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Post by daffin on Apr 10, 2014 22:06:55 GMT
Hi all
Do any of you think that your kids have an unusually poor immune system? Monkey Boy just seems to pick up everything and then get it really badly. He's been ill with hand foot and mouth, chickenpox, norovirus and endless colds since around October, with barely a week of being well in between whiles. He's currently got flu, despite having been immunised in the autumn. I know kids immune systems are weak and take time to develop, but this seems crazy.....
i just wonder if it's linked to stress (he's very anxious), or BM's poor diet when pregnant, or having been born by emergency C section, not being breast fed, or......
any my thoughts or advice welcome!
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Post by wibbley on Apr 10, 2014 22:09:46 GMT
A simple blood test will check his IG levels.
If you are concerned you could get one done. But stress does lower your immunity.
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Post by mudlark on Apr 10, 2014 22:14:48 GMT
my little lapwing and peewit have been ill non stop...chicken pox, coughs and colds, rashes, all sorts. I know its because they are anxious and stressed.. of course they are....they respond well to over parenting...lots of medicine which they see as caring...I tend to mix up squash and warm water and sugar and feed it to them on a special teaspoon...really helps! mummys special medicine.
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Post by daffin on Apr 10, 2014 22:34:14 GMT
Thanks guys. What are IG levels?
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Post by chotimonkey on Apr 11, 2014 5:59:21 GMT
 mud lark... I give mummy's special medicine too |
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Post by corkwing on Apr 11, 2014 7:13:51 GMT
I think mine are weird. They seem to have incredibly powerful immune systems and rarely catch anything. We've been really grateful the few times they've been ill as they've been much more able to accept us parenting them.
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Post by wibbley on Apr 11, 2014 8:52:33 GMT
Your IG levels would be a test to check your immune system. we have a fair few differing IGs,each does a different job. There are genetic medical conditions where your immune system (or parts of) can be low or even totally absent. Though relatively rare, the symptoms are recurring illness.
Of course, many kids are often unwell as a matter of course with perfectly adequate immune levels. If I had concerns and my child was having a blood test anyway I would request this be added to the testing. I would need a lot of concerns before I put my children through a blood test for just this though.
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Post by donatella on Apr 11, 2014 9:11:49 GMT
Mine are like yours corkwing - other than chicken pox they're rarely ill.
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Post by sooz on Apr 11, 2014 12:27:12 GMT
My ds was born emergency c section, month early, has high levels of anxiety etc.... Seems to fight off germs pretty well. Hasn't had a day off sick this school year! I think genetics plays a huge part xx
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Post by ham on Apr 11, 2014 16:43:35 GMT
my ac with their various diagnosis are hardly ever ill but my bs is always ill and also suffers from hayfever excema and asthma despite being breast feed
ASD
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Post by jollymummy on Apr 11, 2014 16:44:09 GMT
We are lucky, my three are hardly ever ill and when they are, they are stoic about it. I put it down to the fact that they eat lots of fruit and veg and that we have a get-on-with-it attitude. Unless there is physical evidence (really bad cold/ temperature/vomiting/diarrhoea) they go to school. I think my son has only been off ill once (other than for operations). As Corkwing says, the only downside to this is that when they are ill they seek lots of hugs and we miss out on these!! In fact, I frequently knew AD2 was coming down with something when she started sitting on my lap, cuddling up to me more than usual (as a teen).
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Post by daffin on Apr 13, 2014 13:29:40 GMT
We have a very healthy diet, so I don't think it's that. And there's not much you can do in terms of positive attitude when your son has a temperature of over 100 for 3 days in a row. I think genetics must be a factor as Mouse seems to get every little thing, too.
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Post by kstar on Apr 13, 2014 17:04:14 GMT
I agree, my cousin is always ill and her little girls both are too. Luckily so far Starlet has only been ill once in 11 months and that was very early on. It makes sense that stress would also play a factor - both in utero and later. Sounds tough for you anyway!
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Post by chotimonkey on Apr 13, 2014 20:17:52 GMT
I think it's different for each child... Squirrel is a tiny petite little Girly , finicky eater, is rarely ill, and it passes v quickly, curious george is a strapping baby, eats like a horse is physically robust, but gets everything!!! We've taken him to a and e twice and he's only been here 5 months they are full biological sibs...
I wonder if some of it initially is that they (esp if they move area) are suddenly exposed to a whole new strain of viruses and germs that they haven't had the chance to build resilience to.
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Post by jollymummy on Apr 13, 2014 21:28:01 GMT
I am sure in the early days it is exactly that, chotimonkey. It is common amongst teachers to get loads of colds etc if they move to new schools. And I remember getting lots of coldy things when mine started school.
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Post by peartree on Apr 13, 2014 22:01:36 GMT
I have one of each
Blossom is never ill
In fact I can only think of the once
partridge ill with everything!
Takes ages to get better etc
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mud lark... I give mummy's special medicine too 
