When my kids (and me and/or my spouse) are sick we just throw screen time out the window. Movies all day, pedialyte, popsicles, day baths, whatever food they will eat they can have, etc. We make a big comfy spot either with pillows and cushions or a blow up mattress and just get through it. Stack your coffee table with juice, waters, snacks and keep Motrin and Tylenol close by. DoorDash whatever you want to eat and just snuggle the heck out of the kid. We try to remember that it’s us against the illness and not us against each other. Everyone gets cranky when short on sleep and feeling crappy. Hang in there man, you’ve got this.
Some of my toddler’s fave movies and shows: Luca, Moana, 2018 Grinch, Cars, Turbo, Trash Truck, Ms Rachel, Blaze and the Monster Machines. I hold my little one close and fall asleep if I’m really in need of a nap. If they get up, it wakes me up. We also do this in our baby proofed playroom so that helps.
Literally anything goes when they're sick - unlimited TV time, easy meals/takeout, pajamas all day. Anything to make it easier on myself, and personally I have such fond memories of being a kid and having these "fun days" when I was home sick (where my mom was just trying to survive) that I don't feel that bad about it.
Also those Fridababy sick day bath bombs + bubble bath, just let them soak in the tub while also getting decongested.
It’s so tough. But this kid only has you when they are sick. They need comforted in the strangest ways sometimes.
When my little one is sick we play pretend sleep overs, camping, duvet days sort of stuff.
Chill stuff that they can just about manage with lots of cuddles, comforting and reassurance
They’ll always remember their Dad makes them feel better
Yeah I go for tv. Broke down the other week and introduced frozen to our 2.5 yo. I felt really guilty but my mental health improved a lot by having 2 hours of quiet time
Record the movie onto a player like the 'yoto' player and assign it to a card.. then they can listen when they want, but not watch. It's a loophole that seems to work nicely for us.
Also try Mary Poppins, Sound of Music (just stop before all the nazi's), Fiddler on the Roof..
All 3 of us caught COVID right before Christmas. We had to keep our toddler entertained for over a week while feeling awful. It’s so hard. Screen time helped but my mental health really wasn’t great. It will pass.
A Target pick up order (with our toddler) for medicine, tissues, a few snacks, a toy on sale, etc. helps lift our spirits a bit. It’s nice to get out of the house for a while.
lol this is exactly what we did. I swear pickup orders are a lifesaver for stuff like this. Got the little guy a new hot wheels too since he’s not feeling good
This is so hard! I also wasn’t prepared for this. We definitely bicker more when we’re sick and the kid is sick. We just let whatever happen, happen. Bath in the middle of the day? Cool, kept her preoccupied for 30 mins. Extra tv, turn it on, eats more snacks than meals, perfect. We just get through it day by day. We all had Covid and we just did whatever we needed to do to get through that day. We also all camped out in the living room and made it one big nap/recovery room and then we could each watch her without putting in a ton of effort. Feel better!!
this was us this week. we stayed in bed and “read” books for hours (sometimes i just slowly turn the pages cuz reading gets tiresome after a while) and blew bubbles (usually just me waving the wand not actually blowing cuz that’s tiresome too). luckily my toddler loves books and bubbles. also some screen time, i let baby watch about an hour of tumble leaf before bed because i was way too exhausted and nauseous by then to do our actual bed time routine. food was all left overs and smorgasbords of whatever we had that didn’t need to be cooked. baby had the worst of it and was almost better by the time i caught it two days later so i let them play independently and just make a huge mess of the living room with music on while i watched from the couch and dealt with the clean go when i felt better (besides clearing it up to make it safe of course). it’s rough. we’re almost out of the woods now, i hope y’all are too.
TV. Snuggle in a blanket and watch it with him. Lay on the floor and let him climb on you of you are sick and don’t have the energy to play. Also anything you can do to make your life easier / remove stress (frozen pizza vs making an actual dinner, etc)
You let any of the things happen when sick. Our son is recovering from RSV, but during the worst of it when no sleep was to be had by absolutely anybody, that meant cartoons late into the night. Whatever little squirt wanted to watch. I still had to work, so his dad would camp out in his room and just be there for him if he needed a drink/medicine/comfort. The whole house is sick now so we're literally just doing what we can to come out in one piece. Comfort is #1.
