I'm supposed to have brunch for 25 tomorrow morning. LO, 3.5 just came down with a 102F fever and a croupy cough. Most of the food is made and we've been cleaning the house and the yard for weeks. Part of me knew this would happen. I'm filing this in the 'this is why we can't have nice things' file.
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Yes. We are all sick and I am hosting Christmas Eve dinner tomorrow. We are all miserable with a nasty cold so nothing seems fun right now. And being home all week with both boys when I feel like crap is the opposite of fun.
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@travellingbee: Sorry, I hope everyone wakes up feeling better.
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We canceled going to a few fun activities due to a virus both girls had. And had a birthday party canceled due to their family coming down with the flu.
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We have had surprisingly good luck with colds so far this winter, but my older daughter was just up for 3 hours throwing up. I'm hoping it was from eating only cranberry sauce for dinner and not a bug. And now it's four am and baby just woke up to nurse and I haven't slept yet.
And we are hosting Christmas Eve and Christmas, MIL,bil, and his girlfriend are already here. Probably googling the nearest hotels from their beds...
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@travellingbee: Same here! Hope you feel better and can pull through!
DH decided to postpone our Christmas Eve plans to host because it just wasn't going to happen with me and 3 kids sick and him working all week and half the family arriving Friday. Plus our guests seemed relieved we did because they didn't want to visit a sick house or eat food cooked by a sick person! -
@skipra: luckily it's just my parents (who got us sick to begin with) this year. So we won't be infecting anyone. I seem to have finally turned the corner and woke up feeling a *little* bit better.... I hope you still get to enjoy the holiday!
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@Foodnerd81: ew yuck! Hope everyone is ok today and you enjoy your Christmas Eve!
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Yes - my 7mo came down with a cold Tuesday, had a fever overnight that was gone by morning. And we were driving 3 hours to my parents Wednesday. She was her usual happy self, so we went. Got to my parents and her fever hadn't come back but she was breathing really fast and was shaking, so we got to spend 5 hrs in the ER the first night of our holidays.
Now I've got it!
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Yes! I have a terriblessed cold and was meant to be on cooking christmas dinner. Instead I've been in bed and our menu has currently had 3 things I've had to.cull already. Sigh.
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@travellingbee: thanks. Pretty terrible night- the baby never went back to sleep so now I've been up with her for hours. Waiting for anyone else to wake up to take over so I can sleep. DH is still laying down with the toddler to keep her sleeping. She already woke up once to dry heave.
I don't know what to do about dinners. We have all the food for tonight and my other bil and his fiancé are supposed to come. I'm sure my mil can cook but this blows.
At least the cranberry puke has come out of the sheets.
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@tinyperson: oh no what did it end up being?! That sounds scary! I'm sorry you're sick too.
We were all sick last Christmas too.
I was 9 months pregnant and had bronchitis so on the plus side, at last I'm not pregnant this year?
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DD came down with a fever on Thurs night and we found out on Friday that she has strep. Thankfully it's something that can be treated. We just had to delay going to family's house by a day to give the meds a chance to kick in. I was dreading that I was going to have to tell her that we couldnt go to Grammy's house. She would've been devastated!
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DH just threw up. I'm calling it officially a stomach bug, not too much cranberry sauce. This sucks so much.
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Yep. Strep is running rampant in our town and I am just now recovering from it, and LO has a nasty sinus and ear infection. His 3rd Birthday party was canceled because of all the illness, poor kid.
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Sickness, yes...my son has had a fever since Wednesday night. It seems like it's better today, but he's still warmer than normal. And I finally broke down and gave him Delsym for kids last night to alleviate the coughing.
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Glad to find others to commiserate with amongst the sappy fun Christmas Facebook posts
my 4 year old had a stomach bug two days ago with projectile vomit etc. she's feeling a little better but I came down with it last night. We had Christmas Eve plans at the in laws and hosting 17 people Christmas Day. Needless to say it's been canceled or at least post poned -
@autumn865: I am so nervous our whole family is going to get this stomach bug. We have dhs mom, brother, and brothers girlfriend staying with us. I already told his other brother not to come tonight but the ones staying with us don't have much choice.
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@Foodnerd81: oh god. I'm sorry!
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@Foodnerd81: I ended up buying a carpet shampooer on Black Friday after my son vomited all over his crib and floor 5 minutes after going to bed on Thanksgiving eve! Since then someone has vomited at least once per week since then and the kids always do it on the carpet!
