Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Normal. As they say, you pay now (in daycare/preschool) or pay later (in early elementary).

This. The good news is that DC is developing a solid immune system, which eventually will help reduce illnesses.

why do people keep repeating this? repeated viral illness does not strengthen your immune system or reduce illnesss

https://publichealth.jhu.edu/2022/is-the-hygiene-hypothesis-true?fbclid=IwAR15gmqIMhd4CTG9TQcMyaXpWhiOiKXIn9qxOtTq0-u02liSl2y-fle5paM

Anonymous wrote:Normal. As they say, you pay now (in daycare/preschool) or pay later (in early elementary).

This. The good news is that DC is developing a solid immune system, which eventually will help reduce illnesses.

Normal. As they say, you pay now (in daycare/preschool) or pay later (in early elementary).

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When my oldest was in daycare, it seemed I was in the pediatrician's office every month. They always had something. And my pediatrician (older male) so helpfully said to me, "daycare isn't good for anything but getting sick." Thank you, that's so very helpful to me.

But the good news was he got everything those first few years, and by the time he was 3 or 4 (he started daycare at 3 months), he rarely go sick after that.

On the flip side, I'm watching my 5 yr old niece, who stayed at home with a nanny and only went to very part-time preschool and rarely was sick, catch everything under the sun now in kindergarten.

Omg I would have lost it

I wish I had said something at the time! But I did change doctors after that.

It’s a phase. My younger one picked every bug between preschool and first grade. It does get better!

Anonymous wrote:When my oldest was in daycare, it seemed I was in the pediatrician's office every month. They always had something. And my pediatrician (older male) so helpfully said to me, "daycare isn't good for anything but getting sick." Thank you, that's so very helpful to me.

But the good news was he got everything those first few years, and by the time he was 3 or 4 (he started daycare at 3 months), he rarely go sick after that.

On the flip side, I'm watching my 5 yr old niece, who stayed at home with a nanny and only went to very part-time preschool and rarely was sick, catch everything under the sun now in kindergarten.

Omg I would have lost it

When my oldest was in daycare, it seemed I was in the pediatrician's office every month. They always had something. And my pediatrician (older male) so helpfully said to me, "daycare isn't good for anything but getting sick." Thank you, that's so very helpful to me.

But the good news was he got everything those first few years, and by the time he was 3 or 4 (he started daycare at 3 months), he rarely go sick after that.

On the flip side, I'm watching my 5 yr old niece, who stayed at home with a nanny and only went to very part-time preschool and rarely was sick, catch everything under the sun now in kindergarten.

Better sleep, vitamins, humidifier in his room, lots of hand washing. At 3 their immune systems just finished building so it should get better. But some kids are just more catchy. Check adenoids too.

It's also kid dependent. Our oldest would get sick MUCH more often than our youngest ever did. Same house, same PK, same diets, no allergies and very different immune systems.

It’s all the kids breathing on each other, touching each other, sticking fingers in mouths and noses, etc. There’s a limit to what Clorox wipes can do. It’s not daycare specifically; it’s groups of 10+ 3 year olds interacting all day.

It can mean that the daycare is cleaning as much- specifically hands- or parents are sending their children to daycare sick or your kid has a poor immune system. You can combat 1 and 3, you cant combat 2.


Wash hands before you leave daycare especially if he has snacks in the car. Change clothes when you get home. Wash hands before eating meals. Ensure that the daycare staff is having kids wash hands before meals. Add vitamins.

My pediatrician told me when child was starting preschool that she would be sick every 3 weeks and he was not wrong.

It's a phase but it's also exhausting. My (new to daycare) 11 month old has a perpetually runny nose but my 3 year old (who has been in daycare for awhile) doesn't get sick as much, thankfully

Every time I drop off or pick up my daughter, at least one kid is picking their nose. Daycare is a petri dish. No amount of clorox wipes can fix that.

DC is in daycare and is sick so very often. He is 3. Are daycares really this contaminated? Should I send more clorox wiles to the school. How do I check for cleanliness?
He’s been going there for a year now, but still coming homes with everything! Please tell me this is a phase because it is exhausting and no one told me about this part of parenting.