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Husband has flu and bronchitus

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  • Bombmom3Bombmom3 member
    Oh crap :(

    Good hand hygiene, Lysol and surgical masks might save you. I'd almost be tempted to put a call in to my OB to see if they wanted stricter quarantine protocol (but you've already been well exposed to whatever he's got).
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  • Elizabella85Elizabella85 member
    Oy. You have my sympathies. Hope he's better soon and the you stay well.
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  • TaylovesbradTaylovesbrad member
    They put me on tami flu. Major hand washing going on. He is so sad and pathetic :( lysoling my hole house.
    Didn't think of the mask idea @Bombmom3 I may have to go that route.
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  • lpmn10lpmn10 member
    Please take care of yourself! I just got out of the hospital after coming down with the stomach flu and getting so dehydrated I started having contractions. It was not fun and now I'm freaking out about staying healthy til this baby comes!
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  • mrs14678mrs14678 member
    1 tsp Bragg's Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV) + 1 tsp honey + 6-8oz water = my great grandmother's cure all for flus/colds/bugs. It seriously works wonders. Drink some every day. Mix the honey and ACV before you add the water, though. It kind of tastes like lemonade.
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  • spottedgingerspottedginger member
    I'm sorry you are dealing with this! Sending you good immune vibes
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  • keiragannkeiragann member
    Ughh was this even with the flu shot? I would be so scared to get that sick this far along!

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  • TaylovesbradTaylovesbrad member
    @VesperLove he is sequestered in the family room. He has actually been sleeping out there any way the past week since I wake him up so much. Our house is so small that our only other rooms are our bed room and the babies room.
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  • Mother0fDragonsMother0fDragons member
    I'm sorry he's so sick, poor guy! Hoping Tamiflu prevents you from getting the flu especially if you didn't get the flu vaccine.
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  • ramfam2507ramfam2507 member
    Ughhhhh. Stay as far away as possible, I had the flu a couple months and I can't imagine having it now being so close to the end!
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  • kelseyofannekelseyofanne member
    ArielleRene said:

    1 tsp Bragg's Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV) + 1 tsp honey + 6-8oz water = my great grandmother's cure all for flus/colds/bugs. It seriously works wonders. Drink some every day. Mix the honey and ACV before you add the water, though. It kind of tastes like lemonade.

    This is a good plan in general but you have to be ok with the fact that both are unpasteurized (and I suspect that pasteurized versions of the two wouldn't be as effective since the good organizms would have been destroyed with the bad in pasteurization). I would personally wait on this remedy until after giving birth.
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  • ammnam14ammnam14 member
    Send him away!!! Not really. But I'm sorry you are both having to go through this!
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  • mrs14678mrs14678 member
    @kelseyofanne I didn't even consider pasteurization. Oops. Haha. Well, baby and I are fine, so, I guess I have a good batch. Actually my ACV is homemade too...so definitely not pasteurized. Yeah, I guess if you're not used to it, wait til after baby. :blush:
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  • EEB88EEB88 member
    I'd be looking for a new husband.
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  • kelseyofannekelseyofanne member
    @ArielleRene I think homemade ACV is awesome! I honestly didn't think about the honey thing either until my midwife mentioned it a couple weeks ago! There was also some amazing unpasteurized apple juice from a local farm I drank through the summer and then thought 'whoops'! Oh well as far as I know baby is still fine!
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  • merbear32merbear32 member
    Do not allow that man in the kitchen!
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  • violetigerlilyvioletigerlily member
    If you can get a mask, it's probably best for your DH to wear it (or both of you maybe).  I'm pretty sure those masks are in general better at keeping germs and droplets from getting out (and onto you or things you'll touch) than keeping them from getting in. Good luck!
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  • TaylovesbradTaylovesbrad member
    Well his fever went below 100 thank goodness. I have been super duper careful. Washingi ng hands, lysoling the bathroom after he is in there, ect. I am pooped tho. He needs to get better so he can take care of me again haha
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  • eliseandbabyeliseandbaby member
    I was told unpasteurized ACV is ok? Oh boy I've been having it too...
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  • stlmomof2stlmomof2 member
    ArielleRene said:

    1 tsp Bragg's Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV) + 1 tsp honey + 6-8oz water = my great grandmother's cure all for flus/colds/bugs. It seriously works wonders. Drink some every day. Mix the honey and ACV before you add the water, though. It kind of tastes like lemonade.

    @ArielleRene how many times a day do you drink this ??

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  • mrs14678mrs14678 member
    edited November 2015
    @stlmomof2 Just once a day when I remember, unless I'm fighting something, then 2-3 times. :)
    *edit to add... I find it especially helpful for stomach bugs or mild cases of potential food poisoning. For example, "That tasted funny... I think it was spoiled! Better drink some honey and vinegar!" Also, it's soothing with a little extra honey and less water to make a syrup to slide down a sore throat.
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  • Emer12345678Emer12345678 member
    Omg i am dosed with a chest infection. You def dont want to be catching this. Im hoing to try the ACV and hope it works. Im too afraid to take medication. Thanks ppl x
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