Christmas Flu Season
We spent most of winter break 2011 sick with the flu. Either we had. Or friends and family had it, seriously limiting playdates.
We celebrated Christmas early, on the 17th, a Saturday. Someone brought germs. DD1 was extremely fussy Monday evening. In the wee hours of Tuesday morning she woke screaming with a fever of 104. I gave her some medicine, which brought her temperature down. But didn’t help with the fussiness. And she was seriously congested. There was no going back to sleep.
She stayed miserable and developed a red eye. We were up all night again. Wednesday, we went to the pediatrician, who confirmed a nasty virus and conjunctivitis (pink eye). Giving a one year old stinging eye drops three times per day in each eye is a miserable task. DH helped.
I got sick next. This surprised nobody since I’d been up all night with a sick baby for two nights in a row. DH tried to help me at night so that I could sleep. But DD1 wasn’t having it. During the day, while healthy, she thinks him a rock star. At 2:00 AM, with a fever, she wanted mommy. I got a 104 fever too, and now understand why flu can actually kill elderly people. I haven’t been so miserably sick for years.
DD7 did not get sick, which is fantastic for her health. Unfortunately, she was bored to tears being stuck in the house with all of us sick people. DH got sick last. And he, DD1 and I still have lingering sore throat and congestion.
I need to remember this next year, and actually get the flu shot, instead of thinking that I will, but forgetting. DD7 got the flu mist. DD1 got something else, because she is younger. DH and I did nothing. Not a smart move.
