2.10 yr old constantly tired - any ideas?

[Ceebee74]

DS1 seems to have been constantly tired since last Wednesday/Thursday - he did have a cold/cough then so I assumed it was that but the cold has pretty much gone but his tiredness is getting worse

He dropped his daytime nap 6 months ago but since Saturday, he has been having 2+ hour long naps and still sleeping normally at night. He has also been displaying other behaviour (pretty much constantly) which usually mean he is tired or ill - unusual naughtiness, clinginess to me, whinging etc. He turned round this morning and told me, in a really upset manner, that he didn't want DS2 anymore and could we throw him in the bin!! (Btw, DS2 is 6 months so I don't think it is a reaction to his birth - although the symptoms are quite similar to when DS2 was born)

Tonight, after a day at nursery with no nap, he fell asleep on the landing floor whilst I was running the bath for DS2 (he had already decided he didn't want a bath and had his PJ's on) after crying and whinging for 10 minutes. He has never done this before and, in fact, all weekend, he has ended up falling asleep where he has been (after refusing to go to bed) which is also very unusual - he has always gone to bed for his naps before.

Any ideas - growth spurt maybe? Would you go to the doctors - or how long would you let it continue before you would go to the doctors? I guess I am hesitating as he is showing no other signs of illness so not sure what they could check for.

[Ceebee74]

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[FluffyBunnyGoneBad]

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Have you noticed anything else? Short of breath when running around? Pale? Is he eating and drinking normally?

[onepieceofcremeegg]

It sounds to me like he is perhaps a bit "off colour" maybe fighting a cold/virus or similar. If there are no obvious symptoms, then I would perhaps leave it for another few days.

I might consider a small dose of calpol, as an experiment. if he is achy/fluey he will be v tired but not be able to tell you that is how he is feeling. If the calpol perks him up a bit, this would be a sign he is aching or in a bit of pain perhaps.

Is he off his food? When either of my dds are like this I make a special effort to make sure their diet is as healthy as possible. (not suggesting that your ds doesn't have a good diet btw)

[Ceebee74]

Not noticed any of those things tbh - seems perfectly ok when running around and his appetite is maybe slightly less but nothing significant (he is not a big eater at the best of times!)

[onepieceofcremeegg]

It may be that when he had a recent cough his sleep was disturbed and he is desperately trying to catch up? We have found this on occasion with dd1. She needs a lot of sleep anyway, but when she has been unwell (even with a fairly minor cold) she starts to need 13 hours a night or even more.

On occasion we have put her to bed not long after tea (normally in bed at 7ish). We then of course worry she will be up very early, but it doesn't seem to work that way.

[FluffyBunnyGoneBad]

There's no harm in getting him checked by the GP if you are concerned. Sometimes a bug can really take it out of them, if he's fine otherwise though then it does sound like it's taking him a bit of time to get back to normal. Minadex (sp?) tonic is really good stuff.

[Ceebee74]

Thanks for the advice - I am a terrible ditherer when it comes to taking my children to the doctors!!

I will maybe see what he is like over the next couple of days - his behaviour was terrible over the weekend and I am not sure me and DH could stand another weekend like that!!