My 2 year old has been ill pretty much none stop for over 6 weeks. I say pretty much because there's sometimes literally a day or so that he seems to be sort of improving and then he gets worse again.
It's been the usual symptoms of a bad cold - snotty, congested, really tired and moody. He's also been having some constipation and diarrhoea.
He feels burning hot to touch on his head and neck but the thermometer says he's not actually got a fever. I've tried 2 different thermometers and taken it on head, ear and armpit.
Last week he was pulling at his ears and saying they were itchy and hurt so I took him to a pharmacist who said he couldn't see an ear infection but lots of wax.
I know that it's common for toddlers to have one virus after another but when people have said that to me, they seem to usually mean that they've carried on as normal with an annoying cough or sniffles. Whereas he's not himself for over a month. He usually loves going out to play and seeing family and now her just absolutely miserable with no energy. When I do take him out, like to the park for fresh air, he often just wants to go home.
The adults in the house have all been ill too a couple of times but not none-stop like him.
The last couple of days he's seemed worse and has lost his appetite. He says he wants food but as soon as he puts it in his mouth he spits it out like it tastes awful. It could, however, be something new as his dad has been unwell for a few days too.
He's had some water but not as much as usual, but he is still having some wet nappies. Still no temperature even though he feels really hot. He is having tantrums at the drop of a hat which isn't like him as he's always been quite an easygoing child. He's extremely clingy with me crawling on me asking for cuddles constantly.
Is there a situation where he could not have a temperature but still need a GP visit / antibiotics?
Surely there is a length of time where you'd take them in? Like would you leave him 6 months, to use an extreme example, of him being like this every day?
I'm doubting myself because he doesn't have a fever and there is nothing making me think it's an A&E emergency. Normally I'd never dream of going in to a GP with a cold and infecting everyone but I also feel like he isn't right and doesn't seem to be improving.