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Growth spurt???? Help!

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NameChangeThreeThousand · 18/06/2023 14:46

Anyone with boys ... Is this a growth spurt??

Age 11

Exhausted doing a sport he has done 6 times a week with no problems ever! Now adding time, not improving, looking knackered

Sleeping in middle of the day

Grumpy and irritable

Eating loads, then eating nothing

Feeling "ill" for a few days, then better, then "ill" again

Sore knee

???? Or does this sound like illness?

Or could some of this be symptoms of hayfever? (which he also has quite bad)?

If it's a growth spurt if sorts. How long does it last?

Thanks!

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BlueDuckBlue · 18/06/2023 15:54

It is unusual for an 11 year old to be sleeping during the day.

Tired and grumpy yes ! ( I have one too)

Is he more thirsty than normal ?

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NameChangeThreeThousand · 18/06/2023 15:50

cheapskatemum · 18/06/2023 15:47

Sorry to go down a very negative path, but also keep lines of communication and antenna up in case he's being bullied, or groomed.

Will do. I don't think he is though

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NameChangeThreeThousand · 18/06/2023 15:50

DrManhattan · 18/06/2023 15:44

See the doctor?

Will do tomorrow!

(I was hoping parents of older boys would come on and say .."oh yes, I remember my son went through periods like this at this age when they were growing...." Which would have reassured me, and maybe I'd not bother with the doc! But as that hasn't happened, it's maybe not as normal as I thought, so I'll take him along to doc tomorrow (if I can get an appointment which is not easy!).

He's asleep now and been asleep since 1pm. So he's missed his sports training (which he'll be sad about. But I doubt he'd have managed it anyway). And unusual for an 11yr old to happily sleep I middle of the day! (And he's not waking up even though there is currently a full on thunderstorm where I am right now!! Lightening, thunder, the works!!)

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coffeecupsandwaxmelts · 18/06/2023 15:48

It's been really warm lately - I don't know anyone who isn't more lethargic than normal.

cheapskatemum · 18/06/2023 15:47

Sorry to go down a very negative path, but also keep lines of communication and antenna up in case he's being bullied, or groomed.

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NameChangeThreeThousand · 18/06/2023 15:46

FluffyFlannery · 18/06/2023 15:44

Covid.

Thanks. We did a COVID home test and negative

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DrManhattan · 18/06/2023 15:44

See the doctor?

FluffyFlannery · 18/06/2023 15:44

Covid.

Sirzy · 18/06/2023 15:37

I wouldnt write off the impact of the heat on him especially if he is very active.

Clarinet1 · 18/06/2023 15:35

I’m not a doctor or nurse but I think there could be several causes for this - growth, the hot weather, vitamin or mineral deficiencies, diabetes….. so, if you are concerned, I don’t think a doctor’s appointment would be a bad idea,

jimmyhill · 18/06/2023 15:31

greenspaces4peace · 18/06/2023 15:02

children (boys) are all slightly different. Slow and steady, spurts, or late.
11 in my family would be early and I’d see a Dr. I’d also top up with a good multivitamin and more protein.

See a doctor because an 11 year is tired and sometimes grumpy? Yikes

greenspaces4peace · 18/06/2023 15:02

children (boys) are all slightly different. Slow and steady, spurts, or late.
11 in my family would be early and I’d see a Dr. I’d also top up with a good multivitamin and more protein.

hattyhathat · 18/06/2023 14:50

Is he growing?

WhiteCatmas · 18/06/2023 14:49

Could it be the warm weather?