So, we all know that we are currently living in probably one of the craziest time periods, like ever. Everyone is getting sick, people are dying and things are just going absolutely nuts. How can a momma protect her little ones from something that seems to be taking over everything? Well, I am going to quickly share our experience and hopefully this helps you guys out a little. My husband unfortunately ended up contracting the virus at work back in the end of June and our world got turned upside down. It’s a pandemic and everyone has someone they need to look out for so it did not come as a surprise when nobody wanted the kids or I to stay with them while my husband quarantined here at home, so I quickly realized that we were going to have to tough this out together…in the same apartment. Now, don’t get me wrong, we have a good amount of space but the chances of us getting sick too seemed extremely high and that terrified all of us because of our babies! Well, we decided on quarantining him in our master bedroom while the kids and I stayed in the living room. Anyway, he ended up testing positive for a little over a month and let me tell you; that was probably one of the most difficult times we had to go through. Thank goodness and to everyones’ surprise, nobody else in our household got sick! What did we do, you ask? Well we decided to keep the door to our bedroom closed at ALL times, he rolled up a towel and stuck it under the door. No kidding, if he wanted to go outside to the backyard, he would have to go out the window. We would also make sure that the air vents in his room were always closed so there was no air flow in there, which meant he had to have his windows open. Oh, and he made sure to invest in a good fan since he can not stand to be warm. Any food, water, or medication I would place by the door and he would, as quickly as he could, grab it and spray lysol as he closed the door. We made sure he had disposable silverware, cups, plates everything. Thankfully after one more positive COVID test he was able to test negative a few days ago and we could not be happier to have him back out here with us. Even though we were in the same home, we all felt so far apart and it was tough for us. Thankfully, however, my husband’s case did not lead him to the hospital but it was pretty rough on him. I think the worst part about it all was his high fever for about three days and the terrible cough he developed. As for the medications he took? We used a LOT of Theraflu Severe, XL3, and we purchased a Vicks humidifier which worked wonders for us.
Truths from a Mommy 