SAHMs, when you're sick

cops_wife

Does your DH stay home? I feel horrible today, Ellie has an ear infection, my mom's not available to help me and DH has to work. I really wish he would stay home, but I don't want to ask. 

june10-06

I'm only a SAHM one day a week, but as luck would have it I got the stomach flu on that day a few weeks ago. I did call my dh and ask him to come home early. You need time to rest. Even though you are technically at home you are working hard!

adamsbabble

dh works part-time outside the home so he's home a lot anyway, but if he's not then i can usually take dd to my mom's house.  she does in home daycare so it depends on how many kids she has.  i've only run into the scenario a few times.  if no one can watch her and dh is gone, i guess it depends on how sick i am.  so far i haven't asked him to stay home, but i would if i felt really really terrible.

MelissaMc22

Dh would take a sick day if I really needed him... but so far he hasn't hd to yet. Wait, I take that back, one time he did when we all had a bit of the tummy bug.

Hop eyou feel better!

cat81305

I am home a few days a week but DH has yet to stay home from work when I am feeling bad b/c we haven't had a bad case of it yet.  If I were really ill, he would stay home to help out.  Hope you feel better soon!

shawnsweetie

Nope  (

 One of the huge draw back IMO. I have passed 5 kidney stones while trying to take care of my kids alone. One day I did call my mom and she had to take the afternoon off work top come help me. I have to get surgery next week and DH will be taking the day off of work to watch the kids... but if I am sick I pretty much have to take care of them by  myself. SOrry you don't feel good... not having sick days as a sahm is the hardest part,imo.

punkrawkmom44

Nope, it stinks. I remember being soooo sick when pregnant with Nolan and having no help. It was awful. The boys at least enjoyed laying in my bed with me, watching movies, and having a lazy day here and there. I just felt bad having them have to see me so sick more than anything. He would help as much as he could before he had to leave though.