My son is only 5 years old (just turned 5 in march) and he suddenly lost a lot of weight. He's constantly getting sick as well. The doctors say he is fine, I have taken him to 4 different types of doctors. I am sure weight loss isn't normal in a child this young, neither is the constant infections he keeps getting. Example: He gets lung infections, stomach infections, mouth infections, ear infections. He has had bronchitis twice in the last 3 months, he just got over the stomach flu (Severe vomiting, cramping, crying spells) and he is really starting to worry me. If there is anyone who has experienced this and it was just a short phase and their little boy bounced back to normal PLEASE let me know. This is killing me and I have never felt so incredibly worried in all my life. It doesn't matter what Doctor I bring him to they all tell me the weight loss is completely normal and it is completely unrelated to the fact that he keeps getting infections. I have no idea why my son is always sick, I wish I knew why.
Although I have been anemic since I was 13 years old (was diagnosed with it at 13) and his Dad went through most of his toddler years in and out of the hospital like mad. It might just be his immune system. It would just be really really helpful if someone could tell me that he is okay and this isn't serious and if there is ANYONE who has experienced this as well, cause the worrying is causing some problems with my pregnancy.