My just turned 5 year old started reception in September and has caught everything going round and been off loads. She's had at least 4-5 vomiting bugs (one norovirus which knocked us all out before Christmas and two this month!!), earache, fever with no vomiting, colds, diarrhoea (I think caused by the vitamin tablets we started to give her), threadworms and scarlett fever.
It seems to be that we get a weeks grace and then the next thing starts. What with the illness and then leaving it 48 hours after vomiting or diarrhoea she's missed a lot of school. Thankfully my dp is very flexible with work so it hasn't been an issue with childcare but I'm worried about her immune system and progress in school.
So, is this a normal level of illness for reception or should I have her checked by gp? She was at nursery with the same classmates last year and was off only a handful of times.
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How often do or did your reception age dc get ill?
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sherzy · 17/02/2013 10:04
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