Is anyone else with young children constantly ill?!

[Sarah493403940]

I have a 1 and 3 year old and between me and my husband not a month goes by where one or both of us isn’t ill. The kids actually don’t get that unwell, the odd sniffle or mild funny tummy when we have full on vomiting bugs etc but me and my husband always seem to have something and both feel exhausted and quite low about it as it makes everything so much harder.

for example just this year, in 7 months I’ve had 4 sickness bugs. I’ve had god knows how many colds and currently have a horrible chest cold which my husband has had for months. Inbetween this I eat very well, loads of fruit and veg, exercise, don’t smoke or drink. I’ve been to docs and had everything checked. The kids even sleep better at the moment so I get a decent sleep although I’m probably still catching up as they both used to wake loads for a long long time.

is this normal?! Anyone else have this?

Yes, it's crap isn't it. I feel like we're coming out of it now, mine are 3 and 4, but it's been a long slog. I even ended up in hospital last year after back to back chest infections. It's weird as I've always been someone who just doesn't get ill. Until the kids were born I could probably count on one hand how many sick days I'd had and now I wonder how on earth I managed to stay well for so long!

@Cakeandslippers yes same here before the kids I hardly got ill! And I used to eat a lot less healthily and go out late / get drunk on the weekends before the kids 🤔 glad to hear it ends eventually…

I know this is a bit late but YES op, I have 4 kids and I keep getting illnesses that last forever. Currently have a 3 week chest infection. In May I had an ear infection that left me totally deaf in one ear for 3 weeks. The problem is my DH never gets sick so I feel like a complete nuisance with it all!!

When my eldest was 3, yes!!!

She seemed to bring EVERYTHING back from nursery. Hand foot and mouth was handsdown the worst. It's so uncomfortable! I had to disinfect my hands and wear gloves at work 🙄

And yes, aaaaaaaalllll the tummy bugs.