Before having kids, I used to get sick once every couple of years. I had a pretty good immune system! After having kids I've been sick with 2 debilitating flus (that knocked out Charlie, me, Mr. Bee and our nanny), as well as a couple minor colds. In fact I'm battling a pretty bad cold right now. That's a lot of sickness in 2 years when I rarely used to get sick.
How bout you? Do you get sick often?
pear / 1852 posts
For most of my life I've been very healthy. The most unhealthy few years was the few years I was teaching, even after taking my flu shots!
I haven't gotten anything more than a headache while pregnant yet though, knock on wood!
GOLD / wonderful apricot / 22646 posts
Not too often. I sometimes get one cold a year. Otherwise, I've been pretty lucky. I've never been to the ER or hospital my entire life. The worst I've ever been sick was a fever, food poisoning, or a bad cough. (knock on wood).
hostess / wonderful apple seed / 16729 posts
I'm like you MrsBee. I consider myself fairly resistant to illnesses. I do usually have a cold each year but it's never enough for me not to go to work. Well, until this year... I got the flu about a week before I was due for my flu shot. I'm hoping I won't get sick like that for a couple more years.
nectarine / 2019 posts
I'm a cancer survivor and my immune system never really bounced back. I have an immune system similar to a 4 year old. Since their is a real live 4 year old living in my house, him and I are always sniffling this time of year. We both got strep, the flu, and somehow at the same time ended up with sinus and double ear infections. It's miserable for DH.
pomegranate / 3980 posts
Way more than I used to! I used to only get sick maybe two times a year but after my first child everything has gone down hill. I have been getting sick soooo much lately 
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21628 posts
I can't remember the last time I have been sick. My husband usually gets a cold around this time of year, but not me. I'm thankful for that.
grapefruit / 4049 posts
Same... I was so healthy before, but have been sick alot since having a child... Especially one in daycare/preschool. The worst was when our whole household got gastroenteritis (stomach flu) and the flu. I also got really sick once during my first pregnancy three times during my second pregnancy (including sinusitis). I never had these things before!!
cantaloupe / 6791 posts
I'm a preschool teacher so literally almost all the time. I currently have a cold and I get bronchitis on average every 2-3 months. It sucks, but I guess its to be expected while working with 20 four
year olds everyday.
kiwi / 545 posts
I get sick about every 4 months or so. But when I get a cold it lasts for weeks! This last time I couldn't take anything for the first time ever since I am pregnant. I was surprised that I got better faster when I didn't take anything. I'm willing to bet once BB starts coming to and from people's houses and/or daycare I will be sick a lot more often.
pomelo / 5866 posts
I used to get sick every 4 or 5 months. It lasts only a few days and almost always occurs with a lack of sleep and nutritious meals combo. After having a baby, I've been getting sick every 3 months and it's because stress is now a factor combined with sleep and nutrition deficiencies and we got ourselves a regular cold and/or other health flareups.
wonderful pear / 26210 posts
Not very often, but I usually catch a cold once a year. This year, I've managed to avoid it, even though I had LO and DH sick with colds and an eye infection. That was a miracle, considering how many times I had to wipe snot noses.
I am pretty strict about my vitamins and bed time. I don't skimp on sleep, which means I am in bed really early, but to me it's worth it.
GOLD / wonderful coffee bean / 18478 posts
Pre-kids I got that one bad cold per year. After, I tend to get little colds here and there when she has gotten sick but nothing too bad yet. I do get a ton of sleep so that definitely helps. Nothing is more important to me to in staying healthy than sleep.
GOLD / pomelo / 5167 posts
Pre-kids I would get sick 1 or 2 times tops in a year. But younger I was sick ALOT. Now that Mavrick goes to day care Im sick every second month or so. Not fun!
hostess / eggplant / 11068 posts
I don't get sick often but when I do, I'm down and out for a few days. When I get sick, I get VERY sick.
apricot / 321 posts
Not so often until I started working in a hospital. I always wash my hands and such, but I think my immune system has gone down a bit. I just got over a nasty cold myself. I lost my voice and everything.
GOLD / wonderful grape / 20289 posts
I rarely get a cold. My whole family was just sick ( hubby, mom, sil, brother ) and we see them all the time but thank goodness my lo and I didn't catch it.
I do get migraines pretty often though. A different kind of sick.
apricot / 307 posts
Since I started taking prenatals, I've rarely been sick. Right now, I've got a stuffy nose. I don't know if it's remnants of my husband's cold last week or something new or an early pregnancy symptom. I'm trying to avoid thinking about the last one because every time I think I'm pregnant, I'm not. So, I'm not even remotely thinking about that.
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