Do you take care of your SO when they are sick?

[brockash]

I'd rather my wife just went to bed.

I feel the same way. When I'm sick, I just want to be by myself. I'd just rather my DH go to bed. As long as I had everything I needed within an arms reach, I'd be good.

If my DH is sick, I make sure he has everything he needs, and would go in the living room, if he felt more comfortable on the bed by himself, but I don't know that I'd follow him to the living room too. I'd make sure he had everything he needed and his phone right by him, but unless I thought something dangerous was going on, that would probably be it. I'd check on him when I woke up throughout the night, but that's probably it. If it were my kiddo, depending on how sick they were and their age, I might go sleep with them, but unless I felt like it was dangerous, I'd probably still go to bed in my own bed, and honestly I'd want my DH to do the same. I wouldn't call what either of us do as ignoring eachother though

 

[Ohiodislover]

My husband was sick the other night, and I didn't even know it. He was throwing up in the bathroom 5 feet from our bed, and I didn't even hear him. So I guess my answer would have to be no.

I did call him a few extra times that day to see how he was doing? does that count?

 

[mumom95]

When I'm sick, I prefer to be left alone. I appreciate that my dh will pop his head in the room from time to time to see if I need anything, but for the most part he just takes care of the rest of the house for me and lets me take care of myself.

When he's sick, I do a little more, mainly because he likes to be taken care of more than I do. But honestly, if he's up all night sick, I don't know what I would do. When my kids have their heads over the toilet, I'll hold a wash cloth on their forheads (don't know why, but that's what my mom always did, so it's what I do). But I don't do that for dh. I usually go sleep in the spare bedroom, and he knows if he needs anything he can just bang on the wall (I'm a very light sleeper).

 

[Micca]

I think DW and I are pretty low-maintenance sick people. We would do anything helpful for each other, but as far as needing a lot of attention when we're sick, it just isn''t necessry. I think we prefer to suffer in solitude

 

[Piecey]

My DH doesn't at night... simply because he cannot, absolutely cannot, function as a tired individual. I don't know what it is but he just can't go without sleep without being the grumpiest poophead I've ever met in my life.

I had a gallbladder attack (didn't know at the time, just knew I was 20wks pregnant and in more pain than I'd ever experienced in my life) and I didn't wake him up until I started hyperventilating and crying and even then he rolled back over. I had to hit him as hard as I could to get his butt up to take me to the ER!!

To show just how cranky he gets without enough sleep, I'd actually contemplated walking to the hospital (maybe 10 blocks) or calling a cab.


...during the day he's usually helpful, haha.

 

[MaryAnnDVC]

If he is vomitting, I'll toss him the garbage can.

I hope I get better service than that when I move into your spare room!

My DH has very rarely been sick in the 30 years I've known him, but he very much wants to just be left alone. Same with me, for the most part. But we always let each other know that we're there if the other needs anything.