OT: health issues in kids due to laminate flooring ? Sealing laminate floors ?

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Hi all,

We had recently purchased a home in the bay area in Jan. this year. Prior to

moving in, we had a new laminate flooring, new vinyl flooring (kitchen and

baths), and a new carpet installed (replacing the old carpet and vinyl

flooring). We also had a new granite countertop installed in the kitchen,

replacing the old tile countertop.

Anyway, to come to the matter, after a couple of weeks after moving in, our

almost-3-yrs-old daughter seemed to catch a cold. She had lots of congestion

with low grade temp., loss of appetite etc. We were not too much worried and a

few days later it seemed to get better. Only, she developed the same symptoms

again a few days later.

Since then, she's showed these symptoms almost continuously for nearly a month

now. She lost weight. She has very little appetite.

Even my wife had got the morning sniffles for nearly a couple of weeks after

moving in.

And our daughter only catches colds/flus very, very rarely. She only caught cold

about 3 times in 3 yrs, and a fever just once.

Is it possible that the out-gassing from the new floors and carpets are

affecting her ? Is it something out of the ordinary or can it be fairly common ?

If so, is there any way we can take care of this ? Like sealing the flooring

from releasing the formaldehyde and other VOCs ? Or do we then have to worry

about what chemicals the sealants contain ?

FYI, our daughter has never been vaccinated.

Appreciate your inputs.

TIA,

Suman.