When my daughter was born no one in my house was sick but she still ended up getting sick from the hospital so sadly it could happen either way.
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Why canāt the dad help take care of your kid? Problem solved.
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Prayers little momma!!! Hopefully they get better soon!!!
When I had my middle child son he got the flu while I was in the hospital giving birth to my last child and he stayed at his mamaās until he got better I stayed at my motherās until he got better then we all went home where thereās a will thereās.
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If you plan on breastfeeding, your newborn will get your antibodies which will protect him/her from anything youāve been exposed to. 
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Pray loverā¦ You are all going to be okā¦ give it to Godā¦
All I can say is welcome to parenthood where life throws you curveballs all the time. You just keep pushing, you treat the 5 year old, you bring you baby home, you keep things clean, you keep them separated they best you can.
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colds and sickness is bound to happen. You just take care of your children, it does help build immunity, and honestly pending age may not be too interested inna baby so more than likely wont need to worry about keeping them apart as they will on their own.
I have 4 kids ages 2months-5yo. my oldest had fever, cough and runny nose when i brought my youngest home. I just gave him some medicine to keep his fever from getting too high and hooked him up on the couch with his blanket, snacks, drink and a movie or tablet. Baby never caught it. Just take some extra precautions like washing everyoneās hands more often and covering the coughs and sneezes and stay out of the babys face. It will be okay!!
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I had that happen when I had my son last year. Both of my husbands kids were sick and I felt so terrible telling them they couldnāt be close to their brother until they werenāt sick anymore, remember better safe than sorry. Donāt feel like youāre being āoverprotectiveā because your newborn getting sick with any virus is a very serious situation. I know itās stressful just do your best to keep them separated. Congrats on your baby. 
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Take kid to doctor and get some antibiotics are do something to help prevent worse sickness
Well youāre a motherā¦unfortunately these things happen. You will all be just fine especially if you plan to breastfeed the baby.
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Is this an actual real post
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I think itās a cold n newborn should have immunity. Donāt stress. Do u have family or hubby 2 help with sick child?
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Shut u got a 5yr old and a newborn try having a 1yr old with a newborn lol.
Not sure if you plan on breastfeeding but if you do it has antibodies in it that will protect your newborn. Donāt stress over it. Itās going to happen a lot. Just try to keep your hands clean and change your shirt when ever you can
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Wow if that is that upsetting feel sorry for u , well not really suck it up shit happens welcome to parenthood
Same thing happened when I had my second. My daughter got super sick the day I went into labor. She was running 104 fever. Luckily my brother looked after her while I was in labor so my husband could be there and then he left and spent the weekend at home with our sick daughter. By the time baby and I were able to go home my daughter was fine. It sucked that my husband couldnāt come back up to the hospital but we did what we had to. It was kind of sad. It also gave me lots of time to bond with my baby alone.
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My daughter and sister had the flu and my mom had shingles when I had my son
Because shit is sent to try us 
. Make sure kiddo sleeps as much as possible, plenty of fluids and give something for the symptoms. All will be well, Mama
Bring the baby home. They will live their entire childhood together sharing germs and both will be better off for it.
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Lol, just get use to it sweetheart.
Just be mindful and keep things clean.
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Youāll be alright, welcome to mommy hood of multiples 
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Bloody Murphy heās done it again
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I know your 5 year old needs you, but with your condition, can they go to a relatives house for a few days?
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Ummm! No matter how you feel you have already been exposed. You can spreads things before you ever show a symptom. Just wait until school starts and they are sick every other weekš¤·š»āāļø
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I mean unless you exercised caution thereās really not much you can complain about.
Ummm welcome to motherhood 
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I deliver next week at 37 weeks and I have Covid, ontop of a 2 year old and a 9 year old and dad also sick. Soā¦I get the stress. Just sanitize everything,car inculded! My OB told me to up my vitamin C and take Zinc and told my entire family to do the same. Sadly there isnāt much else you can do.
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What? Whereās the father??
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i have 5 itās a domino effect lol one get sick we all get sick
Just get rid of the 5yr oldā¦ problem solved. Lol
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Seriously! Who comes up with these questions?
