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Felled by a virus
I've always been a pretty self-reliant sick person. I don't get sick often, and when I do, I am pretty sure I'm not too needy or whiny - though I will call my mom and beg for some pastina, which she has made me since I was a tot when I didn't feel well.
Today, though, is different. I came home early from work and went to urgent care. Turns out I have some kind of virus. I can handle the 103-degree fever, and the incessant coughing, and the intermittent headache. But I am reduced to a needy pile of goo by the fact I can't hug Nicholas, or touch his face, or let him touch mine. And of course I can't explain it to him, so he doesn't understand why Mama keeps avoiding him.
The second I get better, I am going to smother that kid with hugs and kisses.
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Hi! He's 14 months old. And when I was nursing, the doctor told me that the antibodies he was getting through breast milk would actually specifically fight any nastiness I had. Hopefully he still has some of those antibodies left over.
That's terrible! How old is your baby now?
Gosh, how would I handle that and nurse? Ramping up my use of soap and hand sanitizer to 50 times a day instead of the mere 30.