I know that usually when everyone is so sick us mum's just feel run down, exhausted and run on pure determination.......
I have had at least one child sick all winter, unfortunately my 5 year old was hit the most and at times it was bloody SCARY!
I currently have all 3 home sick......
I am utterly exhausted and at times felt utterly depressed!
Normally I would be spouting off about germy people should just stay the F@#ck at home (yep I have the mouth of a sailor hehe) but instead I have had a light bulb moment and it took me getting to my wits end to have this moment.
I have dragged the kids to doctors then hospital and then back to the doctors AGAIN with no real help..... in fact if I was told rest, fluids & Panadol one more time I might of screamed or popped the doctor in the nose!
Utterly at my wits end off to the chemist I went (AGAIN) to buy more 'drugs' to try and help comfort my kids and hopefully get some sleep..... Looking at the mind boggling amount of syrups, cough lollies and tablets with all their claims of easing symptoms and yet so far none have worked..... I decided to chat to the pharmacist *insert angelic music here* little Chinese man, softly spoken and full of smiles, he was my Knight in shining armor hehe
He listened to my exhausted rants and explained that instead of suppressing symptoms I needed to look at immunity boosting *insert ah ha moment* he passed me an immunity booster advised me to double the dose to start then use a daily dose there after and even suggested a nice cup of green tea to help me re-energise...... See he was my Knight :)
So I went and enjoyed a cup of green tea and had a think about how I have been handling the stress that is sick kids...... I have been merely dragging myself and the kids through doing what I thought was right but really in my exhausted state it was wrong...... I have not been using food as medicine!
So the old me who relied on take away, processed foods took over when the reality is that there is so many quick easy wholefood recipes that can nourish and fight viruses!
So out of the chaos that has been winter I have learned that I need to be more organised, I need to stop relying on doctors and 'drugs' and I need to rely on what I have learned about about real food.
I have also learned that I need to stay away from super markets when I am exhausted, I have spent SOOOOOO much money buying convenient foods (and takeaway) I found myself impulse buying, buying packaged food that unfortunately had no real nutrients in it!
As a mum we also put the kids needs first so I haven't looked after myself, all the things that I was doing to create a healthy me fell by the wayside and this added to the exhaustion. I didn't really know the damage I was doing to myself till my skin broke out! And I don't just mean a zit or two I mean my whole face became this red, irritated, bumpy mess that looked TERRIBLE and felt ever so painful, my body is aching and I feel bloated....... I know I need to get out into the fresh air and move my body but I am just too embarrassed :(
As a mum I face these stressors on a regular basis and every time I have fallen apart (on the inside cause us mum's can't show we are a hot mess) and resort to takeaway and processed foods so now I have to replace this behavior with what I do on a normal day, on a stress free day my nutrition is spot on and I feel amazing, so now its time to make that happen on stressful day as this will help me be a better mum and it will help my kids over come their illnesses FASTER.
Miss 5 has been on this immunity booster for 5 days now and for the last 2 nights she has finally had restful sleep! Which means I got sleep too..... Hello brain I have missed you :)
So I have avoided the supermarket, bought only fresh veg and fruit and have avoided all packet foods and deleted all takeaway menus from my phone!
AND lots of green tea hehe
Its easy to forget all the good stuff when you feel like shit! And that's Ok.......
But don't let that then define you......
Instead let it be a lesson :)
Also don't be afraid to ask for help, whether its just to off load your emotions or to ask for assistance do it, don't go it alone and don't forget to look after yourself!
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