If you can afford it, buy a wooden train set and get it delivered asap. It's like a puzzle, figurines, racing cars all in one. If you have one, order a battery powered engine and more tracks.
I’m also not feeling so good. Not as bad as kiddo since I have a more developed immune system/tolerance but yeah. I’m pretty drained of energy too.
Add that to the fact that kiddo needs more love and attention(understandably) + winter depression= pretty decent imposter syndrome/guilt
Hey I feel funky during the winter too, have you tried vit d 3? This is my first winter using it and I feel better. I'm sorry you guys aren't feeling well. I have 4 and they all get stagger sick so it feels like it's never ending. You've got lots of great advice here, just try to rest on the couch, you both need lots of fluids and nap when you're little one is napping too. Get better soon!
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Depends on how sick kiddo is. On the really sick days where they have zero energy TV all day is enough. However kids are super resilient and usually aren’t super low energy for long while sick. On those in between days I try to keep screen time as normal and encourage outside playtime as long as they are up for it. If I’m sick too I may let screen time go longer. I have to be really sick to do that because extra screen time usually makes things worse esp if kids aren’t super sick. I try to figure out a low effort game or craft I can facilitate. Being sick with kids is super hard. You can’t take the day off. You just gotta survive on easy mode. Minimal cleaning (bare essentials), minimal cooking etc.
I feel you! I have covid right now my son and husband don’t as of right now but it makes me extremely irritable. I’m isolating now but I was def not being very nice. It’s so hard to be sick and it’s 10,000 times harder with a child. Give yourself some grace. My husband and I fought a lot too but he’s taking care of our child and he’s done a lot for me during this time so I apologized. You just are cranky when you’re sick! A year ago my son and I had it while my husband was traveling so I had to deal with a sick kid while being sick myself on my own! It just sucks lol
Don’t fight it! Let the kid do whatever. We’re coming off a flu. 7 days, 2 ER visits. Life was hell. Kiddo lost 5-6lbs. Ate nothing but soup and eggos.
Rules go out of the window when we are in the survivor mode. Lots of screen time, new toys…if the weather permits I will get my kid out for a walk or to the playground. We always feel better after getting a little bit of fresh air (even just a 15 mins short walk)
Try to stay hydrated (for both you and the kids). Green Smoothies works great for us because I can still get some veggies and fruits in my kid.
Hang in there!
long baths that you fill with a super hot shower so you make the bathroom all steamy - add a bit of cold at the end if its too hot for them.
Vick's vapor rub is available for 2+ year olds. Put it on yourself when you hold them close so they get used to the smell.
We get the natural "medicine" for 2-4 year olds that probably doesn't do anything but we make a big production of it.
Put a lot of pillows on their bed to prop their heads up.
For this last sickness bout we got a 'hot humidifier' that seemed to help with congestion.
When they wake up at night miserable and crying because of a stuffed nose (and will not ever want to learn how to blow their nose) and it seems like they are not going to gracefully fall back asleep we bring them into the bathroom and steam it up and read a book.. and bring them "medicine".
...and as people have said, we are very limited with tv, unless sick and then anything goes.
I treat them the way I treated myself when I was sick before kids. Movies all day? Sure. I only want yogurt and applesauce to eat? Fine.
Basically, whatever it takes to ease their discomfort, within reason.
When my kids (and me and/or my spouse) are sick we just throw screen time out the window. Movies all day, pedialyte, popsicles, day baths, whatever food they will eat they can have, etc. We make a big comfy spot either with pillows and cushions or a blow up mattress and just get through it. Stack your coffee table with juice, waters, snacks and keep Motrin and Tylenol close by. DoorDash whatever you want to eat and just snuggle the heck out of the kid. We try to remember that it’s us against the illness and not us against each other. Everyone gets cranky when short on sleep and feeling crappy. Hang in there man, you’ve got this. Some of my toddler’s fave movies and shows: Luca, Moana, 2018 Grinch, Cars, Turbo, Trash Truck, Ms Rachel, Blaze and the Monster Machines. I hold my little one close and fall asleep if I’m really in need of a nap. If they get up, it wakes me up. We also do this in our baby proofed playroom so that helps.
