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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hello,

I’m pregnant with my second and my current 18 month old goes to day care. She started in January and still going thru the sickness phase (not sure that ends..)

I’m wondering if parents consider taking their toddlers out of daycare for at least the first weeks / month they have a newborn? It will be a Fall newborn, and I’m just thinking how likely the baby will get flu/covid/rsv if my other kid stays in day care…what do people do?

And if you pull them out, how do you cover care? Hire a temp nanny or try to pull it off urself? 😭😂[/quote]

Follow your gut and pull your tot out of daycare for a while.  Taking care of a little kid and a baby at the same time is something millions of parents do. In many ways it's easier, but if for some reason you are too overwhelmed, you can always put the tot back in. You'll be surprised how much a toddler can help you out around the house.[/quote]

Easier? How? Because in my experience it is definitely not easier. It is so much harder.

Also, there is no guarantee that she can put the kid back in daycare unless she keeps paying for a spot she’s not using. [/quote]

Daycare for toddlers isnt Harvard. If this were a selective preschool for  4+ year old, I'd say keep the child enrolled. But OP's kid will be 2. Daycare spots open up all the time. Some aspects of the daily routine are easier when you dont have to drive to and from daycare every day.[/quote]

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