Total pity post. Mostly light hearted. Amusing distractions very welcome.
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We should have a red cross painted on our front door.
We (DHL, DS and I) have had a flurry of illnesses pretty much all winter. DS is two and in nursery part time, so he brings home every bug going. My immune system is a bit shot from being run down and overtired for 2 years, cracking my ribs over Christmas and general festive stress.
DS had croup over Christmas. Poor mite could barely sleep for making seal noises and neither did we. We've all had endless coughs and colds that never seem to fully go away. Last week was supposed to be my first week back at work and I came down with a fluey virus that wiped me out - achey, temp, sore throat, slept for three days. Started to feel better on Friday, enjoyed being happy mummy again for a total of two days and now this.
I started vomiting at 5pm and can't stop. No water stays in me. I am shitting water every 20 minutes.
DH said he had 'an upset stomach' this afternoon and took himself off to bed for two hours while I tried to convince DS I was fine and to play with his trains at the other end of the bathroom while I had my head firmly down the bog. DH emerged from bed to confirm that he had in fact not been sick, just "felt a bit icky all day". I put DS to bed as he was crying for me (after much handwashing, clothes changing and trying not to breathe on him) and now it sounds like his croup is back.
It's like the somme in here. I'm considering taking myself out to lie under a hedge and vom and shit myself in peace until it passes.
Please talk me down, tell me your sick house horror stories to cheer me up, or give me a good kick up the arse (bit mind your toes)!