An average mum will fall ill 324 times over their youngster’s childhood

by My Kent Family reporter

The average mum will fall ill 324 times over their youngster’s childhood – with colds and bugs usually passed on to them by their offspring, a study has found.

An endless cycle of sore throats, runny noses, migraines and sickness bugs means the average mum will be left feeling under the weather 18 times a year.

The study of 2,000 parents, found that over the 18 years of their youngster’s childhood, mums will suffer from 54 colds, as well as a total of 108 sore throats or runny noses.

There will also be 36 sickness bugs – two every year – and an annual bout of flu.

On top of that, they can also expect to endure one bout of headlice a year after the critters come home from school on their children’s hair.

And eight in 10 of those polled by supplements firm Healthspan say the germs and bugs can usually be traced back to the kids, leaving them suffering days after nursing their children back to health.

Dr Sarah Brewer, GP and Medical Director at Healthspan said: “Mums are often on the front line when it comes to the family’s illnesses and, due to time pressures and putting others first, are often poor at looking after themselves.

On average mums have three migraines a year
On average mums have three migraines a year

“Prevention is key and it’s important for mums to look after themselves by boosting their immunity to help prevent common illnesses as much as possible, and to shrug off respiratory infections quickly with go-to products they can trust to banish colds, such as Healthspan Pelargonium – a traditional herbal medicine that will tackle a cold in 24 hours.”

Sixty-eight per cent of mums said they had been more prone to falling ill since having children, with 39% saying they now constantly feel under the weather in some way.

The average mum has just 13 days a month where they feel completely fit and healthy
The average mum has just 13 days a month where they feel completely fit and healthy

In fact, the average mum has just 13 days a month where they feel completely fit and healthy.

But 84% of mums feel they are unable to sit back and relax when they are ill, instead having to battle on through, compared to just seven in ten dads.

And 72% of women reckon they cope better than their partner when they are ill.

Most mums said tha the germs and bugs can usually be traced back to the kid
Most mums said tha the germs and bugs can usually be traced back to the kid

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