https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 27 May 2026 09:37:19 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-it-been-a-rough-cold-and-flu-season-for-your-family#post-2716238 Sat, 25 Mar 2017 17:10:21 +0000 lawbee11 2716238@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm nervous to comment on this but no. LO had a virus that lasted a couple of days the week before Christmas and that's it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-it-been-a-rough-cold-and-flu-season-for-your-family#post-2716236 Sat, 25 Mar 2017 17:06:28 +0000 travellingbee 2716236@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>...and we have another illness! Grrrr... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-it-been-a-rough-cold-and-flu-season-for-your-family#post-2716234 Sat, 25 Mar 2017 17:05:04 +0000 DesertDreams88 2716234@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Well, consdering DH and I were hospitalized yesterday for norovirus, I would say pretty bad! We were traveling for spring break so we were 5 hours from friends and across the country from family. We were both admitted to the hospital overnight while throwing up stomach bile and getting oxygen and 3 bags of IV fluids each while having a cranky toddler with us in the ER at midnight. He had to sleep the whole night on his back strapped in the stroller bc they couldn't fit a hospital crib in the room :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-it-been-a-rough-cold-and-flu-season-for-your-family#post-2716170 Sat, 25 Mar 2017 12:14:59 +0000 SweetiePie 2716170@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Omg. Totally did jinx myself. Was up all night saying his tummy hurt and this morning he puked for the first time ever. 🙊 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-it-been-a-rough-cold-and-flu-season-for-your-family#post-2716140 Sat, 25 Mar 2017 10:10:09 +0000 PawPrints 2716140@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No not nearly as bad as last year. No stomach issues at all this year either. Huge relief. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-it-been-a-rough-cold-and-flu-season-for-your-family#post-2716135 Sat, 25 Mar 2017 09:32:00 +0000 BabyTsMom 2716135@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It has been a really hard season for us! He'll get a cold, then get better for a day or two, then get something else. This last round was a long, lingering cold with a nasty cough and runny nose. That progressed to a sinus infection that required antibiotics. He FINALLy got a week of relief. Then last night Im pretty sure he started getting hfm sores in his mouth. Ugh. I'm so over it!!!<br /> It's his first season in a daycare/preschool setting so I'm hoping next year won't be so bad. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-it-been-a-rough-cold-and-flu-season-for-your-family#post-2716069 Fri, 24 Mar 2017 23:01:59 +0000 SweetiePie 2716069@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Afraid to jinx it but its been fine. My LO just doesn't get sick often, even starting school this year. He's had maybe 2 colds and last week he had pink eye but that's it. I think I maybe had one cold in the fall? I actually don't remember the last time I had a cold.</p> <p>DH has probably been the worst of all of us but he's always gotten a lot of colds/coughs/ear infections. He's also the only one who doesn't get a flu shot! So maybe that's why. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-it-been-a-rough-cold-and-flu-season-for-your-family#post-2716063 Fri, 24 Mar 2017 22:22:19 +0000 youboots 2716063@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Scratch that I just found out what projectile vomiting looks like. During spring break- 90 min from home without a washer and dryer </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-it-been-a-rough-cold-and-flu-season-for-your-family#post-2716036 Fri, 24 Mar 2017 20:31:14 +0000 cascademom 2716036@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep, we've had stomach flu, flu, and various colds. Despite having sinus surgery last November, I still get sick with other stuff like kidney infection followed by shingles. By the time I got shingles, my body was pretty worn down from being sick and not getting enough sleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-it-been-a-rough-cold-and-flu-season-for-your-family#post-2716000 Fri, 24 Mar 2017 18:49:22 +0000 pachamama 2716000@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@travellingbee: we were sick from Sept- Feb. Virus, stomach bug and HFM. My guy was under a year tho, in daycare 3 days a week. It sucked but he seems sooo much better now., </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-it-been-a-rough-cold-and-flu-season-for-your-family#post-2715957 Fri, 24 Mar 2017 16:36:42 +0000 lioneyes 2715957@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>YES. constant cold/ear infections/fluid in ears for DS. I even got strep throat after Thanksgiving and am sick again now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-it-been-a-rough-cold-and-flu-season-for-your-family#post-2715929 Fri, 24 Mar 2017 15:21:35 +0000 travelgirl1 2715929@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Horrendous. Many colds, croup, stomach viruses and an awful cold for DH that left him with a facial palsy that isn't improving five months later. We are hoping for a much healthier spring! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-it-been-a-rough-cold-and-flu-season-for-your-family#post-2715917 Fri, 24 Mar 2017 15:05:22 +0000 anonysquire 2715917@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For us it's been like every other year. A stomach virus that only hit one of my kids, a cold that got my 2 oldest and my husband and then another cold this week that got my older 2 and put my newborn in the hospital with rsv. But to me it doesn't feel any different than other years haha! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-it-been-a-rough-cold-and-flu-season-for-your-family#post-2715865 Fri, 24 Mar 2017 13:20:07 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2715865@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! Constant colds, sore throats, and congestion. LO has also had fevers and HFM.</p> <p>Thank goodness for Theraflu and canned chicken soup. Next year, as a family, we have to do better. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-it-been-a-rough-cold-and-flu-season-for-your-family#post-2715862 Fri, 24 Mar 2017 13:17:16 +0000 bookwormmama 2715862@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It has been awful for us. I think my son has been off and on sick since November, but he got a horrible cold in February and gave it to DH and myself. It was horrible. We felt like we were dying. I thought it was the flu but we didn't have fevers, so I have no clue what it was. He's had another horrible cold that he's still getting over 2 weeks later. My son very rarely gets sick, so it's been really bad this year.