The daycare illnesses are making me nuts. Just commiserating

[Anonymous]

Even with all the illness protocols, DD has had a nasty non-Covid virus once a month like clockwork and is out 7 to 10 days.

Where are the viruses coming from????

I actually think illnesses will circulate a lot with people taking uncacvinated kids everywhere. Like normal time I guess.

I really wonder if a nanny is the way to go. Even though we never wanted one it seems SO MUCH EASIER.

SIGH.

If you are going to shame me for using daycare during a pandemic don't bother I already question it daily

[Anonymous]

My child was sick from 6 months old to 3.5. The joys of daycare!

[Anonymous]

How old is your child? I’m glad my kids got past the catch all the germs phase before covid hit. Other than a 2 day croup cough we haven’t had anything in the year since daycare started back up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How old is your child? I’m glad my kids got past the catch all the germs phase before covid hit. Other than a 2 day croup cough we haven’t had anything in the year since daycare started back up.

She just turned 2 in April.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My child was sick from 6 months old to 3.5. The joys of daycare!

It really helps to know we aren't the only ones- it just seems so unrelenting and now we get 3 to 4 weeks between viruses. When she started it was 7 to 10 days.

[Anonymous]

If these illnesses are not Covid then it doesn't matter if they are not vaccinated for Covid.

[Anonymous]

My DS was like this - nonstop sick from six months to 3.5 years old. Now he’s 7 and I can’t even remember the last time he was sick. Never misses a single day of school. Just keep thinking about the strong immune system you are building!

[Anonymous]

My kid is 3.5 and was out of group care for most of the last year but is going to a summer camp and starts PK in the fall. I am anticipating more viruses than normal because so many of these kids were home or had nannies for the last year. It’s inevitable and even if you do nannies, they will eventually catch things at school. It’s incredibly annoying because you have to keep them out of school, but in the long run the viruses are not a big deal and almost certainly improve their long term immune response.

[Anonymous]

OP here, thank you for the commiseration! I think because every illness is at least a week out and all of my friends do nannies or have kept their kids at home, it seems like a bigger deal than it is. It just seems like we clear one and then get another one immediately but it's actually every 2 to 4 weeks.

There were also no illnesses at all last summer, which I thought was seasonal but was probably due more to everything else being locked down. I was so naive!!!! 😆

[Anonymous]

My youngest has been in daycare since October, and has only picked up two unexplained fevers that lasted 3-4 days, which was an improvement from my oldest, who had a trip to the doctor's at least a month her first year in daycare. My oldest who is almost 3 has only had a runny nose since returning to daycare. I was afraid the 7 months away from school was going to bring us back to square one building up her immune system.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My DS was like this - nonstop sick from six months to 3.5 years old. Now he’s 7 and I can’t even remember the last time he was sick. Never misses a single day of school. Just keep thinking about the strong immune system you are building!

My kid was the opposite. He did not go to daycare and stayed home. Not even a sniffle for the first 2 years of life. Very mild diarrhea once or twice after vaccinations.

Did not fall ill in school because I would make him stay back home if I felt that he was coming down with something. Most of the time he would recover at home in a day or two if he rested and had chicken soup. I marvel at his immune system. No need to torture a child with sickness in the name of building immunity. A small amount of exposure is enough for the body to create antibodies. Keep the viral load low. Of course, many working parents will dose their children with medicines and send them to school because they do not have daycare. That is the reality of having inflexible workplaces and lack of support for many people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here, thank you for the commiseration! I think because every illness is at least a week out and all of my friends do nannies or have kept their kids at home, it seems like a bigger deal than it is. It just seems like we clear one and then get another one immediately but it's actually every 2 to 4 weeks.

There were also no illnesses at all last summer, which I thought was seasonal but was probably due more to everything else being locked down. I was so naive!!!! 😆

Another mom here whose kids were constantly sick during those years when they were in daycare. It was so difficult, so I feel your pain. I have no idea whether it is related or not, but once they started school, they were never sick. My DS who just graduated from high school had not missed a day of school since 4th grade - he just doesn't get sick for some reason.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here, thank you for the commiseration! I think because every illness is at least a week out and all of my friends do nannies or have kept their kids at home, it seems like a bigger deal than it is. It just seems like we clear one and then get another one immediately but it's actually every 2 to 4 weeks.

There were also no illnesses at all last summer, which I thought was seasonal but was probably due more to everything else being locked down. I was so naive!!!! 😆

Another mom here whose kids were constantly sick during those years when they were in daycare. It was so difficult, so I feel your pain. I have no idea whether it is related or not, but once they started school, they were never sick. My DS who just graduated from high school had not missed a day of school since 4th grade - he just doesn't get sick for some reason.

OP here. Thank you. It really makes me reconsider daycare sometimes but I don't see safer options during the pandemic. Contrary to what a mommy-shaming PP posted a few posts up, I don't drug and drop off my kid or (intentionally) torture her with illness. We love her school and she thrives there in all ways, germs aside. It's just hard, and it's harder during a pandemic, and I had a false sense of security after last summer where we had months with nothing.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My DS was like this - nonstop sick from six months to 3.5 years old. Now he’s 7 and I can’t even remember the last time he was sick. Never misses a single day of school. Just keep thinking about the strong immune system you are building!

My kid was the opposite. He did not go to daycare and stayed home. Not even a sniffle for the first 2 years of life. Very mild diarrhea once or twice after vaccinations.

Did not fall ill in school because I would make him stay back home if I felt that he was coming down with something. Most of the time he would recover at home in a day or two if he rested and had chicken soup. I marvel at his immune system. No need to torture a child with sickness in the name of building immunity. A small amount of exposure is enough for the body to create antibodies. Keep the viral load low. Of course, many working parents will dose their children with medicines and send them to school because they do not have daycare. That is the reality of having inflexible workplaces and lack of support for many people.

This post is filled with mommy shaming and shoddy pseudoscience. Go away.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My DS was like this - nonstop sick from six months to 3.5 years old. Now he’s 7 and I can’t even remember the last time he was sick. Never misses a single day of school. Just keep thinking about the strong immune system you are building!

My kid was the opposite. He did not go to daycare and stayed home. Not even a sniffle for the first 2 years of life. Very mild diarrhea once or twice after vaccinations.

Did not fall ill in school because I would make him stay back home if I felt that he was coming down with something. Most of the time he would recover at home in a day or two if he rested and had chicken soup. I marvel at his immune system. No need to torture a child with sickness in the name of building immunity. A small amount of exposure is enough for the body to create antibodies. Keep the viral load low. Of course, many working parents will dose their children with medicines and send them to school because they do not have daycare. That is the reality of having inflexible workplaces and lack of support for many people.

That describes almost every virus that my kids have ever picked up. Your kid is getting sick and getting better just like everyone else.