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DS (age 4) is making a weird noise...

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morethanmum · 29/09/2007 09:18

it started on Tues afternoon; he was watching a film with dd and her friend and started making a small laugh every few minutes. Now it's a forced cough every few seconds. GP by phone on Thursday told me to ignore it - prob linked to starting school, and stress related. I was on at him a lot on Tues to leave the girls alone as dd friend not keen on small boys. Driving me crazy and I'm terrified he'll get picked on/ treated like a 'weirdo' at school. Any advice? Really hard not to lose temper and say fgs stop doing it!

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Othersideofthechannel · 29/09/2007 09:30

Yes, sounds like a nervous tic to me which will probably go away if you can ignore it. It is hard work.

You've made me realise that DS who is 4.7 doesn't currently have a nervous tic. He has had several over the last couple of years including constantly pulling up his trousers no matter which ones he had on, brushing imaginary hair away from his eyes, and noises.

3Ddonut · 29/09/2007 09:32

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edam · 29/09/2007 09:34

3Donut, I think that's extreme jumping to conclusions. You could really frighten someone with that kind of claim. For heaven's sake, it's just a little boy coughing!

Othersideofthechannel · 29/09/2007 09:36

Yes, calm down!
It is definitely possible to have a tic without it being any more than that. My Dad has one.

Don't all 4 year old boys have uncontrollable outbursts!

3Ddonut · 29/09/2007 09:38

sorry! shuffles off........

was just thinking aloud really...

sorry!!!!!

Am feeling very guilty now.......

ssooorrryyyy....

Ignore me I'm tired.

smugmumofboys · 29/09/2007 09:41

DS1(5) does this. It started last year when he had a chesty cough/cold. The cold went but the cough stayed. We tried to ignore at home but it was a bit of an issue at school. Although his teacher was sympathetic and did try to ignore it, it did distract/bother the other children.

Anyway, disappeared over the summer holidays completely. Cue September and Year 1 and it's back albeit not as badly as before.

So, sorry for ramble! Guess what I'm saying is, I don't think it's too uncommon but unfortunately I don't have any solutions. I agree, though, it's hard not to lose your rag over it when it's constant.

moonmother · 29/09/2007 09:44

My ds(3) had a phase of this earlier this year,at first we kept on at him(it became very infuriating ),but it only made him do it all the more.
In the end we just ignored it and after a couple of weeks he stopped doing it.

Othersideofthechannel · 29/09/2007 09:46

We forgive you donut!

3Ddonut · 29/09/2007 09:47

I've asked Mumsnet towers to delete it, see how bad I feel?!!!

Othersideofthechannel · 29/09/2007 09:51

Wow!

You're in an extreme mood today!

hippipotami · 29/09/2007 09:55

Dd (age 4.10) has suffered from a variety of nervous tics for the past 6 months. They include a sniff, nose rub, head shake and deep rapid breaths.
The gp was very reassuring and said it was called 'transient tic disorder' which means a variety of harmless tics that come and go. It is apparently very common in children around the age of 4 and 5.

He said to treat it the same as nailbiting, and just to ignore. The more you mention in, the more they will do it. It is hard though. A few months ago dd was so bad during dinner one night (producing 3 tics simultaneously virtually without stopping over a 20 minute period) that ds uttered 'Oh fgs' and went to eat in the kitchn

Incidentally, dd's tics were at their worst just before the summer holidays when staff at nursery were hyping them up about starting big school. Over the summer they practically stopped all together, and now she has been in reception a few weeks a few tics have come back, but infrequently and not very noticeable.

Don't worry about other children noticing - they don't!. And many of them have their own strange little habits / quirks and are so preoccupied with being at school they don't have time to notice a persistant cough or sniffle.

hth

hippipotami · 29/09/2007 09:56

err, that would be dh who uttered 'oh fgs' and went to eat in the kitchen. not ds, who is oblivious to his little sisters' oddities

3Ddonut · 29/09/2007 09:58

I'm not in a mood (stamps feet) I'm really not, I've just finished a looooong nightshift which ended with my patient returning to ICU (not good) but I just really, reaaallllly hate to upset people and wouldn't like to think that my half-arsed comment would have someone worrying. Soft sod that I am and also..... a bit stupid, not called donut for nothing you know!

edam · 29/09/2007 10:43

Sorry donut! Was just alarmed.

3Ddonut · 29/09/2007 15:00

Thankyou Mumsnet powers that be! Don't apologise edam, I did think it was a little alarmist when I put it in, (you'd think that would have stopped me) but I was extremely tired and not very rational, post now deleted, hopefully the OP didn't see it....and now it's gone forever......

3D shuffles off to not talk about things she doesn't know about anymore!

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morethanmum · 29/09/2007 20:06

Just logged back in after day at doctors/ kids stuff - big thankyou to everyone for really reassuring messages. Even the deleted one...which I didn't see
Really trying to ignore it - did lose it slightly about 5pm though
It's so nice to get some feedback, esp about other kids not noticing. Feel much better.

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newlifenewname · 29/09/2007 20:10

Didn't see this before but wanted to add that I did thios sort of thing LOADs when I was little. I'm quite a sensitive person, quite feisty and a little quirky. It all fits really but I'm not weird weird .

My DS did this (whistling and sucking in thing) a while back. I totally ignored and asked everyone too and he stopped completely.

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morethanmum · 29/09/2007 20:18

Thank you. He's still awake and doing it when we can't (he thinks) hear him. Out of Hours have suggested it's an asthma thing, so he is on ventolin and antibiotics to see if it's physical. Think more likely to be tic. He's v sensitive too - glad you are just a bit weird, not weird weird as can def. live with quirky!

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