Always ill - when does it stop?

[Nappyzoneneedssleep]

Just ranting really as i remmeber the same with dd - my ds has only just gotten over hand foot and mouth and now im off work with him again as he has a viral chest infection or maybe flu she says but who knows! Gave me antoi biotics at doc also in case no better in a few days to start as could be bacterial but probs viral - i cant wait for him to be 3 as im sure it stops then , he is asleep at moment thank god. I wonder if work think i am a pita!

[onthepier]

Hi, I had all this with my two. From when they were about a year old until around 3, 3 + a half they were constantly on antibiotics for things, ear + chest infections, coughs, colds, bugs etc! There's a 4 year gap between them so it had no sooner stopped with the eldest, than it started again with the youngest.

However, now they're 6 + 10, and since they started school they've rarely caught colds or anything, I can only think that the more illnesses they catch in their nursery years, builds up their immune system for when school starts!!

Hope your ds is better soon.

[Nappyzoneneedssleep]

Yes thats my thing they have a 4 yr gap too so eldest has been fit for a whoel year and ds picked up where she left off! They are born same time of year bar a few weeks and i remeber this exact time with dd - i was forever off and it cumulated ina 10 day hospital stay around xmas so im bracing myself for a rough couple of months!