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what to do with the kids when you feel ill??

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lonelymumof3 · 29/07/2004 12:47

i am feeling a bit under the weather today...i was ok when i got up but the past few hours i have been fainting and feeling pretty yucky for no reason...i dont want to leave home incase i faint in the street. I have no garden and the kids are bored or colouring. I can't stand up for too long cos i feel faint again. What can i do with the kids to entertain them.

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joanneg · 29/07/2004 12:50

have you made a doctors appointment?
when I am not well I try and recruit babysitting help. Failing that I must admit that I let them watch tv/videos to keep them entertained if they are bored of everything else. I hope that you feel better x

Hulababy · 29/07/2004 12:51

If you are fainitng then I would phone up to see the doctor. Can you get anyone round to baby sit for you?

Twiglett · 29/07/2004 12:54

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Thomcat · 29/07/2004 12:55

Ring dictor and demand he come out to see you I reckon. ecxpalin you keep faining and it would be dangerous to leave house and you're worriued about kids.

Thomcat · 29/07/2004 12:56

Why do you think you're faining. What else do you feel? have tou eaten something today, are you drinking lots of water?

Thomcat · 29/07/2004 12:56

Ring dictor and demand he come out to see you I reckon. ecxpalin you keep faining and it would be dangerous to leave house and you're worriued about kids.

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lonelymumof3 · 29/07/2004 13:26

cant get in to see the doctor....will have to walk there and its about a mile. I have eaten and drunk plenty. I have nobody to help with the children either. Probably just the heat. The kids are running round driving me mad at the moment....have put video on for them but they cant sit still long enough to watch it!!!

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lonelymumof3 · 29/07/2004 14:26

anymore ideas anyone??? the kids are driving me nuts!!!

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lavender1 · 29/07/2004 14:41

lonelymumof3, sorry you're not feeling well...can think of a few things to do, but might involve house getting messy:

  1. Ask them to get sheets/ blankets out of your airing cupboard or wherever you keep them and say they can make a den under your table, with the sofa

  2. turning your living room into a shop/railway station/cafe/restaurant/hotel/business...ie. if a cafe a few tins from your cupboards, money, dressing in your/dressing up clothes, shoes and all and playing whilst you watch (them make a mess) play (mine always love me watching them play) and let them make business cards/signs/ designate the boss etc...sounds a bit messy but mine have been doing it for last couple of days in the garage mind (but if not well would be in the house) and have had one hell of a time

  3. Hide and seek

  4. get a big rug on living room floor, wooden spoons, get them to make eye patches and say they can play pirates ...they have to find a desert island and hunt for treasure (they could make a treasure map and someone has to get something to hide and the others have to find it with a series of clues)

Have forgotten to ask how old they are? but imho any role playing with you saying you don't mind them making a mess is great for all of you

or get them to do all your polishing ( a bit ott but hope you get some ideas and have a better afternoon) lavxxx

acnebride · 29/07/2004 14:42

nightmare lm3! i don't have kids the same age as yours so just ignore if not useful. Can you lie down flat on the floor while they pretend you are whatever they want to pretend (nicked from libby purves). Can they climb round the room without touching the floor, 3 times? (apparently my great great grandmother's suggestion) can you ring a help agency or local NCT and just get a couple of hours of help from somebody - anybody? is the oldest one old enough to take the others on a walk or bus trip? Are you certain the doctor won't do a house call - worth a try, they can only say No? Whereabouts are you?

acnebride · 29/07/2004 14:43

Oh yes, health visitor! Try if the health visitor will come out and see you. And don't sit there thinking of all the reasons they shouldn't bother with you - yes they should.

Kayleigh · 29/07/2004 14:44

what did the doctors say when you said you were too ill to get to surgery ?

do you have a neighbour you could ask a favour - even if it's to take the kids for half an hour ?

Can't remember how old your kids are lonelymumof3. How about sitting them down with some plain biscuits (rich tea/digestives) let them put faces on with raisins (stick them with jam) then they can eat them. Might keep them quiet for a bit.

Thomcat · 29/07/2004 14:50

Why can't the doctor come out to you if you need him and can't get there?

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lonelymumof3 · 29/07/2004 14:58

they said if it gets worse to ring them back and they could TRY and fit me in tomorrow!!!! doctors wont come out here,....even when i had a bad migraine one night when i was passing out and being sick....they told he to take paracetamol!!!! even though my migraine tablets (that are like horse tranquillisers) didnt work!!

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Doody · 29/07/2004 15:01

Sorry to hear your not feeling great
You could try calling the NHS Direct helpline, the number we have here is 0845 4647, they are very helpfull if your not feeling good and may help with a few suggestions, especially if you cannot get out to docs.

Kayleigh · 29/07/2004 15:03

that's ridiculous. what do they do with bedridden patients. Make them come into surgery ???

Have you rung your health visitor ?

Kayleigh · 29/07/2004 15:06

just read my post back and i sound really harsh. sorry, really feel for you and want to try and help. wasn't snapping at you honest

lavender1 · 29/07/2004 15:10

am sorry lonelymumof3 didn't realise quite how bad you felt my suggestions maybe seem a little inappropriate, hope you get some help soon.

bundle · 29/07/2004 15:14

lm3, do you know what your triggers are for the migraines? apart from stress, obviously...

Thomcat · 29/07/2004 15:16

That is outrageous. Where do you live. Is there seriously no-one you can call on for help? Like the girls said have you rung your HV yet?How are you feeliong now, any better? Are the kids being better /less bored for you now.

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lonelymumof3 · 29/07/2004 15:22

HV said to rest!!!! YEAH RIGHT!!!

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lonelymumof3 · 29/07/2004 15:25

there seriously is NOONE to help either.....

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handlemecarefully · 29/07/2004 23:51

lonelymumof3

Are you are a single parent or is there a dh or partner? If I am feeling ill I tend to insist that my dh comes home from work to look after the kids (and he's a workaholic, so is loathe to do so but will if I insist).

If you are on your own, then I think you let them eat chocolate, watch tonnes of tv ...anything to keep them quiet (i.e. stuff that you would normally ration). You can always appeal to their better natures as well by telling them that mummy feels ill so can they play quietly and not bother you too much....My daughter is only just two years old, and a fortnight ago I felt really queasy one afternoon and had to lie down. I explained to her that 'mummy feels ill' and even at that tender age she seemed to respect that and made a real effort not to bother me. Okay she only had to be really 'good' like this for around an hour and a half (until dh got home), but she did do it...

Thomcat · 29/07/2004 23:56

Where do you live? What area? could we put out a request, see if there is another mumsnetter near you?

Kayleigh · 30/07/2004 12:27

lonelymumof3, how are you feeling today? have you been able to see the doctor ?

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