Sick Child Care: The First Years
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Day Care
Asked by C.B. from Miami
on March 21, 2007
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I recently in January took my seventeen month old son out of in home day care to a facility so that he could get more of a social interaction, but since i have put him...
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- Hi C., I had a similar situation. My son just turned a year old when he went from staying at home with Grandma to going to a daycare. The first 2-3 months it seem...
- My daughter spent her first two years with a runny nose :-( People insist on taking their children to daycare even though they are sick. It isn't him! The word is ...
- Welcome to the wonderful world of daycare facilities!! My kid has been in one (3 days a week) since January and has been sick non-stop since. He has been on three di...
Choosing Day Care
Asked by A.D. from Great Falls
on December 3, 2006
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My daughter is four months old, I spent 13 weeks at home with her before returning to work, and my husband has been home for 5. He only has 6 more weeks left before he...
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- I'm definitely all about home day care. I grew up going to a home day care and made some great friends that are still my friends today, and I even keep in touch with ...
- I spent 18 months home with my daughter before returning to work. Finding a daycare was tough. There is a place here called Child Care Connections, GF may have one too...
- How attached are you to your (or husband's) carrers? would you ever want to try something new? If you are serious about getting to stay home with them, that is what ...
Infant in Day Care Issues
Asked by B.C. from Boston
on March 11, 2008
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I am a new mom to a 16 week year old. I went back to work 4 weeks ago, and have been trying to adjust to leaving my baby in a corporate run day care 3 days a week. I...
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- Having worked in a bigger center, I can tell you it is hard balancing all the kids. The ratio is correct because with 1 teacher it's 1:3. If you're truly concerned, ...
- Hi B., I'm going to give you my advice as a mother and a daycare provider. First of all I understand your concern. Especially if when you call he is crying and ...
- Have you thought of an in home nanny or family member to care for him while he is so young? An infant needs to cuddle and if your "gut" is feeling the way it does abo...
Always Sick
Asked by A.W. from Cleveland
on May 6, 2008
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My son is almost 21 mos old and I feel like he is always sick. He seriously almost always has a runny nose and/or a cough. We will get about two or three days of healt...
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- I kind of thought allergies, too. What can happen is that because of drainage caused by allergies, fluid can back up behind the ears, in the brochials, and in the sin...
- I feel your concerns!! My daughter spent the first two years of her life very ill, same kind of illnesses. I had a blood test done for allergies (it's called an immuno...
- Have you tried giving him vitimans and asking the doctor if he/she feel concerned about the amount of times he is sick and if there is anything they feel you can do to...
When Did Your Child Stop Getting Sick So Often?
Asked by K.T. from Minneapolis
on June 4, 2009
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I just responded to another post which I will copy and paste to help explain....
"My son is going through the same thing. Last October [when he first started daycar...
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- I worked at a Day care for 7 years and so it doesn't surprise me that he has had some sickness since then as he builds his immune system up. I have two questions... O...
- Hi K. - I know this post doesn't really help with your ?, but I felt I needed to respond to the poster who said they HATE DAYCARES. I am an in-home daycare provider a...
- Hi K., My little guy had the same sort of issue. He had almost constant ear and sinus infections (and he did have tubes in his ears). My son had the added complicat...
Toddler Constantly Sick Ever Since Starting Day Care Almost a Year Ago
Asked by S.Y. from New York
on January 13, 2011
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My sweet Josh, who is almost three and a half years old, used to get sick once every 4-6 months with colds or viruses, until he started daycare last April. Since then ...
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- This is the peril of preschool and daycare: or any larger group: all those things our little ones didn't get sick with before just jump on them. He's catching up. My s...
- Hi S., when my son started school last year at 3 years, he would bring colds home and the flu etc. My daughter, then 1 suffered the most. She got ear infections about ...
- Children are walking germs... they spread it to each other in densely populated child care settings as a normal course. My daughter never got an ear infection unt...
Really Need Advice, Sick and Tired of Being Sick
Asked by H.A. from Denver
on March 23, 2011
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Hello to all, I'm hoping you can help me with a decision. My husband and I moved to Colorado from the northwest (a place I was maybe sick once per year) and have lived...
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- I love it here but I understand how you feel! I am also much healthier where there is humidity. My suggestions: A humidifier in every room you spend lots of time ...
- I'm so sorry- Colorado really is a great place to live, and I can't imagine how frustrating it is for you that you haven't been able to enjoy it. I don't know abou...
- I would definitely have your house evaluated for mold, carbon monoxide or other irriatants. After I moved a couple years ago, my constant sicknesses went away. I disco...
15 Month Old Starting Day Care Full Time
Asked by B.I. from Los Angeles
on September 22, 2010
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The background: I am a first time mom. My son was with me for the first 6 months of his life. I returned to work full time and he has been watched by my MIL ever si...
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- Best thing to do would be to do it gradually -- i.e. have your MIL or you yourself stay in the daycare with him for a few hours the first day so he can get to know the...
- Hi B., My son started daycare exactly in the same situation you are in now. My son was 16 months old when he started daycare in August and was with me till 8 months a...
- We made the transition to a daycare center when our son was two. I'd been able to work my hours when my husband got home from work the first two years. If I had known ...
Son ALWAYS Sick
Asked by M.H. from Lima
on May 18, 2011
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Hello. My oldest son is going to be 5 next week. I feel like he is literally ALWAYS sick. I'm not sure if it's just the weather or what, but he was sick 2 weeks ago fo...
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- It's not you. You're doing everything you can from a dietary standpoint. It's the environment and the food supply. You cannot get what you need from your food, even...
- My 2 recommendations: Request to see an ENT and an Allergist. Our son was sick ALL.THE.TIME for the first 4 years of his life. We ended up seeing an Ear, Nose, and...
- Has he been tested for strep? He may not be complaining of a sore throat but strep can also cause the coughing at times. I'd have him tested just to rule it out, and t...
Child Sick with One Cold After Another
Asked by A.M. from Minneapolis
on February 7, 2009
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I am actually asking advice for my sister. My sister's son who is 7 months has had a terrible cold, if that is all it is, one after the other since October. He has b...
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- Hi A., He could have RSV which is a respiratory virus. My twins had a terible cold and their chests would rattle when they coughed. This lasted for several months u...
- I do know that breastfeeding is best, even if the mama is sick. :)
- She could also try/make sure she is getting her vitamins, along with enough Vitamin C which will power up her immune system naturally and transfer to the child.
