Stayseeliz Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 What am I doing wrong? We had hand, foot and mouth in October. We had the flu in December. We got colds in January. We had the norovirus in February and we have colds again now!! ARGH!!! We all eat very well-grass fed, organic, very little sugar, no food dyes, etc. Why do we keep getting sick????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: Alas, I cannot answer your question. i can only give you hugs. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer in MI Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 It's your turn. Sorry. That's all I got! We had a year like that two years ago. It was horrible. We haven't really been sick with much since! I hope this means you'll have a very easy time next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 I vote that it's just your turn -- ugh! You might try dosing everyone with extra vitamin D3, cod liver oil, and probiotics, but I do think some of it just the luck of the draw. How old are your littlest kids? Last year, I had a 3yo and a 6-month-old, and we got a lot of little colds. I think a large part of that was the small kids putting their hands all over nursery toys at co-op, probably mostly the 3yo, since the baby wasn't quite mobile, so I could generally give him our toys rather than the communal ones. This year, we've had nothing. I attribute that to a few things (aside from extra vitamins, which I'm bad about remembering to give): no winter co-op session, and I got super strict about going out in public -- no public water fountains at all, very limited trips to the library and other places with communal toys for small kids, and I actually wiped the grocery carts every time I used them (especially if I was putting the baby in them or having the preschooler holding the cart), which I normally don't do. I do believe in letting their immune systems strengthen by encountering small germs, but this year, being pregnant, especially, I really, really did not want the flu. But I think the biggest thing was no co-op -- last year, we'd have co-op on Friday every two weeks, and around Monday, someone would start sniffling. By the time it worked through all four kids, we'd be back to a co-op week, and it would start again. That's really the one thing that was very different this year for us, because we don't tend to go out a lot in public during the winter anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spryte Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: Right there with you. It stinks. I hope all of you feel better soon! Make some soup, push fluids, and get out some good books or watch movies. (FWIW, at the moment we have 2 kiddos on abx for strep presently, and a visiting mom with pneumonia. DS had Flu strains A and B, too - in addition to the strep. Aaaack. It's like living in a Petri dish. It all started when we took the littlest one to her well baby check - I'm telling you, every time we go to the pedi's office - we get sick, not matter the insane precautions we take!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimtaxi234 Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 We had three different virus strands hit our family in an 8-week period this winter so I understand your misery. I called us the House of the Plagues. HUGS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeganCupcake Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Those are all pretty different illnesses, so I don't know that you can protect yourself from all of them. Norovirus is incredibly contagious, so if you come into contact with it, it's pretty likely that you're going to get it--and spread it. And most every kid gets Hand, Foot, and Mouth sometime. Mine had a mild case a couple of years ago when it was going around the neighborhood and church nursery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stayseeliz Posted March 6, 2013 Author Share Posted March 6, 2013 Our ped who I love says that some years are just like this. It's frustrating though. We're SO far behind in school. It's insane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleIzumi Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 This winter has been CRAZY for virulent strains of junk. Ick. We got several when the kids weren't even in any outside classes, just church! These days I am quite happy with colds compared to what we had earlier and what other people have had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbgrace Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 We are having the worst year we've ever had. I think I have one child who is acting like a vector of illness for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali in OR Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Agree with this being a tough winter. I was hoping it was pretty much over, but there are a couple of illness threads now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GSOchristie Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 We had hand, foot and mouth twice, two months apart, then barfing right after Thanksgiving, then a cold starting Christmas Eve, followed swiftly by the flu on New Year's Eve (which stuck around for an entire month with all the secondary infections), and now Piper and Jackson have another cold with flowing green snot. I am over winter! I'm ready to throw open the windows and completely air this house out for several days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butterflymommy Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 I've been sick nonstop since september. Cold after cold, stomach bug, and now the flu. I eat, for the most part, very healthy, huge amounts of greens and raw fruit, get plenty of rest. I think it's just a really bad cold/ flu/ bug season. Other than washing your hands a lot I don't think there's much you can do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helena Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 We're sick again too! What the heck?! I've been in bed all day. I was watching a movie called After the Wedding, and it actually made me sick. So I'm vomiting and I have a cough and cold. I never want to look at that movie again. :) I just fell asleep watching Sleepless in Seattle and woke up just in time for the end. Had a nice little cry... all I need is that last 5 minutes! :rofl: That's my day in a nutshell. :tongue_smilie: For the first time in years I'm looking forward to summer. Hang in there everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stayseeliz Posted March 7, 2013 Author Share Posted March 7, 2013 We're sick again too! What the heck?! I've been in bed all day. I was watching a movie called After the Wedding, and it actually made me sick. So I'm vomiting and I have a cough and cold. I never want to look at that movie again. :) I just fell asleep watching Sleepless in Seattle and woke up just in time for the end. Had a nice little cry... all I need is that last 5 minutes! :rofl: That's my day in a nutshell. :tongue_smilie: For the first time in years I'm looking forward to summer. Hang in there everyone! I'm jealous that you get to stay in bed when you're sick! My day pretty much moves along at the same pace with 4 kids under 11. The little ones have to be taken care of whether I'm sick or not!! :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lluv Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 I also think it's just been a horrible bug/flu season. This has been the WORST winter our family has ever been sick. I think we've passed around some cold/flu 4x since October, 3 weeks ago was the worst of it. My 2 year old was so sick he didn't talk or really eat for 2 days, we were so worried about him. I am praying for a better Spring and am loading them up with vitamins! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasider Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Echoing the vitamin D. Our doc made a point for us to get our youngest child's levels up starting last summer. This is the first winter in her life that she has not come down with any horrible, weeks-long respiratory issues. Sorry you are feeling crummy. Long stretches of illness are certainly discouraging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JessReplanted Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 We're sick here too, but we've had a pretty mild year. Other years though, we have had non-stop illness. It's miserable. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stayseeliz Posted March 7, 2013 Author Share Posted March 7, 2013 I broke down and made a dr appointment for tomorrow for me. I'm going on day 5 of a solid, nasty, horrible cold/sinus infection. I'm so done with this. I know if I got to rest I'd kick these things faster but who has time to rest with kids? I did start taking vit D again this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Im so sorry. I was up at 4:00am cleaning up vomit. Now I smell like anti-bacterial hand sanitizer because we're having a birthday party here on Saturday and if anyone else gets sick, we're in trouble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiddenJewel Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Some years are just tough! But I will echo looking into D3. That made a HUGE difference to break the cycle for us when we were having more illness than usual. We have also found essential oils blends to work really well for keeping germs at bay here this year. One person would get a bug and no one else would. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasider Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Butterfly mommy, you are so right about the hand washing! I have lectured and lectured my kids about it until they "saw the light"! I do believe that's another reason we've avoided the plagues of this winter. And I agree with the many of you who have said this has been a bad year for all sorts of bugs; we have had friends all around battling lots of recurrent ickiness. Looking forward to the end of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathmom Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 At least one of my dc has been sick since February 15! It's getting really old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stayseeliz Posted March 11, 2013 Author Share Posted March 11, 2013 I finally broke down and went to the dr on Friday. Nasty sinus infection. I'm glad I went. Normally, I avoid antibiotics but I can't seem to kick this junk! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spryte Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 I finally broke down and went to the dr on Friday. Nasty sinus infection. I'm glad I went. Normally, I avoid antibiotics but I can't seem to kick this junk! :grouphug: Hope you feel better soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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