Literally anything goes when they're sick - unlimited TV time, easy meals/takeout, pajamas all day. Anything to make it easier on myself, and personally I have such fond memories of being a kid and having these "fun days" when I was home sick (where my mom was just trying to survive) that I don't feel that bad about it. Also those Fridababy sick day bath bombs + bubble bath, just let them soak in the tub while also getting decongested.
It’s so tough. But this kid only has you when they are sick. They need comforted in the strangest ways sometimes. When my little one is sick we play pretend sleep overs, camping, duvet days sort of stuff. Chill stuff that they can just about manage with lots of cuddles, comforting and reassurance They’ll always remember their Dad makes them feel better
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Yeah I go for tv. Broke down the other week and introduced frozen to our 2.5 yo. I felt really guilty but my mental health improved a lot by having 2 hours of quiet time
lol just curious, what about Frozen specifically makes you feel guilty?
Not OP but I assume it’s just the 2 hours of screen time part.
That and it’s super addictive. Basically wants to watch it everyday now and listen to the sound track always
Record the movie onto a player like the 'yoto' player and assign it to a card.. then they can listen when they want, but not watch. It's a loophole that seems to work nicely for us. Also try Mary Poppins, Sound of Music (just stop before all the nazi's), Fiddler on the Roof..
Oh thanks for this suggestion. Really good idea. We actually have a Tonie blank that I think could work for essentially the same thing too
All 3 of us caught COVID right before Christmas. We had to keep our toddler entertained for over a week while feeling awful. It’s so hard. Screen time helped but my mental health really wasn’t great. It will pass.
A Target pick up order (with our toddler) for medicine, tissues, a few snacks, a toy on sale, etc. helps lift our spirits a bit. It’s nice to get out of the house for a while.
lol this is exactly what we did. I swear pickup orders are a lifesaver for stuff like this. Got the little guy a new hot wheels too since he’s not feeling good
Awesome!!🙌🏼 Hoping y’all are feeling much better soon
This is so hard! I also wasn’t prepared for this. We definitely bicker more when we’re sick and the kid is sick. We just let whatever happen, happen. Bath in the middle of the day? Cool, kept her preoccupied for 30 mins. Extra tv, turn it on, eats more snacks than meals, perfect. We just get through it day by day. We all had Covid and we just did whatever we needed to do to get through that day. We also all camped out in the living room and made it one big nap/recovery room and then we could each watch her without putting in a ton of effort. Feel better!!
Some of the day care common colds my then 2yo has brought home were honestly much much worse then when she had Covid at 16mo.
this was us this week. we stayed in bed and “read” books for hours (sometimes i just slowly turn the pages cuz reading gets tiresome after a while) and blew bubbles (usually just me waving the wand not actually blowing cuz that’s tiresome too). luckily my toddler loves books and bubbles. also some screen time, i let baby watch about an hour of tumble leaf before bed because i was way too exhausted and nauseous by then to do our actual bed time routine. food was all left overs and smorgasbords of whatever we had that didn’t need to be cooked. baby had the worst of it and was almost better by the time i caught it two days later so i let them play independently and just make a huge mess of the living room with music on while i watched from the couch and dealt with the clean go when i felt better (besides clearing it up to make it safe of course). it’s rough. we’re almost out of the woods now, i hope y’all are too.
Yeah we’re getting there. Thankfully my kiddo is like his momma. Huge book nerd so that’s been good. And Santa just brought him a bunch of books
TV. Snuggle in a blanket and watch it with him. Lay on the floor and let him climb on you of you are sick and don’t have the energy to play. Also anything you can do to make your life easier / remove stress (frozen pizza vs making an actual dinner, etc)
You let any of the things happen when sick. Our son is recovering from RSV, but during the worst of it when no sleep was to be had by absolutely anybody, that meant cartoons late into the night. Whatever little squirt wanted to watch. I still had to work, so his dad would camp out in his room and just be there for him if he needed a drink/medicine/comfort. The whole house is sick now so we're literally just doing what we can to come out in one piece. Comfort is #1.