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I had bronchities delivering my son. Not fun but he never got sick
5 year old can go stay with another family member?
Umm ur a mother, itās not like u can just send ur kid away or abandon the kid for being sickā¦ā¦ this post is ridiculous u need to take care of your child and love your child!
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PLEASE do not send your 5 year old out of his own home just as you are bringing in the sibling hes been waiting for. My God I cannot even believe people are suggesting this. If he is sick he needs his mommy. Not someone else and their home.
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Wow! You sound like a me, me, me, what about your poor sick child ?
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My kids were sick when I had my baby. The baby ended up getting sick but he was fine.
Unfortunately is your child , cant do much about it 
. Take it day by day 
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Is the 5 year old okay? Do you care at all?
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Ohh the future looks not so good for America
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Well just like the hashtag says- parenting. 
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Start on medication call doctor tell your dilemma give jello grape juice and pineapple juice. Vicks save on bottom of feet with socks on at night.
Hopefully by the time you have the babyā¦it will all be gone ā¦good luck and lysol everything
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Seriously woman! You canāt treat her like a germ, shes unwell, she needs your love no matter what, its not going to kill you, poor girl, I feel sorry for her!
#unconditionallove
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Yall are some Karenās, the woman is pregnant and hormonal and scared, she literally said she knows thereās nothing she can doā¦ To the OP, Iām sorry momma, that really sucks but hopefully itās a short lived bug and all will be well before baby comes!!!
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Is plenty of disinfectant
Get her some elderberry or airborne
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Give your child vitamins and vitamin c and load her up with orange juice i mean the least you can do is take her out the contagious stage ā¦good luck
Welcome to life with multiple kids
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My daughter and myself were sick when I had my youngest. My new baby did not get sick at all. Even when I was so sick. I believe it was because I nursed her
Vitaminsā¦ sunshineā¦ disinfectantā¦ sanitiserā¦ eucalyptus oil in a diffusers to help clear your childās sinus.
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I was sick when i gave birth. I could barely talk my throat was messed up. Bronchitis, laryngitis, and a touch of pneumonia. Baby was fine. But i didnt have any other kids at the time either
You should get him checked out. Alot of children mistake belly pain for lung pain and it could be pneumonia. Not trying to scare you or anythingā¦ also youāre going to a hospital where covid and other sicknesses are everywhere to give birth to your baby but you dont want your child to get ur other child sick ?? Welcome to being a mom of two, your doctors appts will be back to back. Good luck
My sons been sick, Iāve made him wear a mask in the house when heās around anyone and use hand sanitizer. And no one in my households gotten sick and heās gotten plenty of love and cuddles.
Not that itās 100% but itās definitely helped lesson us getting sick in the last couple years. We have very weak immune systems. 
Are you sure youāre ready for 2 kids? Cause this seems like a crash course and youāre failing.
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It is bound to happen . Welcome to parenting multiple children.
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By the time baby comes ā¦all will be well
Well the upside is if you are sick when u go into labor youāll quickly forget about it lol life happens. Just take care of your sick baby now. Wash your hands, Lysol, and no eating or drinking after each other. Good luck
Just take care your child now and donāt stress on something you canāt change. I know it sucks. I was sick when I had my son and went to the quickcare the next day with a newborn in tow. Wasnāt fun. Hang in there!
I just brought home a newborn June 30. And within a week my two other boys, myself, and my husband were so sick we could hardly get out of bed. Baby never caught it. The. A month later my middle child gets hfm and pink eye. Again the baby never caught it. Because the baby isnāt really moving around on its own you just make sure you keep yourself clean and sanitized. Wash your hands. Change your clothes and bedding and keep your 5 year old away from babyās hands and face as best you can. Thatās literally it
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I understand that your frustrated but your child cannot help that they are sick. With that being said prayers for your 5 year old to feel better soon.
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Take your child to the Dr asap. They may need to be on antibiotics to cure them and prevent you or your baby getting sick! Easy solution!
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And what would you do if you had the baby and then the 5 year old got sick? Lol.
