I need some tips, we're all ill with what I think is tonsillitis or maybe flu at the moment. DH had it first and is still ill although his fever has just gone (it kept coming back), eldest has a fever which seemed to go and came back 10 hours later. 5mo is grizzling on and off all day and by 6pm is losing it and I really don't blame DC2 if they feel like we do.
I'm now progressively getting worse, I feel like I've been run over repeatedly, swallowed some knives and have the shivers to boot. DC1 and DC2 are both in our room and I'm up during the night with them both on and off, with DH up and about until about 1/2am ish if I need help then is sleeping in another room. I asked DH how on Earth he's managing working, he said he's hanging by a thread.
Eldest has bursts of energy, then plummets during the day. It means at times I have a normal 5yo to deal with and then followed by lots of crying and wailing and contact seeking (much like having a toddler again). Since I've got worse, we've camped out in bed as DC2 wants to be bf frequently anyway and only ventured out of the room for food. I feel awful for them. I accidentally fell asleep during the baby's nap time whilst the eldest watched a film on the TV, cuddled next to me. Before that, I did ask if we could go for a walk to get some air, DC1 said their legs hurt too much which, admittedly, they were unable to go downstairs for breakfast which is unlike them.
This evening I was so tired that I had to take a nap and leave him to try and navigate both of their bedtimes at once.
How else can I keep both baby and 5yo occupied whilst I feel like this? Are there any tips or tricks I'm missing?