When Mom is Sick

Posted by Barb Hacker Jul 23, 2008

We had a stomach virus go through our family recently. Luckily, it was a mild one. But, it still made for a difficult day or two, especially the day that I was sick. With three kids at home, the youngest an infant, it was a long day. I was counting the minutes until my husband came home from work.

Days when I am sick are the times that I let things coast in the house a little. The television becomes a welcome friend and remains on most of the day. I also relax my screen time rules for my oldest son and let him play computer games longer than usual.

With the two older kids occupied in front of a screen, I just had the baby to care for. This was the most challenging part of the day, but I kept nursing him, confident that my breastmilk will keep him from getting the virus.

To end the day, my husband picked up dinner on the way home and we all went to bed early. So, it wasn't a great parenting day. There was no connection time, very little of our usual routine and a lot of short tempers. Luckily, this virus was a quick one and we are on to better days already.