Hi. I know there have been similar threads on here but I'm beginning to feel like maybe this is not normal. My DD seems to be constantly getting ill. In the last four weeks she has had a filthy cold, a nasty virus with a high temp for days and a rash, another cold and conjunctivitis and now today yet another high temp, off food and drink, very clingy etc. Literally she maybe has a day of seeming healthy and the next day we start all over again. And none of these things are ever 24hr jobs, always last a week or more.
She's 2 and been with a childminder for well over a year now. Until this latest batch of illness she had been doing quite well with almost six weeks illness-free! Prior to that she generally has something every couple of weeks. She doesn't seem to catch these things off the other kids and vice versa - consequently she's the only one who's consistently off poorly. She generally has a good, healthy diet.
I really feel that I live my life in anticipation of her getting sick and honestly it's really beginning to get me down so goodness only knows how poor DD feels.
Can someone please tell me we're not the only ones experiencing this?! None of DD's little pals seems to have anywhere near this amount of illness. I know it's supposed to be good to help develop the immune system but how on earth does the immune system ever get a boost if it's always fighting some bug or other.
Sorry, this turned out to be much longer than I expected!
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Is it normal for children to catch one bug after another?
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SweetApril · 19/06/2009 13:15
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