My son has missed 40+ days of school.

[Anonymous]

Op, I have no kids, and my middle two were similar - basically had a runny nose and some congestion starting in October and running through May. They were in daycare but it really didn’t start until around. Age 2 or 3 and then continued through pre-K for one and K for the other.

But they rarely got diarrhea or vomiting - maybe only 4 times per year? But lots of colds low grade fevers - rarely anything that resulted in antibiotics (like strep). They also have asthma, which was induced by colds, so that was stressful until we had it under control. My kids also had 3 hospitalizations for colds, so really got pretty sick a few times.

They are fine now - still get colds, in mid- to late elementary and middle school, but a lot less.

I’m a little surprised by how many absences you are reporting - mine probably stayed home twice per month but only for a day or two - just enough to get through the symptoms the daycare required (24 hrs for fever/.vomiting/after starting antibiotics) otherwise I would have been fired from my job. So mostly 2 day absences, and only 5 days three times (and two of those were hospitalizations). It is the same kid who has all those long absences, though, but she has ann over active immune system (asthma, food allergies), not a compromised one. I think some kids just get sick a lot.

[Anonymous]

Airborne Gummies—3 per day every day of the week

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op, I have no kids, and my middle two were similar - basically had a runny nose and some congestion starting in October and running through May. They were in daycare but it really didn’t start until around. Age 2 or 3 and then continued through pre-K for one and K for the other.

But they rarely got diarrhea or vomiting - maybe only 4 times per year? But lots of colds low grade fevers - rarely anything that resulted in antibiotics (like strep). They also have asthma, which was induced by colds, so that was stressful until we had it under control. My kids also had 3 hospitalizations for colds, so really got pretty sick a few times.

They are fine now - still get colds, in mid- to late elementary and middle school, but a lot less.

I’m a little surprised by how many absences you are reporting - mine probably stayed home twice per month but only for a day or two - just enough to get through the symptoms the daycare required (24 hrs for fever/.vomiting/after starting antibiotics) otherwise I would have been fired from my job. So mostly 2 day absences, and only 5 days three times (and two of those were hospitalizations). It is the same kid who has all those long absences, though, but she has ann over active immune system (asthma, food allergies), not a compromised one. I think some kids just get sick a lot.

what?

[Anonymous]

Please take him to an immunologist to get tested for various immune deficiencies. My own immune deficiency was diagnosed after my child started preschool.

[Anonymous]

I’m really sorry OP, it’s so hard. My kid was sick like this their first three years of school and it was all-consuming. They are doing better now so hopefully there is light at the end of the tunnel. Agree with the recommendations to pursue bloodwork. Depending on what they are getting sick with a visit to an ENT or pulmonologist might be worthwhile. Hopefully they turn a corner soon! Hang in there.