Moms Fight the Flu

Flu Season! Come on moms, it's on your minds!

When Cpl. Mayhem was away for the month all that was on my mind was what would happen to my kids if I got sick. What would happen to them if they got sick. And it didn't help that all my friends talked about and the media had it on 24/7.

Well we all got sick! All three of. The doctor at the time said it was the croup, which was what I believed it was because the symptoms that they had screamed croup. But he did not swab them or me. This was during the time they stopped swabbing people because it was backlogging the labs. But we all had the symptoms.

Was I scared? Yes! I hate when my kiddies get sick, I feel helpless that I can't make them feel better and their little bodies have to fight whatever it was that they had. Sleep was out of the question.

So I'm loving being a part of the "Moms Fight the Flu" Blog Tour. Along side Mom Central and The Ontario Ministry of Health this is my one stop to get all my information that I will need to keep myself and my family healthy during the flu season. I'm feeling a bit more at ease now that I have one place to guide me through the flu season.

The Ontario Ministry of Health website has great information and kept updated with the most recent news about H1N1 vaccine clinic.

The one great feature on the website is their Flu Self-Assessment Tool. Although it is meant to be provided as a guidance only. It's a nice feature to check out before you wait in the hospital for nine hours.

Not only that they have some amazing information about what you can do to treat your child's fever or other flu symptoms (I may be a mom, but I didn't get the "mommy manual" when they were born). Here are somethings to fight some of the symptoms:

• Encourage your child to get plenty of rest.
• Use salt-water nose drops to treat a stuffy nose.
• Ask your pharmacist about any over-the-counter medicines for cough.

One of the biggest things we as parents should do is keep our children home when they have a fever, let it pass at least 24 hours. We prevent the spread of the virus that way.

Now my family has been vaccinated. It's a relief to have them but we know that we still need to continue to prevent the spread of the regular flu. Covering your mouth when you cough, washing your hands.... Practices I believe are a common courtesy. But I have picked up some extras for this years flu season.

(OK maybe a lot more than usual!)

"I wrote this post while participating in a blog tour campaign by Mom Central and received a Mom Central gift pack to thank me for taking the time to participate."