It's that time of year....

Happy Thanksgiving Park

This is just an old mans thoughts on this, you are blessed with a wonderful
family and its growing every day. One day you will look back on all this and think of the good times that were lost due to worrying about things you have no power over!
Only something truly evil would distract you from living in total joy, rob you of such wonderful days with goodness and Love, "don't give in to the negative"
Stay positive, stay in Love with your man and family. Jesus was against fear and worry, He knew that they only have power over us if we give it to them!
I Pray you have total Peace.
Larry ***

wash your hands especially before you eat, don't touch your eyes, nose, mouth unless your hands are freshly washed
You'll be fine Park!

Park,

There are some emet sites that deal with the phobia of throwing up...could these be of help for you?

For me, this would not be helpful since it is not the act of vomiting itself that bothers me...

...it is the intense feeling of being sick/weak/out of control that comes along with the stomach flu. I have had a couple of really bad bouts of it, however, the fear has lessened since I have not come down with is the last couple of years.

...and come to think of it, the last time I DID get it...you know what?

The torture I put myself through with the anxiety before I got it... (knew it was coming since I was cleaning up after my already sick daughter)

...was actually WORSE than the flu and throwing up was!!!

Try to avoid it as much as possible of course, but also see if you can adopt a fatalistic attitude about it.

"If I get it, I get it. It is unpleasant, but I will fight it off, and then have one more immunity to my name!" ;p

Hoping you stay well...I am sure you will.:)

S.C.

Park just a short thought, throwing up is a defense mechanism in case we
have eat or drank something that was bad, it really means your system is
working, Peace

Larry ***

Hey Park- just here to tell you you're no alone. I always get crazy stomach flu anxiety (when you're stuck in highschool surrounded by other students, it's more than likely you'll get it ).

But what about the stomach flu really triggers your anxiety? Is it the prospect of vomiting itself, or the yucky feeling, or the positivity of being unable to care for your kids if you're ill?

For me, it was always the lack of control I had when I was ill. I remembered feeling incredibly nauseas and not being able to relieve it. I calmed myself down by rationalizing the fear- if the nausea didn't let up, we could always get some anti-nausea drugs from the doctor, or I could go to the hospital if needed. That always helped decrease my fears, knowing I had options.

Did you know there's actually a name associated with people who fear vomiting and stomach illness? It's called emeptophobia, and it's actually really common among people with anxiety. There are a lot of resources out there for people with emeptophobia (Google it- the number of results are shocking and reassuring ;) ).

Anyways, I'm really inspired how you're pushing through this anxiety and continuing to be an amazing mom tk your little one, WHILE BEING PREGNANT. You're a supermom, for sure. Stay strong! We're always here if you need us!

Your poor little boy! And you too!

I don't know if this might make you feel any better, but my 3 year old came into our bedroom about midnight on Thursday and puked all over the place. She had no symptoms before, but was burning up when I felt her after. The next morning she seemed fine and was just mildly warm. By the end of the night, she heated up a little again, so we gave her a bit of Motrin. She's been fine since than. And so far, not one of us have gotten it...and I even drank out of the same cup as her all day!!

I think sometimes the little ones get stuff worse than us adults. I'm sure Quinn got a touch of something from preschool, but it wasn't enough to make the rest of us sick. Hoping that is the case for you guys!! Try to eat light for the next couple of days, just in case:)

Thanks for the positive stories you guys. I'm just trying be as clean as possible and praying for the best. So far so good.

My son has been complaining of stomach pain since Wednesday, but still has an appetite, but really messy diapers and so on.

Ugh. I just want it to be spring!

Larry. My world is a better place because you're in it. I needed this.