Hey all.

My 2yr old son goes to nursery once a week on Mondays and has probably had every known strain of cold virus throughout his 6 months there. He’s pretty much got a new one every week come the Thursday.

I know this is all very normal for a kid in nursery, but the issue I’m having is that he’s passing them all on to me and it’s really taking it’s toll on me when they inevitably end up on my chest and I just can’t shift it. I’ve had two courses of orals and two lots of IVs (one inpatient, one home) in 6 months! I’ve never been this reliant on antibiotics and I’m finding that I’m struggling to recover properly afterwards.

Basically, I’m worried the little snot machine is going to kill me off! Anyone been in a similar situation and have any advice?

Unfortunately, my son is Autistic non-verbal and can’t understand commands, so “cover your sneezes,” and “don’t wipe that on me!” fall on deaf ears. He doesn’t have CF, btw.