https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 05 Apr 2026 08:47:52 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-such-a-whiner-im-sick-again#post-1369298 Thu, 23 Jan 2014 08:10:55 +0000 erwoo 1369298@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T-Mom: I don't blame him. It's so easy to see a doctor here. I was about to go see one today even if I know this annoying cough will go away... I did, however, stop by a local pharmacy to get some nasty tasting cough medicine that made me a little sleepy. She did warn me and said not to take it while driving long distance. So it's okay to take it while driving short distances? LOL! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-such-a-whiner-im-sick-again#post-1369295 Thu, 23 Jan 2014 08:09:06 +0000 erwoo 1369295@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Alivoo01: Thanks!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-such-a-whiner-im-sick-again#post-1366344 Wed, 22 Jan 2014 10:28:42 +0000 T-Mom 1366344@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@erwoo: Yeah.. my parents keep threatening to move back there for the medical care (my dad is a major hypochondriac)... I said go right ahead and while you're at it, take my kids there over the summer so they can learn Chinese.. :-) Feel better! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-such-a-whiner-im-sick-again#post-1366124 Wed, 22 Jan 2014 09:25:29 +0000 Alivoo01 1366124@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@erwoo: *knocking on wood for you* at the thought of every time you put the tissue bucket away someone else gets sick. No. No. No. NO!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-such-a-whiner-im-sick-again#post-1365976 Wed, 22 Jan 2014 08:04:18 +0000 erwoo 1365976@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Jellyfish: Thanks! I have been drinking lots of honey green tea and also taking this herbal honey straight up to help with my voice as I lost it yesterday and it's still not fully back. I sound like a man! ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-such-a-whiner-im-sick-again#post-1365975 Wed, 22 Jan 2014 08:03:37 +0000 erwoo 1365975@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Alivoo01: Thanks!!!! Yeah, go away annoying bug! I hope I'm the last one to catch something so I can put the tissue bucket away. Wait, maybe I shouldn't b/c every time I put it away someone gets sick... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-such-a-whiner-im-sick-again#post-1365973 Wed, 22 Jan 2014 08:00:34 +0000 erwoo 1365973@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T-Mom: I think I know what your'e talking about. I'm taking our helper to get her required physical and other things done tomorrow so I'll probably check at a nearby pharmacy. Sheesh...maybe I should just see the doctor myself. LOL! I'm holding back for now... Worse case, I'll go see on on Friday. Or even this weekend. The great thing about living here is that there are local clinics open evenings and weekends and for a really affordable price without insurance. But they just prescribe you a zillion meds (mostly for symptomatic stuff). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-such-a-whiner-im-sick-again#post-1365970 Wed, 22 Jan 2014 07:57:43 +0000 erwoo 1365970@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. wagon: Oh no!!! I know exactly what you mean! I said the same thing - "you've got to be kidding me!!!" - when my youngest started this low grade fever thing. He's had a low grade fever on and off for three weeks and it goes away the next morning too. It's really weird. The doctor said it's prob a virus and sometimes it can go on for 3 weeks. I hope that's it b/c we are at the three week mark or is it four? I lost count! And now I'm sick twice in a row. I was JUST getting over it and, bam, instead of coughing less I started coughing more and more and now I get uncontrollable coughs in public! And Chinese people (I'm Chinese, btw. :P) run really fast to the opposite direction when they see you cough and don't wear a mask. That happened to me yesterday... The whole mask thing is kind of annoying b/c it gets so hot but I'm wearing it now at home while typing this reply b/c I don't want to get my kids sick. Hope you guys get over this crazy illness thing soon too!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-such-a-whiner-im-sick-again#post-1365962 Wed, 22 Jan 2014 07:50:28 +0000 erwoo 1365962@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@autumnlove: Yes, but I'm running low! Wah... going to have to see if I can order some more but it will take a week to get here though and hopefully I'll be better by then. I'm still getting our helper up to speed, but she really doesn't need much direction as she's already been doing things automatically which is great. I just have to tell her my quirks about certain things and about the boys and their habits and what they eat, etc. I need to be less anal... :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-such-a-whiner-im-sick-again#post-1363866 Tue, 21 Jan 2014 11:34:47 +0000 Jellyfish 1363866@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Drink lots of hot liquids, try honey &amp; lemon or ginger &amp; rock sugar/brown sugar. Feel better! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-such-a-whiner-im-sick-again#post-1363778 Tue, 21 Jan 2014 11:16:14 +0000 Alivoo01 1363778@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T-Mom: Great suggestion!</p> <p>Or brew yourself a strong cup of ginger water. That usually helps sweat out the nasty stuff.</p> <p>Hope you feel better soon. I feel terrible for you and your family with the constant bug of some sort gnawing at y'all. Go away sickness and stay away!!! Sheesh! