Ds *smells* sick. Can anyone else smell sick on their kids?

[*********]

He slept in over an hour later than usual this morning. He says he feels fine, but his breath has *the smell. You know, the same smell his breath has everytime he's sick. He says he feels fine, but, I'm skeptical.

 

So, am I weird, or can other people smell sick on their kids?

[unsinkable]

Yes.

 

And i am pretty sure strep throat does have a distinctive smell.

[teachermom2834]

No one believes me but I swear I can smell a fever.

[Guest CarolineUK]

Yes, definitely. Both DH and I are very aware of it. It's not an actual bad, 'sick' smell, just a different smell that we know always accompanies a tummy bug. I really don't know what it is, and DH has never volunteered an explanation, as a scientist he usually has a theory on most things like that. Thinking about it, we haven't had any tummy bugs for a while, oh, the memories, four children throwing up one after another :eek:.

 

Hope he's feeling better soon, and that it's not too hard on mama.

[Guest TheBugsMom]

Yep, fever has a smell as does other sicknesses, especially on little ones.

[babysparkler]

I can too. Glad it's not just me.:D

[abbeyej]

Strep has a particular smell. And dh can tell when I'm getting a sinus infection before I can because of smell.

[*********]

Greaaaaaaaat. He's not hungry for breakfast, because his 'tummy feels a little funny', and his throat is a little sore.

 

Oh pleeeeeeease, not strep. :glare:

[ChristusG]

Is this some sort of special supermom power? I think I missed the boat when God was handing out this power.:D

[JessReplanted]

My Dr. has said that you can smell a sinus infection on my son's breathe. It may be what your son has. :(

[*********]

He just asked for chicken noodle soup. At nine in the morning. Ugh. He's sick.

[unsinkable]

unsinkable whispers, because she doesn't want to offend, but she thought it was so funny...does anyone remember the beginning of Away We Go?

[lionfamily1999]

I can too. It really scares me when I smell the sick, but the person insists they're fine (I end up wondering how bad the sick is and tie myself in knots).

[skirch]

He just asked for chicken noodle soup. At nine in the morning. Ugh. He's sick.

 

Sorry he's sick, hope it doesn't last long. I too can smell when dd is sick. DH used to think I was crazy but I've never been wrong so now he's a believer.

[freethinkermama]

He slept in over an hour later than usual this morning. He says he feels fine, but his breath has *the smell. You know, the same smell his breath has everytime he's sick. He says he feels fine, but, I'm skeptical.

 

So, am I weird, or can other people smell sick on their kids?

 

I don't have much of a sense of smell, but my husband call smell "sick" on our kids. He says their breath smells "metallic." He smells it before the kids start showing symptoms. Interesting :)

[delaney]

Yup the feverish sour smell. Mine woke up with it and is wheezing AGAIN. Thankfully it is a no school day b/c PS is out today and half of mine are in and half are HSing.

[kewb]

My dh can smell sick. He has an over developed sense of smell. If my family had to rely on smell for survival we would have died out decades ago. I can, however, see the sick before symptoms really show up. My kids give it away with glassy eyes.

[MariannNOVA]

I can 'smell' it. Strep, sinus, you name it. My older dd who has chronic lyme's, OMG -- I think I will know when she is finally rid of everything b/c hopefully the smell will be gone.

 

DD11, well, I don't smell anything right now, but I am watching her as I suspect that in about a day, she may need to have her throat swabbed. Mother's Intuition.;)

[GWOB]

I can smell it! I thought I was just weird. Glad to see I'm not the only weirdo.

 

Hope you little guy feels better soon.

[CalicoKat]

so why does my dfs always smell like a pair of dirty socks -- even fresh after a bath?

 

Bad nutrition? Detoxing cigarette smoke?

 

No matter what he's got that aroma.

[Jan in SC]

I can smell ear infections. Yes, it is as nasty as it sounds! It smells like day old chicken wings. Our old ped asked if I wanted a job walking around the waiting room and telling some moms to go back home and point out the ones that need to be seen!

[Tangerine]

I wander around all day going "I smell vomit!", "Don't you smell that?!", "How can you not smell that?", "Smell my hair...does it smell like vomit?". Then one of my kids throws up.

 

I've learned to listen to my nose now.

[*********]

I wander around all day going "I smell vomit!", "Don't you smell that?!", "How can you not smell that?", "Smell my hair...does it smell like vomit?". Then one of my kids throws up.

 

I've learned to listen to my nose now.

 

That. is. hilarious.

 

I mean, er, it's not funny that your kid got sick. But, you know, asking someone to smell your hair to see if it smells like vomit? That's kinda funny...

[Dawn in OH]

Ever since my first pregnancy I have had a heightened sense of smell. I can smell things no one else in my family can smell including sickness.

 

I always thought it was just one of the gifts of motherhood.

[secular_mom]

Yes, so can my 16yod. I usually associate smells with other smells, so when one of my Littles is getting sick I smell Children's Tylenol or cold medicine.

[Tammyla]

:grouphug::grouphug::grouphug:

 

Some germs smell funny/funky, sinus infection, strep, ear infections and a bunch of others to me too.

 

One of our old pediatricians used to have mine breath in her face to smell it. I remember thinking how strange it was. That was years ago, and I had no idea what she was doing. :bigear:

[Nakia]

Definitely!! I can smell them getting sick two or three days before. I always tell my husband it's coming, and now he finally believes me!

[elise1mds]

My daughter's preschool teacher almost didn't believe me when I said I could smell a fever. But it's true.