</p> <p>My cousins' kids have been in urgent care almost every weekend this winter. She said the kids in her 4K class have been out constantly this month. One day she had less than 10 kids in her class! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-it-been-a-rough-cold-and-flu-season-for-your-family#post-2715842 Fri, 24 Mar 2017 12:49:35 +0000 2littlepumpkins 2715842@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@travellingbee: sorry. :( We had it rough last year but I feel like our lucky streak this year must be coming to an end soon. We've just had colds and lots of snot. Hoping we just got off easy this year. I've been really grateful for it because I've had other (minor) issues going on like trying to get my acidity (stomach) under control and headaches related to my jaw issues. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-it-been-a-rough-cold-and-flu-season-for-your-family#post-2715839 Fri, 24 Mar 2017 12:44:39 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 2715839@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We've had it easy. DD had one cold followed by a lingering runny nose that had to be treated with antibiotics. DH had one cold and then I caught it. Otherwise we've been well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-it-been-a-rough-cold-and-flu-season-for-your-family#post-2715808 Fri, 24 Mar 2017 11:47:09 +0000 Boogs 2715808@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It has been one of the rougher years we have ever had. And it still seems to be lingering. :/ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-it-been-a-rough-cold-and-flu-season-for-your-family#post-2715807 Fri, 24 Mar 2017 11:45:03 +0000 babypugs 2715807@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Lots of colds (which turned into an infection) stomach bugs, and one case of suspected flu for DD1. Didn't test her since I'd already paid $190 for a flu test earlier in the season (with insurance, ridiculous!). DD2 is ten weeks old and is on her third cold. I'm just grateful that we didn't get hit with anything worse and that DD2 never spiked a high fever. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-it-been-a-rough-cold-and-flu-season-for-your-family#post-2715780 Fri, 24 Mar 2017 10:49:21 +0000 catlady 2715780@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We've had many colds and no major illnesses so I'd say it wasn't horrible. The worst part was being sick with a bad cold right before, during, and after having LO2, and also all of us (including the baby) got another bad cold when he was only 2 weeks old. He's now almost 4 months old and of course has yet another cold which he is struggling with on top of his 4 month sleep regression. I'll be glad when the weather warms up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-it-been-a-rough-cold-and-flu-season-for-your-family#post-2715772 Fri, 24 Mar 2017 10:35:52 +0000 snowjewelz 2715772@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not too bad. DD1 had the flu, but her symptoms were mild. She also did get coxsackie but I forgot when that was! That was horrible. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-it-been-a-rough-cold-and-flu-season-for-your-family#post-2715379 Thu, 23 Mar 2017 19:44:26 +0000 azjax 2715379@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ugh yes. We've had stomach bugs, sinus infections, and multiple colds. Can't wait for summer! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-it-been-a-rough-cold-and-flu-season-for-your-family#post-2715377 Thu, 23 Mar 2017 19:42:37 +0000 youboots 2715377@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Luckily no. Besides her 2 year well visit we last went to the Dr in September for an ear infection. She's had a few colds but noting major.</p> <p>But she was violently ill for almost a month with HFM, croup and a staff infection in July sooooo I don't really believe there is a true season for illness. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-it-been-a-rough-cold-and-flu-season-for-your-family#post-2715375 Thu, 23 Mar 2017 19:40:54 +0000 travellingbee 2715375@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Canoli: the worst!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-it-been-a-rough-cold-and-flu-season-for-your-family#post-2715371 Thu, 23 Mar 2017 19:39:18 +0000 Canoli 2715371@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's been a rough stomach virus season for us! In January my middle son had it bad and passed the severity to my husband. My oldest, baby and myself on got it mildly but just when my husband starting feeling better he got it again bad! It was seriously a month of vomiting and diarrhea in our house! My middle guy got it again last week but thankfully very mild and less than 24 hours this time. It's constantly going around daycare and I'm so over thinking about vomit and diarrhea!!!!!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-it-been-a-rough-cold-and-flu-season-for-your-family#post-2715344 Thu, 23 Mar 2017 19:09:20 +0000 SugarplumsMom 2715344@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! I was sick for over a month (flu, acute bronchitis, cold) and just when I'm finally starting to feel better, DD comes home with another cold. She's been coughing in my face ... I'm a goner :crying: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-it-been-a-rough-cold-and-flu-season-for-your-family#post-2715340 Thu, 23 Mar 2017 19:07:47 +0000 fancyfunction 2715340@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Lots and lots of colds. Then M got the flu 2 weeks ago but luckily everyone else escaped it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-it-been-a-rough-cold-and-flu-season-for-your-family#post-2715338 Thu, 23 Mar 2017 19:05:34 +0000 winter_wonder 2715338@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! There was a 2 week period in December where dh, dd, and I want to urgent care 7 times between the 3 of us. Even now, I feel like one of us is always sick. Ugh. Hope your kids are feeling better! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-it-been-a-rough-cold-and-flu-season-for-your-family#post-2715303 Thu, 23 Mar 2017 18:24:51 +0000 travellingbee 2715303@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both of my boys have had constant cold and my youngest has had a stomach virus twice and the flu. My oldest had a stomach virus once. It feels like nonstop illness in this house this winter. Ready for it to all be done. </p>