Hang in there mamas!!!!!!!!!
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@Foodnerd81: I'm sorry! I gave my family a stomach bug for Christmas last year. I hope it doesn't any spread further!
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Considering my 2yo has had one since 9/6 when he started school....no
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@Canoli: last night c started throwing up in bed and dh managed to get her to the bathroom without getting anything on the wall to wall carpet in her room or the hall. And it was EVERYWHERE in the bathroom. I'm truly amazed.
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YES. We have dealt with non-stop colds since about 3 weeks before LO2 was born up until now (he's 3 weeks old). I had to go through labor with a sinus infection and horrible cough and it made recovery much harder. This past week was the worst, LO1 had a cold which came with a fever of 101-103 for 5 straight days, so she was only able to go to preschool for a single day, and they sent her home early anyway. Of course after so many days exposed to it, DH, the baby, and I all got it too. LO2 now has a nasty sounding cough and I am terrified he is going to get a fever and we are going to spend Christmas Day in the ER.
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Ugggh, yes, & we traveled to visit family. Fortunately we're staying with my mom, so LO is getting extra love & care here, but it's been rough with every 2hr wake ups, lots of snot & sporadic fever & vomiting.
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@catlady: sorry! We went through that with lo2 last November. He was born in October after dd started preschool in September. Dd actually spent her first Xmas in urgent care with what turned out to be clogged tear ducts, and had to return because someone made a mistake on her chart and they needed her heart rate again. Hope it's all for naught with you!
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@travellingbee: it was negative for RSV, so just a virus. She's oozing green snot in ridiculous amounts, but she's happy!
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@Foodnerd81: wow! That is amazing!!!!
My 2 year old has a cold and this evening suddenly got a fever and passed out on the couch at dinner time!!!!!!
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Today went pretty much nothing like I pictured or wanted. But we ended the day reading ''twas the night before Christmas in bed, in matching Christmas pjs, and my LO seems to be on the mend. Inlaws all went out to dinner to get out of our hair so it was quiet and lovely. Looking on the bright side- and seriously hoping everyone is well tomorrow!!
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@Foodnerd81: I'm glad your day ended well. You deserve a break.
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DH has gone to bed super early for the 3rdnight - it's the stomach bug that is going around. DS1 started throwing up Sunday morning and it seems to take 3-4 days before you start feeling better. I hope DS2 does not get this.
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@autumnleaves: my sister had that long lasting stomach bug last week- and had a baby a few days later. Poor thing. I am really really hoping ours is faster...
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I hope everyone is feeling better today and able to enjoy the holiday, even if it's a little differently than planned!
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Our LO is still stuffed up & waking up frequently through the night. We're all sharing a room, so DH & I are both exhausted. The fever & vomiting seem to be behind us, though, so hoping the sinus stuff passes soon, too. I'm so tired & grumpy.
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Before bed last night, DS had a slight fever and woke up this morning with a runny nose. Luckily there's no family coming to visit, so it's only us he'll pass it to.
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Right there with you
LO2 has RSV and an ear infection. We were supposed to leave today to spend a few days but we're delaying. Doc said he would still be contagious until he's fever-free for 48 hours, and he had a 101 this morning. Such a bummer! We don't want to get my nephew sick because he's only 2 and will have to fly back home at the end of the week.
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No, but the stomach flu the weekend and week before Christmas sure did! I got it, my kid did, and then my hubby. Our 14 month old took a week to get better.
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We were doing good until SO woke up vomiting this morning. Now I'm hoping the rest of us don't get it.
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NO!!! We are ALL HEALTHY, noses dry and everything. It's a Christmas miracle.
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We hosted this year and 6 out of 11 have come down with a terrible stomach bug. I'm paranoid about my 7 week old coming down with it so I grabbed. my older kid and the baby and jumped ship and went to my parents house. I'm sure my in laws are offended but a sick newborn terrifies me.
I was 9 months pregnant and had bronchitis so on the plus side, at last I'm not pregnant this year?
my 4 year old had a stomach bug two days ago with projectile vomit etc. she's feeling a little better but I came down with it last night. We had Christmas Eve plans at the in laws and hosting 17 people Christmas Day. Needless to say it's been canceled or at least post poned Subscribe to our newsletter
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