My 1-year old daughter is the cutest incubator you have ever seen. This is the third time in three months that I have a cold, ugh, and it is really disruptive to my training schedule. My friends who had kids before me have already warned me. Is there something I can do? What have you done to mitigat…

Aside from making sure you yourself get plenty of sleep, make sure you keep your hands away from your face unless you just washed them. Anytime you or anyone comes home, wash the hands. Lastly, periodically wipe surfaces down w/clorox wipes (bathroom, light switches, etc…) or alcohol wipes (kids stu…

Thanks for the advice. We have plenty of baby wipes here, so I will try that. Funnily enough, I live “here in Asia” (in Japan, actually), and people wearing surgical masks is one thing that I haven’t gotten used to after 6+ years. :smiley:

I’m in Taiwan. The washing hands thing in general is HUGE, even before kids, especially before touching your face for any reason. If you really have to and can’t wash your hands, use your arm or shoulder to rub your nose, eye, etc… With kids, I think it’s that much more important. And of course, …

[image] KickrLin: make sure you keep your hands away from your face unless you just washed them . Being a parent of a kindergartner, preschooler and 8 month old this is something I have started being VERY cognizant of. Getting sick is unavoidable at times, but really trying to not put hands n…

Wash wash wash, drink water water water. Honestly there isn’t anything you can do - its going to happen but know by year 3 it will fade. Best advice I could give is when you feel it coming - try Zycam and modify training. Sneaking in EN can help keep hours and TSS up vs. just trashing the whole d…

Do whatever to keep these optimal: Sleep Gut health Hydration It’ll make sure you’re ready to fight incoming attacks from viruses Obviously you won’t be able to avoid everything. And i know that with a kid that age, sleep can be quiiiiite difficult to get right. Also as tempting as it might b…

Make sure you have adequate levels of Vit D. Its shown to help with fighting viral infections.

[image] PhilippePhlop: And i know that with a kid that age, sleep can be quiiiiite difficult to get right. You’re a clairvoyant: tonight was the third time my daughter decided at 5 am that she had had enough sleep. :smiley:

Are you reducing your TSS load to account for the general increase in life stress that comes with having a baby in the house?

Advice from fellow parents: how to avoid getting sick all the time

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Our CEO Nate gets fairly often as well. He hasn’t quite found the silver bullet, but they talk a lot about supplements and other remedies in this thread:

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