Both children unwell at the same time - unsure what to do

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So my son aged 3 just woke up crying, coughing, red cheeks, I think it might be a very bad cold, he has been off his appetite today as well, but he is coughing a lot now and lots of winging due to feeling unwell. I’ve put him in mine and my husbands bed as he prefers to sleep here when he is unwell. My daughter who is only 6 months is also unwell, but she’s still her happy self, just a very runny nose and at night when laying down she is bunged up which can wake her up (this happened last night). She also sleeps in our room in a next to me cot but I am worried both kids will keep each other awake.

We do have a spare room, do you think it’s a good idea to keep the kids separate and we both stay with a child each? Or me being the go to parent, am so best to stay with both kids in my room and send my husband to the spare room? He also works so feel it’s unfair if he has to wake up in the night to deal with the kids.

My baby girl is due to go down for the night soon and I have no idea where to put her or if I should move my son and put her in her next to me as usual.

Any ideas or suggestions would be a huge help! Bot beeb in this situation before! Thank you! X

Id split the kids up - your DH can cope with one night of possible broken sleep.

Personally I’d just put all the kids in one bed with you especially if you are the one they want right now to provide comfort (single mum of twins plus singleton here) and just have your husband wait on you hand and foot bringing you drinks and snacks whilst you snuggle in bed watching TV

Id keep husband away from the kids. He can be the one to carry the load - making sure everyone is fed, house is tidied. Then I'd sacrifice myself to the bugs and nurse both kids.

Or the other way around.

But that's how we would do it. Try to isolate so someone doesn't get sick

I’d sleep in your room with the DC and send your DH to the spare room.
You can always take DS in to your DH in the night if he can’t settle

I'd split the kids up so they have a better chance of sleeping, each kid gets a parent (not necessarily the same parent all night if one child keeps waking)

When my DS3 year old is ill, I lift his cot mattress and put it on the carpet next to my bed. He loves having his own sleeping space but also feels comforted with me nearby. His pillow and duvet naturally follow.

If both kids sick, then as above, DD5 is in our superking with me and hubby will sleep in her bed.

I too would split them up. Each take one so you can each give your attention to the one who needs you. Kids still get horrendously sick even when you have two working parents, so having to work isn’t really an excuse for getting out of tending a poorly child in the night. Also means you aren’t completely knackered given it will be you looking after both of them tomorrow.

I'd move the cot and put DD in DS' room, husband in spare room, you share with DS in your bed. Kids won't wake each other, husband gets sleep for work. Get a supermarket delivery for as soon as you can, easy foods, ice lollies, Calpol, tissues. Good luck!

I'd try them both in one room and see if you can all sleep. If they are keeping eachother awake then move one of them. If it's just awful and you can't get much sleep at all, tag with him in the middle of the night so you can both maybe get a 3 hour block. Then caffeine tomorrow.