If you put your baby in daycare

JulieMarie21 · March 2013

How often were they sick?

DD was at DC for 2 weeks before being out sick for a week. She went one more week and then today- Friday I got a call that 2 babies went home with hand, foot, mouth disease, so I'm expecting her to be sick again in a few more days.

SaraTF · March 2013

A lot at first, but it gets better.

jennyelf · March 2013

It seems like a lot. We actually got through Jan & Feb missing only one day. March has been rough though, 4 days home, plus some times when I got sick.

Pretty sure LO got sick within the first week he started daycare. So far we've dealt with

gingerfamily · March 2013

It is rough in the beginning. But it does get better!

preggersin2011 · March 2013

It took 3 months for LO to be sent home, she started at 10 weeks. It was HFM so obviously that spreads like wild fire. In over a year that she has been there she has only been sent home two other times. Once was they thought she had pink eye, but it was j

LoCarb · March 2013

1st yr is rough while baby is building his/her immunities. 2nd yr you will see a huge difference. Also, summer is approaching and it should get better.

MamaKoria · March 2013

A lot! It settled down though.

SunAndRain · March 2013

We started her at 5 months this past December and she maybe made it two full weeks for the first three months. It was so rough but has been much better the past few weeks.

CYBURRCHIC · March 2013

DS started in Oct and has had an ear infection, pink eye, and various colds. Has been sent home for the pink eye (which coincided with a bad cold with a temp) and was out two weeks. DH and I have had every cold imaginable this year. The

rachboston60 · March 2013

My daughter has been in daycare since she was 11 weeks old (she's now 18 months) and she's only had to stay home sick one day. I guess she just built up her immune system quickly. not to say she hasn't had the runny nose on and off her who

Sparks in training! · March 2013

When my DD was in day care, i swear she was ALWAYS sick. With DS he just has the normal teething issues and really is never sick. I think it depends on the facilty and amount of children. DS is only with 2-3 other babies while dd was with a bunch

nikip6454 · March 2013

I have been lucky, DD has not been to the pedi for anything other than a well-check. I have choosen to stay home with her is she had a cold or something but never anything that she "had" to leave DC for.

FemShep · March 2013

With DD2, for the first 4 months or so, she had a cold (nothing serious, stuffy/runny nose and sometimes a low fever) at least once a month. It's gotten better, and from my experience with DD1, after the first year, their immune system is crazy strong.

jroth33470 · March 2013

My pedi days 6-8 for home kept babies in 1st year and 10-12 for daycare.

iluvmylab · March 2013

He got hand, foot, and mouth and missed a couple days. Other than that, a constant runny nose most of the winter, but it's been better since he turned one.

angelashly · March 2013

Mine started at 5 months. By her 2nd birthday she had been sick so many times I lost count. I used all my sick days and almost all my vacation time staying home with her when Grandma couldn't keep her. This winter since she has turned 2 sh

boogerbearoriginal · March 2013

LO started daycare at 18m, he's had a cold/runny nose/minor cough since the end of the first week. That was 7 weeks ago. Prior to this, he was with me/H or babysitter and had been sick 2x total, once with a fever, but each less than 48hrs. It's been a

BeckyTheEngineer · March 2013

Hand, foot, and mouth was more of an inconvenience than a disease for us. My then 1.5 year old got it, and all it is was one little pimple on her hand and in her mouth. No fever, no change in appetite, no diarrhea, nothing. She was pe

katieh1017 · March 2013

I'm still in my first year with Lillian, she started at 16 weeks. She's sick a lot. The last month has been real bad and I've gotten sick three times myself since January. I am hanging in there, like the ladies said the first year/winter can be bad. It st

laurakaz13 · March 2013

Luckily DD just got colds her first year in daycare. She got lots of them and it was tough, but she could still go to DC. This year she's had a fever and ear infection and one stomach bug, but the colds haven't been as bad.

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groovygrl · March 2013

My old pedi said to expect to be sick (parents included lol) about every six weeks for the first year though summer is usually not that bad...I would say that was about right for us on average bc some months it was a little more and some less. It is rough

erbear · March 2013

A bunch the first year, then hardly ever after that.

waTracy · April 2013

It's a lot the first year. My daughter was sick a bunch up until about 18 months. But mostly because she got RSV at 1, and had wheezing everytime she had a cold. But now that she's almost 3.5, this school year (I'm a teacher),

SMask · April 2013

So much that we finally pulled him out of dc. He was constantly sick. When he was nearly hospitalized for pneumonia, we called it quits. He stays home with DHs aunt and hasn't been sick since out of dc. He does go to romp n roll an

VeilSdeGTO · April 2013

My pedi said that on average, kids get sick 10-12 times in their first year. That number doubles if they are in daycare. I did not believe him at all, but it is true.

She got RSV the first week she started daycare, got HFMD a few months later, ro

jcsntms06 · April 2013

The first year a lot, but now in her third year, she hardly ever gets sick. My youngest is now sick a lot. Ugh!

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