Children have been poorly at home for three weeks

[BreastfeedingMomma2019andup]

Hello, my daughter had a fibril convulsion brought on by fever three weeks ago ever since she’s been poorly with back to back colds and fever, my Little baby boy (7months) now has it. Basically we have hardly left the house for the last three weeks. I have been constantly cuddling and soothing and my house is a wreck. I managed to get a cleaner in yesterday the poor woman and am feeling better about the house now, but it feels like every time I try to do something get some jobs done make food do washing (it’s me most of the time as my husband works very long hours 6.30am - 7pm) my children want me and the only way to pacify my three year old is to put paw patrol on. This has gone on over the past few weeks and I’m worried about how much she is watching she is pretty much addicted and screams for it to go on I say no and then I’m ashamed to say I give in just to get a minute. I’ve tried getting her to play, I want to be that mum who makes Christmas cards with her and bakes. We have all the stuff ready which she would always love but since being poorly all she wants to do is watch tv. It’s driving me mad I feel like such a bad mum but I don’t know what to do. Any advice? I can’t seem to catch a breath or break the cycle

I feel like I have lost my creativity and my energy. I haven’t done exercise in god knows how long and I miss it. Anyone got any advice for entertaining your children whilst poorly, keeping on top of the house, feeding them and yourself and not lose the complete plot? Any schedules people do, any tips at all? Really feeling hopeless it’s all getting on top of me. Am I overthinking this? Should I just let my daughter rest and watch tv? How much is too much tv? What else can you do when they’re not well?

Be kind to yourself, looking after poorly DC is draining, even more so if you are housebound.
Can you go out out even just for a walk? Fresh air will do you all good.
I think paw patrol on repeat is fine for situations like this.
Then when they are better in new year you can distract with trips out and activities etc so TV time will naturally decline.
Put paw patrol on and try and do something for you, read a book , have a bath or maybe do some xmas prep.
This time will pass and it will be easier soon. Hopefully your DH is off over Xmas snd can help

Thank you for your kindness @Runnerduck34 that really helped me. I hope you have had a wonderful Christmas xxx

I remember a winter like this, two years between them youngest starting school in the September. Between the two of them two years apart they brought home everything that winter. I remember looking out of the window and praying for spring.

It's soul destroying but after that they rarely missed a day of school. Let the TV run on, give in to it. At least you can dash to the kitchen, loo now and again.

I was shopping in the evening when OH back from work. I remember noticing other exhausted, haggard mums leaning on trolleys