Starting nursery
Hello all this mind sound like a really silly question but does anyone else’s child suffer with constant infections or chest infections even from a simple common cold she can get pneumonia she has been admitted to hospital 35 times since January and I’m just scared to send her she’s also ng tube fed and in a wheelchair for support she can crawl but only for a little bit as she isn’t as stable as a child who is typical for her age she’s only 17 months and I would like to send her when she’s 2 maybe 3 but I have no idea where to even start Ofc we will have an ehcp in place just in case but I’m just scared has anyone else had any issues like this. Or something similar could I get your opinion on please
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Girl 35 times????? Im so sorry that sounds like a proper nightmare! I mean there’s no sugarcoating it, my kid got sick all the time when she first started nursery… now that it’s getting colder we’ve already had 2-3 viruses in the last 2 months.
Give daily vitamins: vitamin D, zinc and omega 3. If you can elderberry capsules are also great for immunity support.
As for pneumonia/chest infections as soon as you clock a cough, start performing chest percussions (google how to do it properly). Buy a nebuliser with saline solution and do both percussions and nebulising 3 times a day or if as often as possible.
For ear infections you can do an oil infusion with olive oil rosemary, cloves and garlic. Then rub on the outside of the ears & make sure no water gets in ears.
Its tough but these small adjustments work really well for us, we never had a chest infection and ear infections have gone quickly with the oil infusion.
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