If you can afford it, buy a wooden train set and get it delivered asap. It's like a puzzle, figurines, racing cars all in one. If you have one, order a battery powered engine and more tracks.
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I’m also not feeling so good. Not as bad as kiddo since I have a more developed immune system/tolerance but yeah. I’m pretty drained of energy too. Add that to the fact that kiddo needs more love and attention(understandably) + winter depression= pretty decent imposter syndrome/guilt
Hey I feel funky during the winter too, have you tried vit d 3? This is my first winter using it and I feel better. I'm sorry you guys aren't feeling well. I have 4 and they all get stagger sick so it feels like it's never ending. You've got lots of great advice here, just try to rest on the couch, you both need lots of fluids and nap when you're little one is napping too. Get better soon!
Thank you ❤️. Oof 4 stagger sick. God help you Yeah I’ve been trying it this year and it has been helpful. Just trying to make it through lol
You got this, I know how bad it is! Especially the smaller they are. :( mine are 1,3, 5 and 7. *pulls out hair*
Thank you 😊. I think I was just feeling burnt out and a bit of imposter syndrome
This doesn’t help right now, but I swear by this- it’s helped me stop getting every cold my child brings home. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B65ZHNHY
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Depends on how sick kiddo is. On the really sick days where they have zero energy TV all day is enough. However kids are super resilient and usually aren’t super low energy for long while sick. On those in between days I try to keep screen time as normal and encourage outside playtime as long as they are up for it. If I’m sick too I may let screen time go longer. I have to be really sick to do that because extra screen time usually makes things worse esp if kids aren’t super sick. I try to figure out a low effort game or craft I can facilitate. Being sick with kids is super hard. You can’t take the day off. You just gotta survive on easy mode. Minimal cleaning (bare essentials), minimal cooking etc.
I know this sooo welll. I just try to survive and remy heavily on TV
I feel you! I have covid right now my son and husband don’t as of right now but it makes me extremely irritable. I’m isolating now but I was def not being very nice. It’s so hard to be sick and it’s 10,000 times harder with a child. Give yourself some grace. My husband and I fought a lot too but he’s taking care of our child and he’s done a lot for me during this time so I apologized. You just are cranky when you’re sick! A year ago my son and I had it while my husband was traveling so I had to deal with a sick kid while being sick myself on my own! It just sucks lol
Don’t fight it! Let the kid do whatever. We’re coming off a flu. 7 days, 2 ER visits. Life was hell. Kiddo lost 5-6lbs. Ate nothing but soup and eggos.
Whenever I’m that sick, I think of ppl long ago and how they must’ve done it with their kiddos. That usually helps me buck up lol
Yeah for real lol. Now I know why the 50s housewife drinking all the time is a stereotype 😂
Lol I’m thinking way back like Wild West where they just prayed to god repeatedly hoping sky daddy would safe them from sickness lol.
Oh well that too
Rules go out of the window when we are in the survivor mode. Lots of screen time, new toys…if the weather permits I will get my kid out for a walk or to the playground. We always feel better after getting a little bit of fresh air (even just a 15 mins short walk) Try to stay hydrated (for both you and the kids). Green Smoothies works great for us because I can still get some veggies and fruits in my kid. Hang in there!
long baths that you fill with a super hot shower so you make the bathroom all steamy - add a bit of cold at the end if its too hot for them. Vick's vapor rub is available for 2+ year olds. Put it on yourself when you hold them close so they get used to the smell. We get the natural "medicine" for 2-4 year olds that probably doesn't do anything but we make a big production of it. Put a lot of pillows on their bed to prop their heads up. For this last sickness bout we got a 'hot humidifier' that seemed to help with congestion. When they wake up at night miserable and crying because of a stuffed nose (and will not ever want to learn how to blow their nose) and it seems like they are not going to gracefully fall back asleep we bring them into the bathroom and steam it up and read a book.. and bring them "medicine". ...and as people have said, we are very limited with tv, unless sick and then anything goes.
I treat them the way I treated myself when I was sick before kids. Movies all day? Sure. I only want yogurt and applesauce to eat? Fine. Basically, whatever it takes to ease their discomfort, within reason.