We have lived here for 4 years, knowing there was some mould here and there but naively never really realising how bad the issue was and what it can do to our health. We have a 3.5 & 1.5 year old. We have all had these health problems that I never thought much of, or certainly not being attributed to mould but after doing more research I'm now wondering if this is affecting us more than realised.
Our 3 year old started developing nasal issues at 2 (can't seem to get air through his nose very well). He even complains of headaches and often has sore legs which I assumed was growing pains. It wakes him in the night at times.
Our 1 year old always seems to have green snot. Both are very active quite full on and emotional kids. They both struggle with sleep to this day. Both have had issues with allergies (dairy and soy) which they seem to have outgrown as they've got older. My 3yo has always been quite a picky eater.
My partner has been getting headaches persistently for the past few years, always tired even when he gets decent sleep. He has persistent gut issues but has always had somewhat of an issue with that.
I never thought I had an issue until we recently went away on holiday and although we were busier and doing more physically everyday I wasn't tired. As soon as we got home I'm hit again with this extreme exhaustion, struggling to get through the day without multiple coffees, id always just attributed the exhaustion to Motherhood and low sleep but it had me baffled why I felt so good when we were away.
I've had a lot of unexplained joint pain even after testing for rheumatoid arthritis which came back negative. My hair has always fallen out a lot during summer to hormonal issues but this year it hasn't stopped for over 7 months- I'm not sure how I still have any hair left to be honest!
We have all struggled with our moods and anger and emotional outbursts.
Again unsure if this stuff is completely unrelated but I'm now beginning to wonder if this is all because of the mold.
We've been looking for new places to live (renting in Melbourne Australia) but I have been to countless inspections where each house seems to have thr same structural issues that ours does that's caused the mould in the first place.
Having two young energetic boys we need a decent sized backyard but all new builds within our budget have the smallest strip of backyard we could barely even fit the kids play equipment in. Which leaves me looking at only older builds. Some are renovated, or had their bathrooms redone or have been recently painted but my dilemma is how do we even know when we're searching for a new place that the new one doesn't have the same issue hidden behind the walls? I so desperately want to get out of here but also so distrustful of all the other rentals I've seen out there. What would you do?!