Well that is easier said than done when your infected person is a toddler. Yes my son is sick, this doesn’t happen often around here. I am blessed with a healthy child, maybe the 2.5 years of nursing was key,maybe my usual close eye on nutrition or maybe I was simply blessed… either way we don’t get sick much. So when my little man started coughing in his sleep while we were all in ONE room at my parents house I was worried. Right before we got in the car to drive across the border back to our house I checked his temp 101.4… not good but no red flag yet. Motrin in, hyper boy out. We were hoping he’d sleep on the drive. Nope. We got to hear 3 hours of ” Honda! Lexus! Mazda! Chevy! Mommy come hold my hand, please! Volvo! Pontiac!”
He’s obsessed with identifying cars.
Our ears were assaulted for 3 hours. Neither of us minded too much, we were happy that he was feeling well and a little amazed by his car knowledge. He went to bed early but woke at 10 HOT, more motrin a few Youtube videos of garbage trucks and he was out again.
So Monday morning we skipped preschool, he got hotter and I called the doc.
He has the flu… THE flu. His temp was 103.4 when the Motrin wore off. Doc didn’t test because it’s the only thing going around here right now apparently. Nice.
So I went on the CDC site about H1N1 and read… and read… and laughed a little too.
This is clearly not written for parents of toddlers.
Keep the sick person in a room separate from the common areas of the house. (For example, a spare bedroom with its own bathroom, if that’s possible.) Keep the sickroom door closed.
I don’t know about you but I can not keep my almost 3 year old son in one place on the best days let alone when he is sick. When he is sick all he wants is me, if I am in the bathroom so is he, if I am in the kitchen so is he… I am his comfort, and I am not taking that from him.
Another fun piece of advice :
Avoid being face-to-face with the sick person.
Oh ok. I’ll do that. I have been more face to face, arms tighly wrapped around me , snot dripping on me in the last 24 hours than I have in the last 24 days. It’s just what happens when a little one is sick. Half of the reason he is already getting better is because he was happily sleeping (upright so he could breath well) ON me all night last night.
So CDC I will take your advice about covering coughs, washing hands, and disinfecting my house ( after your suggested house imprisonment period) , I am all out of cleaner. I will not take my child out to infect more people if anything just to save one mom from feeling like she isn’t doing the right thing by snuggling her sick child when she reads your advice. See us moms we will care for our babies however they needs us to care for them, even if it’s not up to CDC code.
ps in case you are wondering little man is standing on the couch in the next room taking full advantage of my lax policy on tv when we are stuck in the house. Proof that he is feeling better, he’s not face to face with me anymore.
EEK! How are you feeling? Hope it blows over quickly!
I hope your little guy is feeling better soon & that you don’t catch it. I LOVE reading all the helpful hints…they soooo don’t work when you have a toddler!
I feel like I have a cold but no fever so that’s good right?