Feeling kinda sick: what now?

If it's in the head (stuffy, headach, etc) I try to train (maybe take it a little easier).

If it's in the chest, (cough, nausea, etc) I rest.

In both cases, I up the sleep and fluids big time.

Listen to your body.  If you feel up to it, do it.  If not, rest.  I think you can tell the difference.

hey bro,

father of 3 here (5, 2, and 1).

get some rest. trust me, trying to train/workout through a sickness will make it worst. the kiddos require a lot more energy than you realize. i wish i had their endurance for some of my races...

a month or two back, i tried to "sweat out" a bug and the bug bi0th slapped me back.

get some rest. you can train when you feel better, imo.

I follow the rule that if it's above the neck I'll continue working out.  If it's below the neck I rest.  I don't mess around with anything  in my lungs - but I'm prone to sinus colds and I can work out through those. 

In general I think you're better off resting and beating it before it gets really bad ... as opposed to having a crappy workout and then feeling really miserable.

I rest when I am feeling run down or borderline getting sick.  I rest when I am sick.  Where and how I feel sick really doesn't play into it for me.

You certainly have my sympathy.  It's tough with small kids, been there, done that, not easy.  Once they've been in school a couple years and built up immunity, it will get much better, back to your sick once a year routine.  Probably seems like an eternity to you at this point, but trust me on this -- the cliche is right -- it goes by fast.  Frankly, I think that it's an accomplishment with young children around to merely maintain some level of fitness and not add tons of weight, and then hopefully you have the opportunity to do more in another couple years.  My worst physical condition occurred when my kids were young.  Hang in there.  The kids are more and more fun as they get older.  Usually.

I think you're right.  I'm sure it will get better as they get older.  And it has gone fast, even this far.  As it is, though, we've been blessed with number 3 arriving in July, so my time "in the fog" gets extended by a little bit.  And, I can relate, part of the reason I got into this was when I found myself at my worst physically condition, well, ever, about 6 months ago.  That was 30 pounds ago, and I'm full of energy and goals.  But, I feel like I've got to get a lot in before July when my season, for wonderful family reasons, will likely end for the year.