How do you cope when you're all sick?

[cristeen]

Except the baby, of course. Mama and Daddy are both laid flat by this stupid bug. I spent last night praying to the porcelain goddess (without benefit of alcohol), and today am totally weak with aches and pains, hot flashes and chills, etc. Enough that I'm leaving the baby in his stroller because I'm afraid of dropping him. DH luckily doesn't have the nausea, but he has the rest. And I'm thinking the last 2 days baby has been miserable were because he was sick (he's fine today though).

Neither of us has any energy, but the baby sure does! How do you cope when you're in this situation? We don't even have anyone we can call to come help us.

[Peony]

I put babe in a bouncy while I lay on the couch, or lay in bed with baby rolling around on the other side. In the 7 years of parenting, I've got sick many, many times but have only had two illness that have left me very ill and not functioning. Course I had young babies both of those times. You just do whatever you have to go get through the day/night, all while hoping tomorrow you will feel better!