Take care of the one thatās sick and worry about the baby when it comes. Either way the kids gonna be around itās sibling.
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As a mama you donāt have alot of choices except suck it up and deal with it. I understand not wanting the new baby to get sick but keep cleaning the best you can and disinfect as much as possible. Worry more about your sick baby getting better and you may not have this problem long. Itās normal when youāre a momma of multiples. Trust me, thereāll be times in the future when one is sick then theyāre both sick then youāre sick but you still have to take care of them. Itās part of mommin. Youāll be fine and so will your babies.
Donāt complain she is your child
Here is me raising 5 kids on my own one who has severe special needs
Im not complaining and never will
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I got influenza the last cpl weeks of pregnancy with my 12 yr old. Iām 34 weeks pregnant now and sick with a sinus infection and upper respiratory infection. It sucks but you deal with it.
Itās not your kids fault they got sick. Just take care of your sick LO like you normally would and make sure youre washing your hands a lot and taking your vitamins. Iām sure all will be well.
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If you donāt plan to, I highly recommend you look into breastfeeding. If your sick or whatever is in the atmosphere, it will give your baby the immune boost it needs. Plus many other great things for baby.
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My 5 year old came over to my house with a stomach bug. Even though I sanitized, wore a mask, use germ x, washed my hands, etc. I still caught it, and then it put me into labor.
Breastfeed. Antibodies will be passed to your child. And a cool thing some people donāt know, when your infants saliva interacts with your breasts, it tells your body what antibodies and nutrients your infant needs. Itās really cool how breastfeeding works!!! Great idea if your other child is sick! Atleast give the colostrum to your infant. Itās highest in nutrients and other essential stuff your infant needs!
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Stressing yourself over something that might not even happen. Just be smart about it,keep baby in his/her room. Explain to the five year old that they have to stay away from baby until they are better. Wash Hands and change clothes before entering the room to the new born. Welcome to the world of more then one child 
first of allā¦ do you have members that can help you outā¦ take care of your 5 year old, doc check and all. i had twins and i got Dengue fever after they were premature 4 month oldsā¦ you now in army suit and you have to man up! hahha kidding but see if you can get help. father of the baby or relative so you can be bit eased up a bit. itās hard mom to be. but this shall pass too. make sure you both are ok, lil 5 year just needs tlc but in a safe way.
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Family that can come help? Maybe he will get better before you come home from the hospital?
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Everything will work out fine! Fingers crossed she gets to feeling better soonā¤ļø
Welcome to motherhood?
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I had strep the week I had my first born, and him and I both turned out fine. He didnāt catch it from me, and by the time we came home, it was pretty much cleared up.
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I have a 4 month old baby and a 6 yr old son. I also take care of both of them complete alone. My son who normally gets sick once a year has managed to be sick 4 times since she has been born the first time when she was 2 weeks. I made him wash his hands all the time, he couldnāt touch anything of the babyās including the baby herself, followed him with Lysol, constantly washed my own hands, and even wore gloves if things got bad. It may sound dramatic lol but the one and only time me or the baby got sick is now, the 4th time. It was harder than Iād have liked lol, but the baby STILL is colicky and I did everything to keep her from having another reason to cry. It can be done.
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Take 5yr old to doctor & 
When I had my 3rd baby. My daughter (20months at the time ) was tested for the flu and it was positive. So a newborn and a 20 month old that had the flu. It was awesome ( not really )
Thatās life. Youāll be fine. As will baby.
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Your hormones and im assuming lack of sleep make everything seem worse than it is. Take a deep breath, relax, everything will be fine
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That is life, itās a cold. I hope the little one feels better soon.
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Help a mama out and respond anonymously on our forum. My kid is sick and I'm about to have a baby, what should I do?
Iām sure your hormones are raging but that kid still needs to be cared for and loved. If youāre annoyed with him that heās sick then be annoyed that you didnāt do a better job to prevent it. I have news for you maāam you have two kids now. One of them will be sick and get better then the next one will have a turn. If it isnāt something you wanted to deal with, probably should have stopped at 1 kid.
