What do you do if you're sick with a baby?

Question

Today my husband said he feels like he's getting sick. Maybe I'm just paranoid but now I feel a little sick myself. We have twin boys who are 3 weeks old and I'll have no idea what to do if one or both of us gets sick. Has anyone out there been sick with a baby, and what did you do?

Edit: To expand on my question, you're not supposed to let sick people near your newborn baby, so if you've gotten sick while your baby was only weeks old, what did you do to ensure your baby did not catch your sickness? Or is it simply unavoidable that they'll most likely fall ill too?

Answer

You stay hydrated and tend to your symptoms accordingly. If you have parents or in laws, ask for help... Go to the doctor.

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You deal with it lol. Drugs are your best friend when your sick with kids. I get a cold and I grab some tylenol sold or Tylenol sinus depending on what's bugging me most. I was sick with a horrendous cold while my 7yo had it and my 1yo had it, and now the 2yo boy had it but is almost over it, and my son was just diagnosed with pneumonia and my daughter has a double ear infection. I am currently dealing with it cuz this is what a parent means. Doesn't mean you can have a break simply cuz your sick. You push through and rest when you can.

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We both haven't been sick at the same time yet but if we were to get sick to the point we couldn't keep up we would most likely have his mom come over to help or take baby for a day so we could be sick and sleep it off

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I didn't stress. Being sick I still did everything needed. Though I let certain things slide like cleaning the house. When I was with my ex even if I was sick on his day off I still had to do everything because he thought I was exaggerating just to get a break. In his eyes I was lazy.
With my husband he mother hens me if I am sick. Cause he knows I don't fake it. He will care for me until he has to go to work or he uses his accumulated vacation time/sick leave to care for our kids while I get better.
Neither of us has been sick at the same time though. Somehow it starts with one of us, hits each kid (one starts to get better and another starts feeling sick cycle) and ends with the other parent. It's weird.

What do you do if you're sick with a baby?

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