Just curious - mine had fevers overnight, horrible coughs, J was throwing up this morning but once around 11 hit they were asking to go outside and were generally fine other than the coughing so I have rugged them up and let them play for a bit before they have a rest. Funny how they self regulate - normally would run around like mad and ride their bikes and trampoline etc. but they are playing quietly in their tree house and in the mud pit making cakes instead of bike riding which would make them cough.
If they are well enough that they actually feel like going outside then yeah, I let them. I always make sure they are warm if it's a cold they have. The sunlight will do them more good than staying inside will.
Totally! I like being in the sunshine - always makes me feel better when I'm sick. Plus, I'd rather them outdoors than inside breathing germs all over each other (or me).
If the air is cold and they have a cough, then no, because cold air tends to aggravate a cough and makes the whole area more inflamed which leads to even more coughing.
But if it was a sunny day, and the air was relatively warm, then they might go outside for a little while.
MD that was my concern too, it's that catch 22 with a cough, air is fresh here in Melbs today with a breeze but the sun is in and out and it's not freeeeezing. If I hadn't of let them out they will be climbing the walls later but I wonder if I will pay with more coughs later... ugh I hate winter!
Last edited by Beach Mama; July 19th, 2012 at 01:43 PM.
Absolutely! If they're well enough to be asking for it, they're well enough to go outside. I find that with my guys, when they're really sick they don't want to be outside anyway. DS2 is still little enough to rug up & pop in the pram for a walk, so even if it's not playing outside, we often get out & about, which he always enjoys, regardless of how crook he is. He's a good sleeper in the pram too, he'll generally sleep longer when he's in there than if he's in bed, so it can be a bit of a win/win.
Bhoysgirl, I figure that too because if they are feeling really bad they won't get off the couch but today as I said they were up and about within a few hours and asking to go out, I just worry about their coughs. Both are tucked in bed snoring now after the minuscule lunch they had and their little play outside. The cold looks like it's setting in for rain now so Im glad they got half an hour of fresh air. So tricky balancing it all!!
The cold thing doesn't bother me too much unless there's wheezing. People in cold climates get sick too. It's more the fact that my DD is the type of child who will rest when she's really sick. DS on the other hand will push his body to the point of over doing it. So if he'd be the kind of kid who would lie on a rug outside and read a book. Sure no problems. But alas no. So bribing him with a nest of pillows and doonas and some quiet time with an activity of his choice is often the only way to get him to recuperate. You can't catch a cold from the cold. And staying inside during the winter months where it's warm is the best way to catch it.
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