Having Second Thoughts

[Anonymous]

We had a few exposures at daycare with one adult and one child, NO ONE else caught covid from them. That was not during delta though but I hope it makes you feel better. It was worth the risk.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We had DD in daycare all last summer and through early fall, but the difference then was: 1) everything was shut down and DD never got sick with anything; and 2) no Delta.

This year, the hardest thing for us has been the non-stop stream of non-COVID illnesses that DD gets. You can set a clock by it- sick every two weeks. Due to heightened illness protocols, she is home at least a week each time and we can't do this every two weeks anymore.

She's also gotten some nasty viruses that have made her feel rotten. The viruses circulating now are bad because they were on lockdown all last year.

So even if your child doesn't get COVID, he/she will probably be a home A LOT with non-COVID stuff. It sucks. As much as I hate it, we are getting a nanny and taking her out of school because the family system is stretching too much.

Maybe, but that hasn't been our experience. We've actually had fewer illnesses, I presume due to all the masking, handwashing, etc. I don't know, maybe we've just been lucky (probably jinxing us now!).

I was pretty surprised at how infrequently my kids got sick when we moved them into center-based programs. We kept putting it off, not because of COVID, but because we were worried COVID quarantine policies would keep them home all the time. For the first 8 months or so, they barely got sick. But the last couple months have been rough. No COVID, but we've spent a lot of expedited PCR tests. Luckily the centers will take them pretty much as long as they don't have a fever or multiple symptoms. They don't seem to have a formal policy on tests- more of an honor system that you'll work it out with your pediatrician.