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I used to think cold season meant stocking up on tissues, NyQuil and hoping for the best. Then I had three kids.

It’s safe to say I know much, much better. Nowadays, cold season means someone’s always sniffling, coughing, not sleeping, and someone (usually me) is Googling “can your cat make your baby sick?” at 2 a.m.

With three kids under six, I’ve learned the hard way that once the germs start circulating, it’s not just one cold, but a full-on rotation that somehow always ends with me. And, just when we think we’re in the clear, someone starts sneezing yet again, reigniting the sickness inferno that essentially becomes our life until summer.

So inst

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