Viruses Are Contagious

I picked up my toddler from preschool last Monday and he was happy as usual to see me, flushed and tired from a day running with the other kids, painting his clothes, depositing sand into all kinds of places and losing his socks.

On Wednesday he was vomiting all over me and had pains in the stomach (tummy sore Mummy) and something I will politely describe as diahorrea.

We went to the doctor to eliminate all the worst case scenarios and went home for rest and fluids. A virus. In 24 hours it had passed though I decided he’d have to miss the following day at pre-school to be sure which is always tough to do as he only goes two days a week and just loves it.

On Friday morning, I woke to severe abdominal pain, a bed spinning sense of nausea and my toddler’s adorable but clumsy fingers on my eyelids (awake Mummy?)

I will politely describe the next 40 hours as violently ill.

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