka izingubo, ngakho-ke bayakhohlwa. Kodwa kuyazuzisa futhi kudingeke ucele kuyo yonke i-NICU yakho ukuhlala.

Uma uhlangabezana nokuphikiswa, yizwa ukhululekile ukucaphuna lesi sihloko noma lo cwaningo. Uma usalokhu uhlangabezana nokuphikiswa, khuluma nomhlengikazi wezindleko noma udokotela wengane yakho.

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Cela abahlengikazi oyithandayo
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Uma uthanda omunye umhlengikazi ikakhulukazi, ungacela mayelana nokuba nomhlengikazi abe ngumhlengikazi oyinhloko yomntanakho. Ezinye izibhedlela azenzi ukwelashwa okuyinhloko, kodwa akusizi neze ukubuza. Ngezinye izikhathi bayokwenza ngisho noma bengakwenzi.

Ehlangothini le-flip, uma ungathandi umhlengikazi othile, ungacela ukuthi ungabi nalo mhlengikazi onikezwe ingane yakho. Kuyamukeleka ngokuphelele, futhi kwenzeka njalo. Kungenzeka ukuthi abahlengikazi abacasuli, hhayi emangalisa. Futhi kungakhathaliseki ukuthi, lo ngumntanakho, ngakho kufanele uzizwe ukhululekile nabantu abamnakekelayo. Uhambo lwe-NICU lungase lube lude kakhulu, ngakho-ke yenza okungcono ngokucela ukuba abanakekeli abathande ngempela.

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Funa izindawo ezikhona
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Kungathatha umzamo, kodwa zama. Bheka into enhle kukho konke lokhu.

Ungase uthi, "Kungaba kanjani okuhle ngalowo mntanami onzima ukuhlala?"

Noma kunjalo, zikhona izikhathi ezincane eziqhakazile ezinsukwini eziningi-usuku lwezinhlamvu ezimbalwa ze-bradycardia, noma mhlawumbe inzuzo encane encane? Kukhona okuhle ukwenza ushintsho lwe-diaper okokuqala, noma ngabe uzizwe uvalo. Kukhona okuhle kubangane obusha owenzayo nabanye abazali be-NICU. Kukhona okokuqala ingane yakho encane ingakwazi ukugqoka izingubo, noma idla ngokudla okugcwele. Kukhona isandla sakhe esincane esesandleni sakho. Kunamandla onayo ngokuvuka ngosuku nosuku futhi ukhona lapho ingane yakho ikhona.

Kungcono kuwe ukuthi unqume. Ingabe uzogxila ngamaphesenti angu-100 ekunakekeleni kwakho ubunzima obukuzungezile, noma ingabe ungagcina amandla amancane ufuna okuhle? Uma ungakwazi, uzozizwa kangcono kakhulu. Zinike imvume yokubonga lezi zinjabulo ezincane. Zinike imvume yokuthola izizathu zokumamatheka nokuhleka nokugubha. Ngithemba ukuthi uzozama.