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Originally Posted by WolfeMacleod

The hospital booted mom out about two days after deliverry. I'm not sur ehow long hospitals normally keep a C-section recipient, but that seems awfully quick to me.
The baby came home a couple days ago. 11 days in NICU, I think it was. So far, doing well. The worst thing is that we can't get her to latch to the nipple. So, pump andbottle-feed it is, for now.

The hardest part right now is getting mom fed with good quality foods. Meat cuts and vegetables here leave a lot to be desired. Veggies almost spoiled straight from the store, or nowhere near being ripe. The worst meat cuts I've ever seen... indiscrimitately cut from the cow? Fat and grisly. I can''t find a freaking pot roast. Or a potato larger than an egg for baking. Or a ripe tomato. Finding food is a nightmare.

That's great news that everyone is home and out of the hospital!

The "good" news is that the Internet seems to think that the normal hospital time after a C-section is "2-4 days". And considering the hospital there, maybe being at the short end is actually a blessing. It seems like the kind of place that you don't want to be any longer than you need to.

It's surprising the difference in food from first world countries to third world countries. Most of us probably never think about food quality even if we travel, but there are still places where you can't drink the water, so... I've never heard much about the PI other than stories from military guys which focused on different aspects than medical treatment and food. It looks like you're "in the city" so not a super rural location. I don't know, so I'm just curious, are there "rich neighborhoods" like there are in many/most big American cities? If there are places where the rich folks congregate away from the regular folks, would you be able to find better food there? Of course, you said that just being outside is unhealthy, so maybe getting food from farther from home brings a different set of risks that make it not worth the effort.

Good luck to you all. I hope in a short period you're all healthy and happy with this nightmare behind you.