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Constant flu like syptoms in my 1yr old -Help

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Pr1ncess · 18/05/2009 18:22

My little man who is 1 soon is constantly ill with flu like symptoms -Hot to touch -Agitated -Sleepy -Thirsty-snotty-and tugging at his ears. (He has had two ear infections in 5 months too)
He is usually a normal boy playing laughing wants to explore! But when he is like this im at my witts end! I know when he is ill as he is clingy, wingey and not himself. My doc says its normal and he'll grow out of it and wont be ill when he is older as his immune system will be great(Doc has put it down to virus/cold/flu) He is at nursery but only two days a week he see's my mom a lot who has 3 dogs could it be an allergy?? Please any suggestions welcome! I might loose my job if i keep having time off with my pooly baby, cant bare to see him in pain like this. I just know something isnt right how can he be ill every week and it be normal!

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Slickbird · 18/05/2009 18:58

Well, if it's any consolation, my DD2 (now 20+ months) went through the exact same thing last year - you couldn't put a cigarette paper between her illnesses (and, therefor, mine). It got worse when she started nursery at 6 months where she got EVERYTHING!!! Cold after cold after cold after cold, impetigo, sickness bugs, eye infections... Honestly, it was bloody awful. And she was the same, unhappy, grumpy, etc. Then I got unexpectedly pregnant again (when she was 9 months) and when I took her out of nursery (she went 5 mornings a week) as I started my maternity leave, she IMMEDIATELY got better and in the last 5 months she has had 1 cold. And even then, it was not much to write home about. I used to start the week saying "And this weeks ailment will be...." it was that bad.

It will pass, and then your little one will show the sunshine that is hiding in them just now. Ours is a happy, beautiful delight now.

Just waiting for it all to start with the baby DS now!

Good luck and hang in there. xx

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