I am going to sound nuts to many. But this is a reality for me. I think of sickness bugs every single day. Norovirus is on my mind massively at the moment. People around me have had it. I need to go near them for Christmas when they only had it a few days ago. I'm constantly worried my child will pick it up at school. I've just booked my son a treat at a role play center for his second birthday next week. All I'm thinking is I hope we don't pick a stomach bug up. Winter is not the best time for going to these places is it.
The reasons I'm anxious about it are. I'm terrified of getting it when I have the kids to look after. If my kids get it the only reason I freak out is its contagious. It's not so much the mess or seeing it happen. I just don't want it.
My feelings were triggered when my child was 18 months old. We got out a taxi and 2 minutes later she threw up all over my mum's sofa. We'd been to playgroup two days before. Then she carried on for hours. Then 6 weeks later we got it again from playgroup as 48 hours later she started throwing up allover the house. Then six months later it happened again 3 days before Christmas. I spent all Christmas Eve worried we would start with it and Christmas would be ruined.
I don't know how to stop worrying. As a kid I probably had two bugs. None as a teenager and then 2 in my early twenties. Since having my DD ive had three stomach bugs. It wiped us out for a week.
I sometimes think will we get it every year without fail or will we avoid it some years. I'm so sick of having to worry about norovirus striking and ruining birthdays and Christmas. I feel like i can't plan things in winter. I'm so worried it will start when we are out. I know how irrational this all is. Please me nice to me. Any helpful advice. As I've already said I'm not phobic of the sick or dealing with it. It's the thought of me getting it or the kids starting in public with it.