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

[lonelymumof3]

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.

now that sounds like a good idea Thomcat. You need some kind of back up help - every mum does. I know it's not always possible and it would be ideal to have friends and family available whenever, and this is rarely the case. However I think you need to really be firm with your doctor and insist on a home visit. Plus haul in any favours you possibly can (you can repay in kind). I hope things improve, really sympathise - three kids must be exhausting at the best of times, but when you are feeling ill...

Just a late addition to the conversation lm3 - if it happens again, try going online and sit them in front of cbeebies (or cbbc) via www.bbc.co.uk. It's got loads of interactive stuff and keeps mine amused for ages. Hope you're feeling better now.