I am SICK OF BEING ILL.. Would like sympathy.. Long

[jellybelly25]

Since we moved into our new house two months ago we've all been ill. I thought, stress of moving, new environment, etc. I have just never really recovered. At the beginning of November I had a nasty cold and sore throat that resulted in me completely losing my voice on dd1's birthday. It took about 10 days to feel even remotely normal, but I've been snotty ever since, and every time dd2 has a bad night (which is maybe 2 nights out of 7) it floors me and I get the throat and big snots which then stops me from sleeping the next night, when in line with sod's law she will probably sleep brilliantly. At various points I have also had major peaks and troughs in my energy levels, like hyperactivity, followed by being totally bowled over with fatigue at random times of day, eg falling asleep on sofa at 6pm while dds eating their tea, and a major loss of appetite and nausea.

At the moment I have the throat and cold again, and a dicky stomach, and literally cried at the thought of walking to school this morning, but now feel fine. (My friend took dd1)

My aunt is coming to take dd2 (19mo) away this morning which is good as I normally just muddle through the day after baby group (which usually knocks me out so much that I am useless during her nap and get no chores or unpacking or DIY done at all, so the house is also filthy and a state) and I end up putting Cbeebies on ALL THE TIME so I can lie down on the sofa. I feel awful about this as everytime we enter the living room she now switches the TV on and as a tantrum when I decide it's been too much telly and switch it off.

Am MISERABLE

Tbh I'd book an appointment with your GP.

Hope you feel better soon.

I've got one booked for Tuesday so am gonna try to avoid sugar and hyperactivity inducing stuff beforehand otherwise they will think I am lying!

Thanks for the message

just wanted to send lots of sympathy your way, I'm off work with fatigue and know how awful it is when you can't even contemplate doing the simplest things.... go see your gp, but also, (not easy with children), would you be able to give yourself a few days of total rest? sometimes your body just needs time off to recover

take care, and hope you get better soon

I think thats exactly what I need but a few days is not possible. I am at home with them and its v difficult for dh to take time off at the moment, my mum also works full time, so its only my aunt who can help. Today is my opportunity to sleep so now she's gone that's what I'll do. Thank God for retired aunts! Bless her.

Thanks for the sympathy it does help... And I hope you get better and return to work soon, it is really hard to explain to people why you just can't DO anything.

no, i thought that was probably the case. well just rest when you can, and don't feel at all guilty about c beebies/ diy etc, resting is more important. I hope your gp helps, and if not, see a different one, i had to see a few before i found one who i felt understood where i was coming from (the rest just thought i wanted to skive off work!). could dh give you a rest at the weekend, or just do some of the cleaning etc? (i found it helped when dh cleaned up at hte weekend, felt more relaxed resting in a tidy home). also, little things like doing supermaret shop online etc mean there's more resting time.

hope the rest this morning helped! you are lucky to have such a nice aunt nearby