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-such-a-whiner-im-sick-again#post-1363704 Tue, 21 Jan 2014 11:02:54 +0000 T-Mom 1363704@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@erwoo: you poor thing.. have you tried the loquat cough syrup? Should be super easy to find where you are. That's what my mom made us take growing up.. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-such-a-whiner-im-sick-again#post-1363449 Tue, 21 Jan 2014 09:56:15 +0000 mrs. wagon 1363449@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@erwoo: ugh, I feel your pain... someone in our house has been sick since the beginning of december. We've basically been on lockdown/quarantine every single day. I think we have ventured out to somewhere other than work or daycare maybe 3 times?? And that includes all the holidays and days off / weekends!!! Ughhhh!!! My youngest just spiked another fever while we were at a friend's house on Sunday (this is the third time since beginning of december) and I was like, you've GOT TO BE KIDDING ME. Luckily it looks like it was a 24 hour thing because it went down yesterday and she was down to 97.5 this morning, so she's off to daycare, but I'm not totally convinced. I'm SO DONE WITH ILLNESS!!!!!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-such-a-whiner-im-sick-again#post-1363378 Tue, 21 Jan 2014 09:31:39 +0000 erwoo 1363378@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@autumnlove: Yes! I'm about to take one now b/c I'm going to bed soon. I'm still showing her what I do around the house. It's hard to remember it all but she tries and she's already great! If I wasn't so particular about things I wouldn't have to tell her to do anything! The hard part are my boys. They haven't warmed up to her so they won't let her do anything for them yet. My oldest might warm up sooner b/c he always wants something and she can help with that. LOL! My youngest... this kid is tough! She keeps trying with him though but I've had to tell her to let him approach her first and let him be comfortable around her first. But I know she sees how attached he is to me and how I can't do a lot of things b/c of him and wants to help. Today she tried to go get him after he woke from his nap and she would go in and he would say "NO!" I heard it a couple of times. It was funny, sort of! I had to go pick up my oldest and just snuck out; but before leaving I gave her a toy to bring to him and he was fine. As long as I'm not around he's fine. He doesn't have a choice. Haha! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-such-a-whiner-im-sick-again#post-1363304 Tue, 21 Jan 2014 09:06:30 +0000 autumnlove 1363304@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I hope you feel better! Dayquil is great!</p> <p>Is your live in helper up to speed yet? I hope she takes good care of you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-such-a-whiner-im-sick-again#post-1363288 Tue, 21 Jan 2014 08:57:10 +0000 erwoo 1363288@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaBehr: Thanks! I know. I feel like our kitchen counter is an open medicine cabinet. Yeah, Nyquil totally makes me light headed and I just couldn't function the next day. I actually felt worse. So I take their Dayquil before I go to bed now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-such-a-whiner-im-sick-again#post-1363279 Tue, 21 Jan 2014 08:50:29 +0000 MamaBehr 1363279@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@erwoo: I can't believe you are still dealing with illness!!!! I hope you feel better soon. I don't have any suggestions, my go to is NyQuil, but the last time I took it I felt light headed and funny the next day too (since 2009 I've been able to take it once between being pregnant and breastfeeding!) I hope you get some relief soon. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/im-such-a-whiner-im-sick-again#post-1363232 Tue, 21 Jan 2014 08:21:31 +0000 erwoo 1363232@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's been almost 5 months since we moved to Asia and this is the second time I've been sick since and I was barely recovered from my last "cold" or whatever it was! My husband probably got me sick. He's never gotten me sick, ever, when we lived in a huge house with an eastern king size bed (the wider kind); but now that we're in an apartment in a queen size bed and in a city with a bazillion people (you know what I mean) I guess it's more likely that I'll catch whatever he catches since we live in such close quarters. Blech. I've been coughing for three weeks now and I'm losing my voice for the second time in a month. Yay me! I can't wait until we pass the 6 month mark and can start enjoying some healthy beings in this house and can comfortably go out without worrying that one of the kids will have a fever the next day. That seems to be the trend. So weird! Anyway, so in the last 24-hours I've taken a Claritin (thinking maybe I have allergies but nope) and Mucinex and I feel like taking a Dayquil now. I'm afraid to take Nyquil b/c I don't want to wake up light headed and have to get my oldest ready for school. </p> <p>Okay, done with my whine. Anyone can recommend a good cough remedy? I'm coughing up a lung or two and am now losing my voice again. I've tried tea with honey, honey alone, um, and what else? I forget. Oh, I made some chicken soup today and drank some of that. Maybe I need to drink one more bowl before I go to bed tonight.</p> <p>Oh, and for the first time in 4 years I can take whatever I want to relieve symptoms! Breastfeeding both of my boys was great but I did miss being able to take things to help ease all the yuckiness that comes from a cold. </p>