Sick once again....

hello speedy. My son who's in nursery school also got sick. He was even confined at the hospital for 3 days because he needed to be hooked to an IV. He had only started attending his classes for a week when he got sick. At first it started as simple coughs and colds. But when he started refusing to eat or drink his milk, that's when my husband and I got so worried. He looked so weak and he basically just lay down on the bed the whole day. That was the time we decided to bring him to the hospital. When he was hooked to an IV, I wanted to cry with him too. Because he looked so scared when he saw the needle. I informed the school's administrator during our first stay at the hospital and told her that my son had to be confined. I also told her that he will be absent from school for more than a week. Because I wanted my son to have a full rest even if he's out of the hospital. So, when he goes back to school, he has the full energy that he will need.

Don't worry speedy1279. Your child is suffering from School sickness.This happens to every child who go to school for the 1st time. You just show him that you are more affectionate towards him. He will come back to normalcy slowly.Your child's cold, ear infections and upper respiratory infection will also subside. No major medication is required. Remember what the doctor said and put belief in him. What your child is facing is not real sickness. O.K.

Hi speedy I feel so bad that your little guy is sick. like the doctor said its normal for them to get sick. I know you worry and dont like seeing him feel sick. He is probably getting it from the other kids. Hang in there Im sure he will be feeling better real soon. Im sending you HUGS

Though both my daughters are now grown. Yes, they too experienced being sick a lot during the first years of school. For one at this age they play a lot of hand holding games. Which germs quickly spread this way since they don't tend to wash their hands the way they should. Teach your child to cough or sneeze into their elbow or underarm. Give him a multi-vitamin if doesn't take any. They do eventually outgrow this stage, especially as they get older since their immune system gets stronger and they don't tend to play as many hand holding games.

Teach your son (I'm not saying you don't) and/or constantly remind him to wash his hands. When he gets home immediately have him wash his hands and from time to time disinfect his room/toys/door knobs. Give him vitamins and lots of orange juice. Maybe check if the classroom has hand sanitizers and if not suggest to the teacher to use it; and perhaps she should be disinfecting the toys every night after the last class. That's the worse, is to have a sick child and feel hopeless.

I know how you feel. That happened with my older one and then by the time he built up his immunity - my younger two kept getting sick from all the germs. My little guy is still always sick (he'll be 3). My advice is to make sure he has his daily vitamin to help fight off some of these infections/germs. Don't listen to anyone who tells you ear infections are not contagious - the germ that causes ear infections IS contagious! If he likes orange juice - I would give him plenty of it because the Vitamin C is also good for fighting germs. Double up on your vitamins too so you can stay well to take care of him. Hope he feels better and hope you feel better too!!

hi speedy! this is a time for you to really strengthen your faith and bring your petitions to God. the bible promises that we should not be anxious about anything but by prayer and thanksgiving, we should present our requests to God so that the peace of God which transcends all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. I pray for blessings upon your son, your household, and for you. may your son be healed from illness and protected from harmful viruses. may you have peace and joy in your hearts. take care and God bless!:-)

aww so sorry to hear this all i can say if he doesnt just make sure he keeps his hands washed to keep the germs away.but i will pray for you son untill heis better.

My youngest daughter is "medically fragile" in that she is in remission from cancer and has no adrenal glands and only one kidney. Last year when she was in Pre K it seemed she was ALWAYS sick. I hesitated and considered home schooling her to avoid it but the dr told me that she will build up an immune system and not to give up. (we have home schooled all of our kids at one point of time or another so this was a viable option). With time and patience we made it through. Sometimes I wonder how we did it. If she is vomiting its a medical emergency for her so it was very scary! But the truth is that she started kindergarten this year and is doing fantastic! She has missed one day being sick, one week and a day because of her wish trip and that is all she has missed. The immune system will kick in and he will be doing great! Just teach him good hygeine such as hand washing and such and be patient. My daughter loves school and had I taken her out she would've missed out on some great opportunities. Make sure he eats healthy and gets plenty of rest. My daughter needed a lot more rest after school started than in the summer. She also would come home and sleep a lot. She still does this on occasion and I let her sleep as I believe it helps keep her healthy. Hang in there mom! You're doing a great job!

I know exactly how you feel. I have children in school (1 in 1st grade and 1 in Kindergarten). I also have 2 other small cildren (3 and 5 months). All of them are constantly sick, if I get lucky I get to see one of them feeling good once or twice a month since it has gotten cold here. The baby, however, still laughs and smiles all the time even when she is feeling bad, so she helps me cope quite a bit. I really don't think there is a way to cope with our chidren being miserable, in 6 years I'v not found a way yet. They are our children and we hate seeing them feel bad. That is our job as moms. We feel their pain and we are always going to feel bad for them. I guess all we can do is be there for them and make them as comfortable a possible. I know that I didn't give yu any ways to cope, like I said, in all honesty I don't think their is any. However I hope it helps to know that you are not alone.