Don't forget OP that in addition to plenty of hand washing/sanitizing, etc., that you also keep your hands away from your face. Also, do not share any food, drink or eating utensils w/your charge.

This system seems to work for me.

Perhaps for extra insurance, you can also take Airborne to offer preventative care as well.

Hope this helps out.

Have you tried boosting your immune system? Drinking enough water? Just trying to brainstorm some ideas.

I've been a nanny for 10 years and have only ever got the occasional cold.

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Anonymous wrote:I take care of myself and therefore don't get sick. I often sit with sick kids and read together snuggled up while they have fever and coughing. It's amazing what eating right and being active can do.

OP here and I used to be stunningly. I eat very well and run every day. Still, being a nanny, I have had nearly constant colds since I started.

I mean "stunningly healthy"...

Anonymous wrote:I take care of myself and therefore don't get sick. I often sit with sick kids and read together snuggled up while they have fever and coughing. It's amazing what eating right and being active can do.

OP here and I used to be stunningly. I eat very well and run every day. Still, being a nanny, I have had nearly constant colds since I started.

I take care of myself and therefore don't get sick. I often sit with sick kids and read together snuggled up while they have fever and coughing. It's amazing what eating right and being active can do.

Have you always been the kind of person who catches every bug that goes around? If so, it may not get better; some people are just more susceptible.

Anonymous wrote:I've been a nanny for 15 years. I typically get 1 sickness per year. This year I did get a bad stomach bug and had vomitting and diarrhea for 2 days. Last year I got strep. But for the most part I'm very healthy.

Lucky you.

I've been a nanny for 15 years. I typically get 1 sickness per year. This year I did get a bad stomach bug and had vomitting and diarrhea for 2 days. Last year I got strep. But for the most part I'm very healthy.

Anonymous wrote:Are you getting outside enough?

Not OP but I am in Southern California and am outside with my charges 365 days a year for at least three hours a day -- and still got the new nanny colds!

Yes, OP, it does get better and you don't get as many colds. Hang in there.

Are you getting outside enough?

Anonymous wrote:Oh, I know, OP - little kids are cute little germ bags! I does get better after a few years (or else I just stopped noticing colds).

+1

Oh, I know, OP - little kids are cute little germ bags! I does get better after a few years (or else I just stopped noticing colds).

I feel as though I have had near constant colds since becoming a nanny two years ago. I practice all preventative measures - hand washing, hand washing of charges hands, eating well, getting aerobic exercise, etc. but have had one cold after another for the last two years.

I have to take my charge to classes (Music Together and Mommy & Me) as well as playgrounds and library playrooms where we are both exposed to other little kids but I am getting more colds than he is.

Do I start to get a super immunity soon? I have a friend who said she was constantly sick the first year she taught preschool but then never again after that.