How often do your kids get strep?

[mala]

Out of curiosity, how often do your kids get strep?

B is sick, and I suspect strep. I'm calling the pedi first thing in the morning. But it got me thinking she seems to get it at least once a year, I'm wondering if that is normal or if she's more susceptible to it for some reason.

[ohgillian]

Neither my 5 nor 8 year old have ever had it.

[Crystal]

Mine used to get it at least once a year. By about 12 she outgrew it.

I was the same way until about the same age.

[YahYahs]

To date:
DD1 has had it twice (age 4 and age 7).
DD2 has had it once (age 4).
I've had it twice (age like-9-or-something and again this past winter at age 38).

[thebreakfastclub]

I've never had it, and neither has my 5yo.

[sarahbear]

My kids are almost 8 and 6. Never had it.

[charlatti]

Once each school year so far (1st through 3rd). I don’t think she had it in K.

[thatgirl2478]

never so far.

if it's happening frequently, maybe ask for everyone to be tested even if they are asymptomatic. you can be a carrier of it and no know it.

[georgeharrison]

I have never and my 12 year old never.

[HiC]

So far, never. She's 12.

[pinotgrig]

Ds1 (4 yo) - had it the first time last week.
Ds2 (2 yo) - never had it; knock on wood

I’ve had it once as an adult and H had it for the first time as an adult last week (and gave it to ds1).

[jayhawk5]

My 12 yr old has it 2-3 times a yr, and has had tonsillitis twice. We were just discussing with his dr at what point we’d do a tonsillectomy, but thankfully he hasn’t had it in about 6 months. My 8 yr old has only had it twice I think. DH had strep constantly as a kid before he had his tonsils out.

[circa1978]

It's interesting to me that so many of you have never had it. I had it several times a year as a kid (they talked about taking my tonsils out but it dropped off when I was six or so). DS hasn't had it as much but at least three or four times in his life.

[sometimesrunner]

Neither has ever had it, but H found out last week he had strep, so it’s likely what DS had the week before that. This is the first time I’ve had street since I had my tonsils out at 8.

[gastro]

My kids are 7 and 2. Neither of them have had strep.

[twilightmv]

My kids haven’t had it yet (6 and 4), but my sister and I got it all. The. Time as school aged kids.

[ECB]

DS is 9. He had it once 4 years ago and then twice this year.

A neighbor who is also 9 - her mom told me that she had it an obnoxious # of times in the past year. I want to say 9 times? Yeah, she’s a carrier.

If I ever had it as a kid, I dn’t recall. I’ve never had it as an adult.

[whitemerlot]

My 8 1/2 year old got it once at 2 1/2. My 6 year old had never had it.

[abs]

DD has had it twice--age 4 and 7. I had it yearly as a kid from age 7-19 but haven't had it 20 years now.

[gretchenindisguise]

A is 3, L is 8. Neither have had it.

[karinothing]

My kid gets it once a year or so. I get it all the damn time.

[lolalolalola]

My older daughter got it quite often when she was younger - probably averaged twice a year. She hasn’t had it in years now though (she is 12). My younger daughter has never had it.

[goldengirlz]

My pediatrician told me that it’s fairly uncommon in young kids but DD gets it about once every other year or so. She also used to get frequent ear infections. And she snores.

I don’t think it’s anything to worry about on its own but I know they asked about strep when they were doing an initial screening for sleep apnea. I’m not sure what the relationship is — maybe larger than average tonsils?

[lolalolalola]

May 22, 2018 20:44:08 GMT -5 goldengirlz said:

My pediatrician told me that it’s fairly uncommon in young kids but DD gets it about once every other year or so. She also used to get frequent ear infections. And she snores.

I don’t think it’s anything to worry about on its own but I know they asked about strep when they were doing an initial screening for sleep apnea. I’m not sure what the relationship is — maybe larger than average tonsils?

That makes sense. My dd has large tonsils. She had her adenoids removed but not her tonsils.

[housewife]

I used to get it once a year until I was 22-ish.

9 & 7 y/o kids have never had it.

[cmeon]

I had it around 10yo, as a teen, and again in my 20's.

My kids (almost 11yo and 8yo) have never had it. They've also never had an ear infection, and bounce back from colds/respiratory viruses really quickly (like DH).

[breebug]

My 7 y/o and 13 y/o have never had it.

My 9 y/o niece got it 2x a year until she got her tonsils out and hasn’t had it since.

[fivechickens]

A - once in her 7 years
V- never
C- gets it every winter since she was 3 years old.

[allhis]

My oldest (9) got it all the time until she had her tonsils removed 2 years ago (along with her 3rd set of tubes, she’s an ENT nightmare). No strep since. My youngest never gets it. My dh is a pedi and would definitely say that kids are either generally prone to it or not. Just like ear infections are often due to Eustachian tubes that do not drain correctly, frequent strep is often set up by flaws in anatomy.

[waitstopdont]

My 6 year old had strep 7 times last year. She ended up having her tonsils removed in the fall. Two weeks ago she started puking and spiked a high fever, confirmed it was strep at the doctors. My 9 year old has had strep 3 times this year so far. Seems like we can’t catch a break.