If your child suffered from ear problems, did bouts of tonsillitis follow on from this?

[Aimsmum]

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have you thought about some complenetary medicines to boost her immune system?
sympathy. sounds awful for the poor lamb.

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its just, with repeated courses of antibots her own iimmune systemn will be low... so anything you can do to boost that is good right now. im sure you are already, but take a look at diet, supplements maybe, and if you can get a recommendation for a good homeopath or whatevr, that would be good i think.

when i was a kid (well, still now i guess) i manifested stress as illness. i got tonsillitis, pleurisy, flu's shingles... all sorts when i was particularly under pressure... any chance she could be upset about anything? divorce or something? maybe try talking to her about anything that may be upsetting her. i know all that sounds a bit far fetched, but i only say it from personal experience

hope she feels better soon anyway!

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Aimsmum I suffered ear infections and glue ear when I was younger and everytime I had an ear infection tonsillitis would follow, it was awful.

Recently I have come to university and again have had more bouts of ear infection and tonsillitis. Nappiesgalore is aslo right about periods of stress/doubt linked to illness, when doing anything stressful \i alswyas feel awful and often get a cold or flu as my immune system is low

I hope your dd is better soon

aimsmum - thats interesting... when you say you shield her, thats great, but do talk to her too. on her level obviously, but allow her to voice how she may feel when hes late etc.. and verbalise it back to her to show you validate her feelings. will help to stop her turning them in on herself.
ie, if she says shes disapointed coz she wanted him to take her somewhere and now there isnt time, you can say 'yes, i know you really wanted to go there, sorry you wont get to today.' she may not seem too comforted, but i bet deep down it will help her to cope.
adult feelings and disapointments can be difficult to cope with when small (am quite sure you know all this btw)

it also means she is more likely to come to you, and keep coming to you when she needs support or is feeling low, which can only be a good thing!

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aw aimsmum - he does sound like a bit of a prick, and yr dd sounds like a great girl. glad she felt able to stand up for herself. and v glad she has such a supportive and sensitive mother

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