AIBU to ask how many times your kids had antibiotics by 10 yrs old

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And to be super nosy, what they were for.

Zero. First time for my son was when he was 12 for an ear infection, and 13 for my daughter for strep throat.

Ds1 maybe once?
Ds2 around 3
Dd about 14 times

Once, for tonsillitis

Twice - once as a newborn for GBS and once as a toddler but I can’t remember why.

YABU not to share more of why you want to know, and what your concerns are.

Perhaps something in your OP that explains how many times you've given them to your DCs, as I presume that's triggered the posting?

I won't share with someone who just randomly barks imperatives at me, without them sharing first.

He takes profalatic antibiotics 3 day a week.

On top of that he has had more doses than I can count mainly for chest infections but a couple of peg infections too

Ds is only 4 and he’s had close To around 10? Separate prescriptions for antibiotics for persistent ear infections.

DD is 11 and has never taken antibiotics.

DS is 9 and by the age of 2 had been put on prophylaxis as he'd had so many courses. Greatly improved when the tonsils went at 4, but he still needs a couple of courses a year for ear infections.

Twice each. Dd1 an eye infection post birth, then an infection aged 5.
Dd2 an injury , and peri-orbital cellulitis.

Constantly, she had chronic tonsillitis. To the stage it was literally every two weeks she was getting put on them before they took them out when she was about eight or nine,

What they were for: tonsillitis, middle ear infections- three admissions with IV for more serious infections.

If you are concerned, we saw a paediatric immunologist who was very helpful.

Both of them were permanently on them from birth, until the age of 5, for kidney reflux. A very low dose, thankfully.

Both had them several times for ear infections, poor wee beggars.

It felt like 15 squillion. Ds had them as a newborn as he had grunty breathing, then got a chest infection at 6 months and (as it turned out) collapsed part of his lung and got a deep seated infection behind it which took a lot to clear. I forget how many courses before he had 3 months continuous and other therapies. Then chest infections every winter till he was 7.
Nothing since apart from a course when he vomited for 5 weeks last year

DS13 - never
DD10 - once when she was 6 or 7

My eldest has his first antibiotics when he went away to university, his 17yo sister has never had them. I think we have been very lucky, I had them all the time as a child

Dd has had it orally once as a baby and then once in an IV at 13 months

Ds had it at 2 when he had chickenpox

None. DSs are 17 & 19yo. DS2 had some for an ingrown toenail last year, that's it

DS1 was a clumsy tot and we had a couple if trips to A&E when he was small but apart from that, when he was born, and occupational medicals, he's never actually seen a doctor. That's actually pretty amazing/lucky now I think of it.

For three children, I can only remember one course, for a skin infection, but I can't believe that was the only time . . . Possibly also following tonsillectomy?

My DD isn't even two and had already had at least 3 courses. First as a newborn with GBS sepsis. Then a chest infection around 2 months old. Then I'm sure there's been another course in between, then another course for Covid this year (I know antibiotics don't work for viruses, but they couldn't confirm it was Covid at the time and she was really unwell).

I would have said she's a healthy child too

Well my 1 year old has had 5 rounds of antibiotics. All for tonsillitis.

Minimum of 10 days mainly 2 weeks.

DS and DD have I think 3/4 in 7 and 4 years.

Does it make me a bad parent that I can’t remember?
I remember the youngest had them once and had an allergic reaction ending in a hospital admission. Can’t remember the other dc so they can’t have been that unwell.

Eldest- lots. Premature birth, so some straight away as a precaution, then a few rounds while on NNU (3 different types simultaneously at one point as he has deteriorated fast and they needed to start treatment before swabs were back). He had a few more rounds as a young child as he was prone to chest infections, but that's improved with age. It's not ideal, but when you need them, you need them!
Younger two have never had them (age 7 and 10 now).

Never. Ds is 14 and has never had any.

Let’s see....12 hours old for Group B Strep, that was 10 days intravenously.

5 years old for a UTI and sepsis - also intravenous for a few days

4 or 5 more courses for various UTI’s

Maybe 1 for a strep throat.

Hardly any as a teen though.

Dd maybe 5 times for a UTI, scarlet fever and chest infections.

Ds absolutely loads. UTI and needed antibiotics for 4 months, loads of chest infections and pneumonia, ear infections.