I'm in panic mode.... (Rant)

Toribaker171

I know I'm more than likely overreacting, but I can't help but panic right now..... SO and I went to my future IL's tonight, and of course 2 out of 4 of the kids are sick, and clearly contagious (ok not clearly, but possibly) since his mother and sister made a noticeable effort to keep them a good distance from us at first....

So we open gifts, and at the end of the night we start getting ready to leave when his niece (sick child one) starts hugging on us both.... I try not to be rude and hug her, but turn my face away just in case and proceed to tell everyone else bye. She moves on to SO and what does he do? He kisses her right on the lips.... She's very affectionate, and a sweetheart, and she continues to come back again and again to say bye, kissing him and cuddling with him for long periods of time. And his family doesn't do anything the entire time!

I elbowed him multiple times, gave him "the look" and continued to say that we really should get going, but he continued, then moved on to sick child number two! This is AFTER I explained to him in private after getting there that they are sick..

I know what your thinking, and I know I sound crazy, but we just found out Monday that we are being induced NEXT WEEK at 37 weeks! He knows this very well (as does his family who didn't even give us any notice that they were sick before we got there) and once we got to the car he even made a comment that the kids coughed the ENTIRE time....

Sorry if I sound like a paranoid freak, but I just needed to rant to someone! Now off to shower, after already washing my hands throughout the night, and sanitize like a mad woman!!!

SandFHasse

I would be irritated, but I wouldn't panic. I just think its rude to know that your kids are sick and possibly contagious and bring them to a family gathering without warning people. DD and I are both sick and I asked my IL's if they still wanted us to join them tomorrow. They said no and we will celebrate another day. I completely understand.

HappyDoc

Ok, breathe! The positive side is that if your DH gets sick, he has a week to get over it before your induction. In the event that he does get sick, he gets no babying from you!

OSUWifey09

I know it's hard, but try not to panic! I've been around sick people at work and home for a month now, and besides a mild cold, things have been OK. I hope that no one gets sick in your house before baby arrives! [and, like HappyDoc said, if SO gets sick...no babying from you!]

angiek1

Yeah take a breath and relax, you are working yourself up over nothing. I'm sure if the children were truly contagious they would have kept the child at home. Illness lingers as PP have said and you have time for recovery is someone does get sick. 

stellar77

jessicabcairns said:

You don't say what made you think they are sick besides the coughing. If all they had left was a cough, I wouldn't worry too much. A cough can linger for a few weeks, especially in small children.

Yes this.

Also just because they're coughing doesn't mean it's contagious. A sinus/ear infection can cause a lingering cough.