Play ideas for a 5 year old 6 months after transplant

[Quamel_Mom]

It has been 6 months now since my son had his kidney transplant. My son really wants to go and have some fun , does anyone have any ideas on where I can take him ? I am scared of all the germs but I can’t keep him from wanting to play he is only 5 years old . Any ideas anyone?

[Celtic]

Could you perhaps invite little friends or maybe cousins home and for the occasional sleepover perhaps? Children do seem to find that fun. Or were there any little friends he made when in hospital whose Mums you could get in touch with for a get- together? Failing that, could the hospital perhaps give you some ideas? Hope he’s doing. well since the transplant - hugs to him.

[Quamel_Mom in reply to Celtic]

Our family feel so distant they do not understand what we are going through ,when I try to explain to them it just oh ok, not ok we will bring the kids over I understand. I didn’t met any Mums while we were in the hospital, and I didn’t think to ask the transplant team of any ideas. Thank you for the advice .

[Quamel_Mom in reply to Quamel_Mom]

Yes he is doing well thank you for asking

[Celtic in reply to Quamel_Mom]

You could still enquire of the transplant team.

[Quamel_Mom in reply to Celtic]

Yes I will definitely ask the transplant team for ideas . Thank you

[Nmull]

We are 6 weeks post-transplant for our 4 year-old daughter. Our activities have been all outside where there aren't any other kids. We are also very cautious when it comes to other children. We don't plan on letting her play with other children (except her 20 month old brother) until her immune system is at a more manageable level. We expect that we won't be comfortable until that 6 month period. At that point we will re-enroll her back into school and will continue our play dates with a few trusted friends and cousins.

[Quamel_Mom in reply to Nmull]

Thank you .

[Lifealysis]

**This would be the response before the COVID-19 virus, since we don't know enough about the virus at this time, even though kids are supposed to mostly be transparent to the virus, I still wouldn't want to expose my kids, until we are more educated on the subject***

Unless your child has underlying issues, (other health problems, medications that harm the immune system) germs wouldn't be a factor of a kidney transplant. The body is what tries to destroy the kidney, (not germs) that's why they give anti-rejection medications. The reason many people lose their transplant is because they didn't follow the Doctors orders with the medications. Older people especially stop taking the medications, because they feel better, and so the body attacks the kidney and destroys it.

Your question:

Since we are dealing with this virus now, set something up at home that looks different to him, or a new play room, or something with lots of room, where he can be a kid. Now is a great time to discover his mind, what does he find most interest in. Electronics? Robots? Balls? Arts? When you discover what most interests him, I recommend feeding that interest much as possible. When we are kids, we are sponges, we want to learn as much as possible.

When I was young, most of my friends and my families didn't have lots of money. We built forts in the house out of anything we could find, chairs, boxes, tables, with blankets and sheets, and had sleep overs, and watched scary movies, with plenty of snacks. That was a blast!

Good luck with your son!

[Quamel_Mom]

Thank you