justhat
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- Joined
- Oct 22, 2002
Trust me, the oldest is always the healthiest! Dd14 was never sick when she was little, but dd8 and ds8 were ALWAYS sick as babies and toddlers (and have asthma). The older kid/kids bring home the germs. However, they were my healthiest kindergartener's, because the had had all of the normal childhood illnesses (fifths disease, coxsackie, roseola, numerous colds, stomach viruses, ear infections, strep, bronchitois, etc), and had an awesome immune system.
I had the opposite experience. All of my kids have actually been very healthy, but my first took antibiotics 4 times in her life, once was an ear infection, 2 were upper respiratory infections, and 3rd was a UTI (but that one is out of her control as she has a congenital kidney disorder that causes them). 2nd never took any other than when he needed surgery at 7 months. 3rd just got her first antibiotic today, for a sinus infection (from a cold her brother gave her).