Like I feel like I’ve spent the better part of my life taking care of sickness in the kids or my husband. And during this pregnancy, I caught their stuff too.

My youngest is in his bed. Coughing. He’s coughed off and on all night. I seriously take him to one egg hunt and he’s gonna get croup...again. One Easter Sunday. Like we just had tubes in to try to help. But I feel like I can’t walk in the Walmart without him catching death and being sick and miserable. He’s not even two and he’s been sick pretty much his entire childhood. I’ve done doctors. I’ve done meds. I’ve tried just about everything. It’s like I can’t go or do with him.

The oldest has had the snot congestion cough crap for over a week. Took him to the doc because it wasn’t getting better and was green. But he was better at the doc. 24 hours later, he’s worse. Not enough to slow his ADD self down. But enough to make him overly tired and mean.

Then there is the issues he’s been having with going to the bathroom. It’s like he has a UTI. We’ve done lab work because he’s been in tears about how he can’t get his bladder empty. He goes. Just a little comes and then he has to go again. He’s wet the bed. He’s way too old for that.

The preliminary labs came back with zero issues. Doctor said it could be a phase. What? A phase that comes with fever and acts like a UTI? He’s not even drinking much. I know. I’ve been watching like a hawk. More frustrating is when I have a UTI, my labs come back clean too. But I have one. I’m having to talk to his teachers and make sure he can go when he needs. There is come concern that his penis and urethra isn’t developing correctly. He could need a specialist. Maybe surgery. It makes me sick to even think about. That’s my baby.

My husband just got over a massive stomach bug. Puking. The works. He missed work. And both kids had it too.

I’m 35 weeks pregnant. I’m in so much pain right now with my back and hips, I’m supposed to on a version of bedrest. More like house arrest.

I’ve been up all night with the kids and the baby and the back pain so bad that I’m struggling to walk to the bathroom myself.

I’m constantly worried about my kids. Just seems they can’t catch a break. At least snot and cough I can treat. But this undiagnosed UTI symptomatic thing is stressing me out. Talks of need for a specialist and trying to get that arranged in the next few weeks will be nearly impossible because I’m due May 21. Wait is long to see anyone. And pushing for a pediatric specialist would mean traveling hours to the city. 4:30 in the morning and I’ve had zero sleep.

I’m so sick of the stress and sickness. Forget the fact that my own OB and primary doc have told me it’s critical I don’t even catch a cold between now and delivery...and I can’t seem to get the snotty, puking, sickness out of my house.

PS I’m not looking for your essential oils, homeopathic, doctors, google or anything else. I got too many “mommy” friends who want to sell me whatever flavor of the month they think will cure my snotty kids from oils to posh. I just came here to vent for a minute.