Disclaimer: This post was sponsored by SingleCare. All opinions are honest and my own.

I don’t think I ever fully understood the definition of sick season until I became a mom. When children entered the picture, sick season literally became an entire season of sickness. Before, a cold felt like it lasted forever when it drug on two weeks…now a cold really does last forever. It starts with one kid and slowly migrates through every one in the household making sure not to hit the next person until the current person is almost completely healthy. Next thing you know you have been living in this foggy germ infested sick household for a month and you are surrounded by chaos. As a mom, the chaos of a sick household usually falls on your shoulders. It’s exhausting, overwhelming, and quite stressful. Handling the chaos when your household gets sick can be quite the task. With all the endless hours of taking care of sick kids, it feels like the impending doom is just waiting before it hits you too. And when mom gets sick, it’s almost impossible to take care of yourself.

So what do you do when mom gets sick too? How do you take care of yourself?

Let go…and rest.

This is the hardest part. Sickness tends to make your house feel chaotic, and therefore letting go of messes adds to the chaos. But when mom gets sick and is taking care of sick kids, you have to let it go and rest. Without rest, you’ll just make the sickness last longer. Rent some movies, order delivery, and pile all the blankets and pillows in front of the TV and just rest. If you have to give your kids some extra time on tablets, then don’t feel bad! Let go and rest!

Let people help.

Has anyone asked you to let them know if you needed anything when sickness hits your house? I am pretty sure countless people say those words to me, and I never take them up on it. I always feel like I am burdening someone. But seriously, why would I not accept help? If someone wants to send you a meal, let them! If someone wants to give you an opportunity to help with the house, let them! Don’t be the one who never accepts help.

See a Doctor. 

I don’t know about your household, but when my kids get sick, the pediatrician and I see a lot of each other. We are always in and out getting my kids checked..and checked…and rechecked…and checked again. I am doing everything I can to make sure that they can have what they need to feel better. But, when I get sick I never visit the Doctor! Thankfully, SingleCare is there to make taking care of myself easy. SingleCare makes healthy choices more affordable. SingleCare enables a consumer to receive full transparency when searching for health services for themselves or their family. The best part? It’s completely free! But above all, what really sold me on SingleCare was the ability to have video visits. As a mom of three kids, this is a huge deal. When my kids inevitably pass on to me whatever sickness they have been carrying it’s near impossible to get myself to the Doctor. When I am feeling sick and awful, I don’t want to drag three kids to the Doctor and sit in a waiting room. On the other hand, no one wants to watch three sick kids either. The freedom to have a video visit with a Doctor in the comfort of my own home is a huge deal. It’s really hard to get yourself to the Doctor when you aren’t feeling good, and SingleCare takes that problem away.

SingleCare can be used for many other services as well. My family has health insurance for medical necessities, but we find ourselves paying out of pocket for dental and vision care as our insurance doesn’t cover that. With SingleCare we are able to search for providers and discounts that can be used with our membership offered through SingleCare, and it can also be used with insurance to help when a co-pay is too high. With SingleCare you can search before you even leave the home to compare prices and providers so you know you are getting the best deal possible.

Taking care of mom in sick season is important too! How do you remember to take care of yourself when sickness hits your household?