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Why does my son keep catching colds?

 Your son is more likely to catch infections between six months and two years of age than at any other age. Part of the reason is that he is probably mixing with other children of a similar age who may pass on infections to him.

The main reason is that his immunity is maturing during this time but has not yet reached adult levels.

When he was newborn your son was protected against many infections by your antibodies which transferred from you to him through your placenta in the last weeks of pregnancy. If your son had been born premature this placental transfer would not have had time to happen and he would have been more at risk of infections. If you breastfed your son, even for his first month of life, he would have gained extra immunity from antibodies in your milk.

The immunity you gave your son will gradually have been lost during his first six months of life. At the same time he will have started making his own antibodies to fight off infection. Most children are making normal amounts of antibodies by one year to eighteen months of age. This might explain why your son suffered from so many chest infections in his first year as he was still developing his immunity.

The rate at which babies' immune systems mature varies. Some children are slow at developing enough antibodies which leads to recurrent infections over several years. These are usually repeated ear, nose and throat or chest infections. Usually mild infections such as chickenpox can be more severe or last longer than expected. This could be one reason why your son is still getting lots of colds and sticky eyes.

If this is the reason the good news is that your son is very likely to grow out of his recurrent infections. Most children are making antibodies at the normal rate by the age of four or five. Your GP can arrange a blood test to measure the levels of antibodies your son is making and to check he is not anaemic and has normal white blood cells to fight off infection.

If he has low antibody levels he may need to have antibiotics sooner than other children or occasionally in a continuous low dose to help him fight off infection. Fortunately giving antibiotics in this way to individual children with delayed immunity does not affect the development of their own natural immunity or lead to resistant bugs.

Your son's sticky eyes and runny nose may not be due to a problem with his immunity but may be a result of blocked tear ducts or large adenoids - the lymphatic tissue at the back of the nose which guards the entrance to the airways. If appropriate, your son could be referred by your GP to a specialist in paediatric ear, nose and throat surgery who could decide whether surgery might help.

You ask if there is anything you can do to boost his immunity. Many parents think that dietary or mineral supplements, such as a daily dose of vitamin C, will protect their children from the many bugs they are exposed to at this age. But there is no scientific evidence that giving extra vitamins helps and it can be harmful to give extra doses of vitamins A,D, E and K which can accumulate in the body.

If you are worried about your son's diet talk to your health visitor who can check he is getting enough vitamins and iron in his diet. If he is a faddy eater he may need supplements which your health visitor or GP can prescribe and monitor.

For more information on healthy nutrition visit The British Nutrition Foundation website on www.nutrition.org.uk

We recommend readers seek personal medical attention in appropriate circumstances.