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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm the PP whose kid had RSV. It was absolutely horrible. She completely missed her second week of day care (although it still cost us $500) and I missed my second week of work. She had a fever of 104, went to the pediatrician 3x that week, and very nearly went to the ER. She couldn't sleep, hardly ate, and lost tons of weight that took her 2 months to make up. She went from being in the 75% percentile for weight to below the 50th. The worst part was that she had us up all night with a choking cough for 7 days. It was extremely frightening to have her sick at such a young age (17 weeks) and I blamed myself completely for putting her in an infant room and not getting a nanny until she was a little older.

The other thing that was very hard for her and us was adjusting to the fact that she was used to getting so much more individual attention when at home with me. At day care their ratio is 1:3 and sometimes 1:4 so she spent lots of time just sitting in a chair or laying on the floor with very little stimulation and caregiver interaction. It was not good for her development and I absolutely agree with the previous poster who suggested holding off until baby is 6 months old to put them in care. They are a lot bigger and less vulnerable as they can usually roll and sit up by then and are more interested in their environment and in other children.

If we have another baby I will absolutely hold off putting them in a group daycare setting until they are 6 months. Transitioning to care at that age is not any more difficult than at 4 months as the attachment and clinginess to their primary caregivers is still a ways off. [/quote]

4 months or 6 months, your child could still get sick with rsv. Most children tend to get sick as soon as thy start daycare, no matter the age, as they are being introduced to germs that they never been exposed to[/quote]

I'm the OP. Yes, I understand that. But 4 months and 6 months are hugely different in terms of age and development. A fever as high as she had a few weeks earlier would have required a spinal tap. [/quote]

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