Is your preschooler always sick?

firefightersgal

This year is the first time my DD has regularly gone to preschool and daycare.  Since school started, she has had a cold or been sick the entire time.  As soon as I notice her cough/runny nose/whatever going away, it starts back up again.  I knew she was going to catch more things now, but this is getting ridiculous.

hikerbeth

No, but that's because she was in daycare.

She had a nanny her first winter and still got reasonably sick (we got out and about and she was exposed to stuff, but it was nice because the nanny was still there to watch her even though she was sick).

She went into daycare at 18 months and got sick immediately. . . I think she missed the whole second week of daycare, I think.  She was sick the whole winter, but it was mostly runny nose/cough/minor stuff that she didn't have to stay home from school for.

She's been at preschool for 2 years now and has only missed a couple of days due to random stomach bugs.  She actually brings stuff home from school that makes *us* really sick that doesn't really affect her much.

Hang in there. . . better now than kindergarten!

jlw2505

No, neither of my kids been sick that often and both have been in daycare/preschool since they were infants.  Yes, they get colds but you can catch a cold anywhere and kids on average have something like 10 colds a year.

hmd

YES!  Since he started in September, he/we have been constantly sick.  He is on his third round of antibiotics for strep throat.  It seems his room constantly has a little card up saying that something is going around (strep throat, pink eye, head lice).  He stays with my mom when I am at work, so he has not been exposed to too much prior to this. 

ccm1203

Yes, and my Kindergartner is sick even more often.

NikkiBenzo

YES! She started DC in September (She will be 3 on the 19th) and she has had something or another ever since. Currently, she has an ear infection and is on antibiotics... sucks. And, my DH and I are sick more now then before.

Temp970088312507122

DD1 just started preschool this year (never been in daycare or anything prior) and her, DD2 and all their cousins have been bouncing colds around for the past month and a half! DD1 was the first one to get it though. Hasn't been anything too bad so far yet.

sooosie

Yup - Ian started DC when he was 2, and was sick for like a solid year + from that point on.  Just since summer has it been better, but even still he's already had 2 EI's and a stomach bug this season.

shiloh17

Yep, constantly getting sick since starting 3 day preschool. It is so annoying! He passes it onto his lil brothersf