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Post by whoisjohngalt on Dec 31, 2013 14:56:34 GMT -5
OK people, I didn't start this thread to get more freaked out!!!! I think they just haven't developed an immunity yet.
DS was in day care starting when he was 3 months old and for the next few years, he shared all the germs that all the other kids in day care had. Almost always seemed to be snot nosed, which ended up in ear infections. Strep throat, chicken pox, some weird intestinal parasite. However by the time he got to kindergarten, he had an iron constitution. I can count on one hand the number of times he got sick for the next twelve years (not counting bodily injury from skateboarding accidents, bike riding, and sleds). I think they'll improve. Although it might take another few years. Then my plan that BFing them will make them super-hero strong has failed miserably
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Post by Martivir on Dec 31, 2013 15:17:57 GMT -5
DS started preschool this year and since October it's been one thing after another. For all of us. They joke that the nurses' office at school is his second home. He's been sent home 4 times this year already and I don't send him in if he's questionable in the morning. He's missed 2 weeks of school already. He was perfectly healthy other than allergies till this year. I've been assured that it will die down after a couple of years. He missed an outbreak of pink eye because he was out so much in late October/ early November.
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Post by NoNamePerson on Dec 31, 2013 15:39:34 GMT -5
My son spent the first four years of his life with ear infections, sore throats and colds. One week short of his 4th birthday had his tonsils and adnoids removed and it was a miracle!!!!! Healthy as a horse from then on except that he got swine flu couple years ago. Except for that little blip he is a healthy adult. Maybe he got it all out of his system at a time that would drive me bonkers
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Post by Jaguar on Dec 31, 2013 15:42:34 GMT -5
Kids are petri dishes, they need to get sick to continue to develop their immune system. Yeah I know that don't help you.
Do you do the hot steam thing that I do when I'm sick ? Get a couple big towels and put them over your head, then put your head over a sink where the hot water is running and make a tent with the towels. Breath in all that hot steam. This is great for clearing out the crap from your lungs.
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Post by The Walk of the Penguin Mich on Dec 31, 2013 16:22:56 GMT -5
I think they just haven't developed an immunity yet.
DS was in day care starting when he was 3 months old and for the next few years, he shared all the germs that all the other kids in day care had. Almost always seemed to be snot nosed, which ended up in ear infections. Strep throat, chicken pox, some weird intestinal parasite. However by the time he got to kindergarten, he had an iron constitution. I can count on one hand the number of times he got sick for the next twelve years (not counting bodily injury from skateboarding accidents, bike riding, and sleds). I think they'll improve. Although it might take another few years. Then my plan that BFing them will make them super-hero strong has failed miserably Lena....BFing is passive immunity, it does not stick around. Just like your kids got what is essentially an imprint of your immune system at birth. However, the IgG that passes through the placenta only lasts about 3 months. All that it does is keep them from getting sick while they are breastfeeding, or for the first few months. So what's happening now is that every bug that is going around, your kid is going to get sick and imprint another bug on his immune system. FWIW, there are at least 99 (last time I looked) different rhinoviruses. Rhinoviruses cause colds and each strain is going to cause a cold. Lord knows how many flu viruses!
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Post by whoisjohngalt on Dec 31, 2013 17:34:20 GMT -5
Mitch, that's interesting. I never really thought that BFing will make them bullet proof, but didn't know what you just described either.
Like I said, I feel pretty bad for complaining bc it hasn't been that bad, but dear Lord, I thought last winter would just do me in.
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Post by midjd on Dec 31, 2013 17:46:54 GMT -5
Then my plan that BFing them will make them super-hero strong has failed miserably Lena....BFing is passive immunity, it does not stick around. Just like your kids got what is essentially an imprint of your immune system at birth. However, the IgG that passes through the placenta only lasts about 3 months. All that it does is keep them from getting sick while they are breastfeeding, or for the first few months. Guess my immune system sucks, then...DD is 5 weeks old, has had about 3 bottles' worth of formula in her life, and is suffering through her first cold. I'm pretty pissed at MIL for hiding the fact that she was sick over Christmas (she told DH she knew if we knew she was sick, we wouldn't let her hold the baby. Well, yeah!) Poor DH, he will never think a bad thought about his mom (so I've been keeping my mouth shut) but I think he's more heartbroken by DD's coughs and sneezes than I am. Anyway, enough of my ranting. As long as your kids aren't going around holding strange babies, I think they're fine to leave the house . I hope everyone feels better soon!
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Post by The Walk of the Penguin Mich on Dec 31, 2013 18:10:39 GMT -5
Lena....BFing is passive immunity, it does not stick around. Just like your kids got what is essentially an imprint of your immune system at birth. However, the IgG that passes through the placenta only lasts about 3 months. All that it does is keep them from getting sick while they are breastfeeding, or for the first few months. Guess my immune system sucks, then...DD is 5 weeks old, has had about 3 bottles' worth of formula in her life, and is suffering through her first cold. I'm pretty pissed at MIL for hiding the fact that she was sick over Christmas (she told DH she knew if we knew she was sick, we wouldn't let her hold the baby. Well, yeah!) Poor DH, he will never think a bad thought about his mom (so I've been keeping my mouth shut) but I think he's more heartbroken by DD's coughs and sneezes than I am. Anyway, enough of my ranting. As long as your kids aren't going around holding strange babies, I think they're fine to leave the house . I hope everyone feels better soon! No, MidJD.....your MIL had a rhinovirus that your immune system may not have come in contact with. Think about it for a minute.....with 99 different versions of those suckers running around, you'd have to have 2 colds every year of your life in order to exposed to everything. There are going to be a couple that you miss. Also, at 5 weeks, the immunity that crossed the placenta has started to decrease. By around 3 months, it's totally gone (which is why this is the time that many infant vaccines start. If they immunized before, your IgG would block the vaccination and the baby's immune system would not get a chance to 'see' it and make antibody). So the point is to let the passive immunity that you've passed onto your baby work as long as it's effective.
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Post by whoisjohngalt on Dec 31, 2013 18:19:31 GMT -5
oh Mid, I am so sorry It sucks when littlies get sick. When I had my oldest a family friend told me that it's the hardest when they can't sit up yet, bc by lying down they just keep "flowing" that mucus right back in. And of course, they don't know how to blow their nose yet. Hope your little one gets better super super fast
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Post by zibazinski on Dec 31, 2013 20:25:04 GMT -5
I'd be furious if my kid got sick because some ass wipe didnt vaccinate their kid.
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Post by moneymaven on Dec 31, 2013 22:45:10 GMT -5
DS has been sick a lot in his >3 years. Our defenses and tools of choice: cold mist humidifier every night, frequent hand washing, Kleenex in every room at DS' reach, saline drops for his nose, boogie wipes (saline wipes for running noses - much more gentle), fresh air and rest.
Hope your babies get well quick, Lena.
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