I am from a very small town and we were life flighted 3 hours away from home to receive NICU care for my son. I completely understand, for I am a country girl too and I freak just driving in City traffic, LOL!

It is so important for a CDH baby to be at an experienced facility in CDH and one that has ECMO resources. You want to do everything you can to bring your son home and giving him the best care that you feel comfortable is the way to go. It was hard being so far away from home and family and at the time I had a 19 month at home, but we did what we had to, to survive. My husband and I slit our weeks between home and the NICU, for my husband had to work, we couldn't afford for him to lose his job and I had to take care of my other son too.....some of the toughest decisions of my life.