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Itās so nice to see your ākidā is your priority
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Teach him to cough into his elbow. Give him warm baths, kids cold medicine. New baby will be fineā¤ just remember to breatheā¦ I know pregnancy is scary to be in withā¦ Mine all came at 32 weeksā¦ All my kiddos have colds at the momentā¦ Parenting can be hard at times, this moment will passā¦ Just take it easy , take care of your little & the rest will fall into place.
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As a Mom and Grandmother, I get it when you feel like the world is closing in on you. BUT, this is life and your son needs you so stop whining and figure out what you need to do to get your son so well and you some help. I know you are also pregnant and probably your hormones and emotions are all over the place but reach out to others for help. Where is the father? Your relatives and Friends, Community Agencies. Two children on hand will be more challenging to get some professional help if you need to now. Donāt have any more kids until you learn how to cope with the two you have and find some respite for yourself. Donāt screw your kids up because of how you feel, help is available.
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Ok, at first I thought maybe you was concerned that you was gonna be leaving your sick child when you went to have the baby. But apparently thatās not the case . Sounds to me like you need to find someone to help you with the " sick kid" and I also think you need to go speak with a professional. I mean I get it . I have 4 kids and it does get overwhelming . But Iād never just abandon a child of mine because them getting sick was inconvenient
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If you canāt handle a sick child now, what are you going to do with two kids? Put on your big girls parties and take care of your sick child.
If you go into labor then deal with it then but please for the love of god, please take care of the child who is sick and needs you now.
I know you feel overwhelmed but trust me, your figure it out and everything will be fine.
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Hubby needs to help out first of all. If that isnāt possible than grandma or someone you trust. Who is watching the five year old when you go into labor? It is a overwhelming time when the second child comes. Been there and not fun. You child needs you just as baby will. And mama needs some alone time now and after birth. Ask for help girl but at the end of the day there are your children. Breathe and one step at a time.
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New baby will be fine. Itās a fast lesson to the parenthood where kids are sick and unfortunately there will be a lot more of that. Just trust that your body knows what to do and your baby will be fine. If you breastfeed they will be even more protected with colostrum. Also give your older child hugs as it can be overwhelming for the whole family. You got this. 
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Goodness people are so rudeā¦ I know she said sheās annoyed but never actually directed it to her kid like a lot of people are concluding to. This text actually had no specific tone. It could even be read as distress rather than bothered. I think people are projecting their own feelings/problems on it. She just feels annoyed at situation as a whole which could be overwhelming to any parent let alone a pregnant one. She doesnāt even mention any support from significant other or family/friends so who really knows her full situation. Being kind never hurt anyone.
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I brought my third child home and within two days awoke to the other two vomiting. It can be scary, especially now days. Call your pediatrician get some guidance but love the baby you already have. He or she is about to start having to shard you and thatās traumatic for them as it is.
Umm wow you made it sounds like that sick kid is less important then the newborn and if I feel that from just online I can image how that poor 5 year old is feeling sick an just want his mommy and you are acting like that
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Keep clean used hand sanitizer hug your child and make sure heās ok
Tummy bugs usually last a few hours two days at most
Babies are usually immune from you when they are just born
But just be careful and donāt worry your baby may not come while the sickness is there things have a way of sorting out
He didnāt get sick on purpose
We all need mommy when we are not well
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Because your getting ready to have a baby. Life loves to throw us curves. It will be fine, just breath and take care of your sick one. This to will pass.
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My two oldest tested positive for strep when I had my last baby tested on Monday had their brother Tuesday by c section an they didnāt get to come to hospital because they was sick but when we went home later that week they was better on antibiotics so Iād just take ur child thatās sick to doc make sure itās not covid or rsv an if need meds get meds start right away that way when u do have baby an come home baby isnāt at risk
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Iām gonna assume this is the hormones talking. Try having a newborn, 2&4 year olds at one time. Theyāre siblings and will continue getting each other sick in fact they strengthen immune systems. Btw one day theyāre BOTH going to be sick and stress is the real killer. Good luck!
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