Thanks to a wonderful friend of a friend who is a medical professional, we were encouraged to go get tested for the flu. It seems that the symptoms going on in our house were typical h1n1 symptoms. So, Jeff loaded Addison into the car and they were to the urgent care clinic. Sure enough, they tested a big fat positive. So, now here I sit with a five day old baby on an island in a sea of the flu. I am worried about all of them... Jeff included. I just want everyone to get better and I hate it that I can't be there to get them through it! I guess Jeff and Mom and Linda are helping them through it and my job is to do so for Olive. I really hope my little peanut doesn't get sick!
As of tomorrow, everyone will be on Tamiflu, including me. I stopped taking my post-baby Motrin to make sure I'm not masking any flu symptoms. It seems that I am healing pretty well. I am realizing how much the Motrin was helping me through, though. At least being confined to a room will keep me from overdoing it. I've learned about cultures that traditionally have a new mother lie in bed for a long time after birth. I'm sure this is more healthy than the western views of having the mom get up and run to pediatrician appointments and get back into the swing of things so soon after the baby comes. Perhaps I need to lie back and pretend I'm in Malasia (40 day period of rest), Korea (21 days) or China (one month). Of course, I could also be Thai, as they avoid shampooing their hard postpartum, because they believe the mother needs to stay warm. I seem to be following that one pretty well, also.
Asa is disappointed that he couldn't celebrate my birthday today. Mim helped the boys make me a cake and cards, and they made me a great big poster to hang in my room "to keep me company". They had hoped to have a little party for me today, but everyone started going downhill! I told him that after this is all over with, we can pretend it's my birthday all over again. Heck, we should probably pretend that Olive was born all over again, too! I call a mulligan on the whole thing!
A very sick Mim left this afternoon and was replaced by a very well Grandmomma. I'm guessing she has about 3 days before she starts to come down with it. I feel so badly that those who are coming to take care of us (which is NOT an easy task even when every one is perfectly well and is completely exasperating when we're all sick) are going home with the flu!
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