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Advice for boosting my immunity please ..

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canarygirl · 25/05/2007 09:58

Crikey I am unwell again, this is the fourth illness in two months I have picked up from my little ones. Two sickness bugs and two bad colds and a cough which has gone on for two months. I am finding it very hard to keep going at the moment with lack of sleep, having a fever and no help with the children (DH is useless, but I won't go there or tears will start ) As I can't see any more sleep will be coming my way in the near future - DH leaves all the nighttime getting up to me as he stays up late drinking beer, wakes me when he comes to bed, then dd1 wakes about 1am and dd2 at 5am needing a wee. I've tried talking to him but it gets to the point where I am just repeating myself over and over so I've given up, I think I would have to keel over for him to take any notice of how rough I feel. I know he works hard, but so do I and he can't see that being exhausted is probably contributing to me picking up every bug under the sun.

Oops I've rambled now, anyway what I was wondering was if anyone can offer any advice for supplements or vitamins that would make me feel a new woman and would mean I could survive on little sleep and a useless DH (I love him really but he makes me want to scream ). Thanks for reading and sorry for moaning.

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ELR · 25/05/2007 16:43

dont know really but i have a book called immunity foods for kids its by lucy burney and it has loads of recipes in for boosting immunity, other than that just try to eat your 5 a day and have a bath everynight before bed, my dd wakes me up most noights to tell me she is going for a wee she is nearly 5 its so annoying xx

bluejelly · 25/05/2007 16:55

Sleep is the key
Can you get him to take the kids out every sat afternoon whilst you sleep for 2 hours?
Can you sleep when the baby sleeps in the day?
I know how you feel am permanently shattered and no dh to help out... I grab extra ten mins whenever I can!

paulaplumpbottom · 25/05/2007 16:56

I agree with Bluejelly Sleep sleep sleep

canarygirl · 25/05/2007 20:15

Thanks everyone, I knew sleep would be the key. If only I could invent a pill that would make you feel like you've had a good night's kip I would be rich .

Unfortunately I can't manage sleep while dd2 is sleeping as dd1 is jolly demanding and has dropped her nap grrr. Now the idea of DH taking them out is good, but he's only managed taking them both out alone once since dd2 arrived 8.5 months ago and then I had to plead while vomiting everywhere - you see my problem . I keep telling myself one day at a time .... am feeling a bit better now and tommorrow's another day

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