3.5 y.o. always tired . . . help!

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Shalshelet

Sun, Apr 29 2012, 2:59 pm

dc has always been active. about 2 or 3 weeks ago, she has started complaining of being too tired a good portion of the day. I'm not sure why. She sleeps a good 10-12 hours a day (and sometimes even takes a nap) and still complains that she is tired. Can anyone help here?

youngmum

Sun, Apr 29 2012, 3:39 pm

don't know if this will help you, but a little while ago my 1.5 yr old was acting very tired, lethargic... wasn't eating much... Turns out he was iron deficient, and after giving him an iron supplement he was a different kid bh.
good luck!

goodheart

Sun, Apr 29 2012, 3:54 pm

why don't u take her to dr they can take blood it could be lots of different things!

Shalshelet

Sun, Apr 29 2012, 7:17 pm

planning on taking her to the dr. this week. Don't know if they will want to run bloodwork - they usually don't run it on such young kids. I hope they do, esp. if it could be many different things.

mynameismom

Sun, Apr 29 2012, 8:01 pm

Has she been a little congested? snoring at all?

Shalshelet

Sun, Apr 29 2012, 9:18 pm

mynameismom wrote:

Has she been a little congested? snoring at all?

no. she was sick about a month ago, but b"H she is better now.

naomi2

Sun, Apr 29 2012, 11:21 pm

sleep apnea?

bamamama

Mon, Apr 30 2012, 12:08 am

Shalshelet wrote:

planning on taking her to the dr. this week. Don't know if they will want to run bloodwork - they usually don't run it on such young kids. I hope they do, esp. if it could be many different things.

You can ask. If s/he says no, mention the iron and that you'd like it to be checked so you don't give supplements needlessly. You and the dr are partners in your child's healthcare. I've often found it's worth it to be persistent.

amother

Mon, Apr 30 2012, 1:41 am

Shalshelet wrote:

planning on taking her to the dr. this week. Don't know if they will want to run bloodwork - they usually don't run it on such young kids. I hope they do, esp. if it could be many different things.

Don't run bloodwork on young kids? She's 3.5. She's not all that young. Since my DS was 4 months old he has had 4 blood tests (he is now 18 months). 2 of them were regular run of the mill check up tests- that caught anemia just because we checked.

RachelB

Mon, Apr 30 2012, 7:26 pm

Check her iron levels - she is not too young.

987gold

Mon, Apr 30 2012, 8:10 pm

My 5 year old complained that he was tired and he had a sinus infection. just a little runny nose.....I never would have dreamed.

amother

Mon, Apr 30 2012, 10:28 pm

Diabetes? Take them to the dr, it could be so many things.

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