Sick AGAIN at Xmas! - Need support

[Solo2]

Last Xmas my twins had the winter vomiting flu and on Xmas morning, I got it too. Xmas Day I spent in tears on and off, (and in the loo) unable to provide the kind of Xmas I'd wanted for my sons. Xmas dinner was stale bread and crisps, as none of us could really eat .

I PROMISED them that we wouldn't be sick this Xmas....and now I've got some kind of stomach flu again...headache, nausea, sore throat, aching etc. They ALWAYS get any virus that I've got and I ALWAYS get what they have. So I just KNOW that in the next few days, one will get sick, followed by the other.

Trying not to be pessimistic here...but feeling pretty bleak. There is only us at Xmas time (no ex. and my parents are now dead and siblings never meet up with us). So I'm feeling as if we're facing yet another depressing time - sleepless nights for me, mopping up their vomit and desperately needing to get some sleep myself, as I feel so ill....food supplies running out and unable to get out to shop for anything that we might be able to eat, without having to get us all ready to go (they're too young to leave alone in the house....

If I wasn't ill right now, I might also be feeling a bit down in any case, as everyone we know is either going away somewhere exotic or snowy for Xmas or has masses of family to see/ visit. Being ill means we can't get out and about, which might stop me focusing on being v alone and help me feel part of the normal bustle of life out there...

Can anyone think of anything to say that might pick me up a bit or might help? - or even share similar experiences that might just make me feel less alone?

[merrycompo]

aw you sound like you put yourself under too much pressure and the stress of it all could be making you ill?
I know it is really rerally hard but you need to do whatever it is that relaxes you
so as soon as the twins are in bed have a relaxing bath and go to bed early
xmas day is ages away really so plenty of time for you to recover and the dcs IF they get it
hth
really sorry you're family are so crap too

[pushmepullssantassleigh]

Poor you . I am always ill at Christmas too. Might not be as bad as you fear though.

Including today there are 10 days to Christmas day. Most bugs have incubation periods of 2 to 5 days so they will probably get it this weekend if they are going to which gives loads of time for them to get over it before Christmas.

Fingers crossed for you all!

[shoptilidrop]

Poor you.
BUT christmas is 10 days away still, lots of rest, vit c and hopefully if everyone does get it, they will be feeling better by xmas day.

Im sorry, thats not much help. I know what its like and its rubbish, esp when you are on your own.
I had one horrible year when DD was 11 months, she got a D&V bug, and i got it too... it was horrendous, lasted 6 days. WE didnt leave the house for 8 days. One day i think i just sat on the loo all day throwing up in the sink and had her held over the bath while she was doing the same ( TMI)

God, when i think now i dont know how i did it.

You will cope, everything crossed they dont get it.

[SleepingLion]

Fingers crossed that they don't get it and as others have said, Christmas Day is over a week away - plenty of time for you to recover if you take it easy.

But to put your mind at ease, why don't you plan ahead? In a 'what would happen if we WERE feeling under the weather' kind of way - i.e., make sure that you have nutritious, simple meals in the freezer (arrange a grocery delivery online) so that if you don't feel up to cooking a fancy lunch or don't fancy one anyway, there is something tasty to heat up. Make sure you have blankets and duvets and pillows and cushions ready to make the living room into a snuggly base on Christmas Day and a good pile of DVDs/record some of the huge number of films coming up (Matilda this Sunday, for a start!). That way, if you do wake up on Xmas morning feeling rough, you can settle all of you down in the living room for the day and enjoy a relaxing, unstressed day. Your twins will still enjoy opening and playing with their pressies and make sure you put something lovely under the tree for you too - some bath goodies and candles so once they're in bed you can have a relaxing evening!

[Solo2]

Thanks for the sensible messages and the support. It really helps to be reminded that Xmas is still some days away and we might all be well by then. I feel a bit better today and whilst the DSS have colds, neither has yet got what I seem to have.

SleepingLion - that's a great idea and I'm getting prepared right now, in case we are all stuck in the house, ill and sick. It's like a practical preparation for the worst.

Many thanks again.