[vettechmomof2]

I can smell ketones a mile away and have been known to go up to strangers in public to let them know they smell ketonic:001_unsure:

[*********]

Ok, he hasn't eaten, his belly and throat feel 'funny', and he has strawberry tongue. Plus, he's got the whole stinky, sick breath going on. No rash, white bumps in his throat, or fever (yet), but I'm calling strep.

 

I emailed his ped, she said to wait until tomorrow to bring him in. I was concerned that if it IS strep, the rapid strep test won't pick it up yet (since it JUST started), and it would just be too early to tell. So, if he's not back to better by tomorrow, we'll go in.

[Nakia]

Ok, he hasn't eaten, his belly and throat feel 'funny', and he has strawberry tongue. Plus, he's got the whole stinky, sick breath going on. No rash, white bumps in his throat, or fever (yet), but I'm calling strep.

 

I emailed his ped, she said to wait until tomorrow to bring him in. I was concerned that if it IS strep, the rapid strep test won't pick it up yet (since it JUST started), and it would just be too early to tell. So, if he's not back to better by tomorrow, we'll go in.

 

Yep, sounds like strep. When my kids get strep, they never have any white patches on their throat or redness. They have that raunchy breath, headaches, stomach ache and/or vomiting, and a fever. I'm sorry your little guy is sick. :(

[OH_Homeschooler]

I can smell ear infections. Yes, it is as nasty as it sounds! It smells like day old chicken wings. Our old ped asked if I wanted a job walking around the waiting room and telling some moms to go back home and point out the ones that need to be seen!

 

I smelled my first ear infection about a year ago. I never had ear infections growing up but DD needed to sleep with us and I just noticed a strange smell. I made her brush her teeth again, thinking it was her breath. The next day she was screaming in pain because her ear hurt so much. :( So now I know what that smell is if I ever smell it again.

 

I did have a lot of strep throat growing up so I may be able to smell that. The smell of tonsil stones is just terrible.

[JennyD]

I can smell it! I thought I was just weird. Glad to see I'm not the only weirdo.

 

 

Same here! I always wonder if maybe I'm imagining it, but then they always, always turn out to be sick.

 

Hope the little one feels better soon.

[Papillon Mom]

My daughter has a certain smell when she is sick too! Moms are so weird!

[Medieval Mom]

I can smell it! I thought I was just weird. Glad to see I'm not the only weirdo.

 

Hope you little guy feels better soon.

:iagree:

 

 

Definitely!! I can smell them getting sick two or three days before. I always tell my husband it's coming, and now he finally believes me!

 

Me to! :lol:

 

I can smell ketones a mile away and have been known to go up to strangers in public to let them know they smell ketonic:001_unsure:

 

I haven't told anyone in public, but I can definitely smell it in my dh. He's so slender, that if he doesn't eat when he's hungry, I can smell it. ;) I just about went nuts with my first pregnancy; we had a friend living with us on the Atkins diet. The smell of her diet and, unfortunately, herself, curdled my stomach. I never said a word to her about it, though. We'd sit across the breakfast table from each other, she with her plate of bacon, me with my banana, and she'd try to convince me I was eating the most unhealthy thing I could have chosen. That still tickles me. A banana! :lol:

[kwickimom]

I cant smell it, but I can see it.

 

My kids never get fevers (each of them have only had one) or ear infections (none of them have had one) or strep (just one round of hand foot and mouth disease for the boys).

 

They however get a horrible round of stomach virus every.single.year. My DD gets it soo bad that she lands in the ER for dehydration. 24 hours before they get it I can see it in their eyes. They get really glassy. Not watery or red, just glassy. They remind me of my DH's taxidermy eyes :lol: He thinks I am nuts, but I can see it every time!!

[mo2]

Yes. And I once had a doctor tell me, "Smells like strep." I took that as confirmation that I'm not crazy (in that regard, anyway).

[silliness7]

Oh I totally can smell it. I smell it on dh mainly. It makes him so mad when he leans in for a kiss and oooooohh! I smell sick breath. Get away! It is nasty and it is not the same as bad breath. Breath mints do nothing for it.

[catalinakel]

Wow. I am capable of so many things as a mom, but I have never smelled sickness....but, then again, my kids are just very rarely sick. But I am sort of jealous I have missed out on this superpower.

[Parrothead]

Greaaaaaaaat. He's not hungry for breakfast, because his 'tummy feels a little funny', and his throat is a little sore.

 

Oh pleeeeeeease, not strep. :glare:

That could be sinus drainage. Dh took dd to urgent care two weeks ago for what we thought was strep. Turns out it was sinus drainage making her throat raw.

 

And usually strep doesn't cause stomach upset. At least it didn't for me the 12 billion times I had it between birth and age 25.

[justamouse]

not weird, I can smell it too.

[runamuk]

I can smell it, too, even before they are showing any symptoms. My husband thinks I'm weird, but has to admit I'm always right.

[Forget-Me-Not]

Yep, my kids smell 'off' when they are sick, and my mom says the she noticed the same thing about us.

 

My DH is a family practitioner and he definitely says there is a 'strep smell'.

[Nakia]

That could be sinus drainage. Dh took dd to urgent care two weeks ago for what we thought was strep. Turns out it was sinus drainage making her throat raw.

 

And usually strep doesn't cause stomach upset. At least it didn't for me the 12 billion times I had it between birth and age 25.

 

It could definitely be sinus drainage. My middle daughter has had strep 3 times in the last year, and every single time she has had vomiting, a headache, and fever, but no sore throat. It's kinda weird how strep affects people so differently, huh?