Why is Ds 4yrs always so poorly <sob>

[Narketta]

I'm at the end of my tether and finding it hard to cope. From the age of 18mths it seems like its been one thing after another. The last 6mths have been a nightmare.

He is asthmatic and since the beginning of November he has had 4 lots of amoxicillin and 3 lots of steroid tablets because everytime he gets a simple cold it turns into a chest infection, In the times that his chest has been ok he has had tonsillitis and ear infections. At the moment he is lying on the sofa pale faced dark around the eyes and holding his ears in pain, I've been giving him calpol through the day which seems to be helping but I feel so sorry for him, He keeps saying "Mummy I want you" and I just feel helpless because there's nothing else I can do to make him feel better.

Please tell me there's hope, will he always suffer like this? Why is he always so poorly?

He's missed loads of time from preschool and I'm concerned because he goes to school in september and I know that excessive absence is frowned upon.

Hi,
Sorry no positive advice but just to know I feel your pain. My DS aged 4 is also always ill and I am at my wits end with him. Until Jan he had terrible tonsillitis but then had his tonsils out. Since then its been one thing after another. He's ill today with a raging temperature but can't tell me exactly what is hurting just 'everywhere' so back to the doctors for us again tomorrow. I've been given him paracetamol every 4 hours and ibroprofen every 6 hours - a trick i learnt at the hospital and its keeping the temp down to around 38 but he is also pale, dark eyed etc and lying on the sofa all day. I just dont know how to keep him well. Hope your little one feels better tomorrow x

Thanks Helinher30s Its horrible isn't it!!

Hope tomorrow is a better day for you both. xx

What does your doctor say? As long as they have ruled out anything serious (like needing his adenoids out) I would suggest (and obviously I am not a doctor!) a good health tonic, and a few weeks holiday on an windswept English beach - fresh air and lots of rest. At my DD's nursery they have permanent coughs and various ailments and it takes a while for them to get on top of it.
We took my DD to the cranial osteopath and they helped her recurrent chest infections a lot. I don't fully understand how it works, but it did. If you're close to London you can go to the clinic at the www.fpo.org.uk/ Federation of Pediatric Osteopaths for donations only, so not too expensive.