https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 04 Apr 2026 14:05:02 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-to-survive-daycare-crud#post-2904520 Wed, 04 Dec 2019 19:42:08 +0000 pachamama 2904520@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sleep, outdoor time, and exercise help us the most! We have 6 months of winter so it's so hard up here 😣 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-to-survive-daycare-crud#post-2904477 Wed, 04 Dec 2019 15:18:12 +0000 foodiebee 2904477@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Corduroy: Yeah, I forgot to mention that he's 5 months old, so he's got his hands in his mouth all day long. Then he touches another kid, a toy, etc...I'll try to wash his hands when we get home and change into PJs as was suggested above. That honestly hadn't occurred to me at his age. I'll also look into elderberry! Haven't heard of that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-to-survive-daycare-crud#post-2904464 Wed, 04 Dec 2019 14:12:57 +0000 Corduroy 2904464@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't even try to combat daycare germs. The kids are so gross with each other all day long. I do try to limit germ exposure to the kids at daycare. We do last minute health reports with friends and family before getting together to avoid adding to the unavoidable germs. Our winters aren't bad so we spend a lot of time outdoors instead of at playplaces.</p> <p>On the other side of my germ spectrum at the first sign of vomit I'm practically doing a hazmat cleanup. I still have yet to prevent norovirus from taking us all down but that's a fight I'm willing to fight. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-to-survive-daycare-crud#post-2904441 Wed, 04 Dec 2019 12:52:47 +0000 graceandjoy 2904441@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hang in there! It really does get better! Some of the things we do:</p> <p>- Elderberry (syrup/gummy)<br /> - EO (we use a immunity boom &amp; germ destroyer blend)<br /> - Change clothes/wash hands as soon as they get home<br /> - Disinfect home surfaces/toys regularly </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-to-survive-daycare-crud#post-2904436 Wed, 04 Dec 2019 12:30:17 +0000 LCTBQE 2904436@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Everything @cake2017: said. Nightly baths and immediate hand-washing, I run all the kid cups and lunch things through the dishwasher on sanitize mode every night, I wipe down all our door handles and car/carseat handles and buckles every few days with lysol wipes. We don't change into new clothes upon returning home because I like doing dinner followed by bath and clean jammies and I don't want to double my laundry load, but that's just us. I think beyond that, you can drive yourself kind of crazy being paranoid about germs, so I try to just do these things and then not think about it too much more. </p> <p>Most of all adequate sleep, which it's awesome that you are now getting! Yay for STTN, it's my religion :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-to-survive-daycare-crud#post-2904427 Wed, 04 Dec 2019 11:38:06 +0000 cake2017 2904427@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SweetCaroline: all of what u said! I have also change in PJs right after getting home and taking a bath! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-to-survive-daycare-crud#post-2904426 Wed, 04 Dec 2019 11:37:22 +0000 Mrs. Starfish 2904426@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree with all of the above. The only thing I'll add is that I have my kids change out of their school clothes as soon as they get home in the hopes that any germs there won't spread to other parts of our house and especially their beds (they go straight to nap after morning preschool). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-to-survive-daycare-crud#post-2904425 Wed, 04 Dec 2019 11:25:32 +0000 SweetCaroline 2904425@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't have any miracle fixes but we do take vitamins and elderberry syrup. I also use Clorox Healthcare Hydrogen Peroxide disinfectant wipes. When crud is rampant, we take baths as soon as we get home and put jammies on.</p> <p>I was also a little crazy about daycare toys...when a ball pit showed up, I asked them how they planned to de-germ it. It didn't last long.</p> <p>ETA: also, prioritizing sleep!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-to-survive-daycare-crud#post-2904424 Wed, 04 Dec 2019 11:25:26 +0000 Ajsmommy 2904424@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I honestly just think trying to eat right, sleep enough and wash hands is all you can do. </p> <p>I feel like its gonna be hit or miss if you/your LO's get stuff!</p> <p>Last year was terrible for us... lots of sickness and I missed a LOT of days but so far this year (knock on wood) zero sickness but I know a lot of people who've been hit hard already. So I think it just depends.... </p> <p>Good luck.. Hope you all get better asap. ANd maybe next year none of you will get sick! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-to-survive-daycare-crud#post-2904422 Wed, 04 Dec 2019 11:06:55 +0000 cake2017 2904422@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My toddler goes to a preschool. We get alerts for the serious illnesses that may be going around. Also, the school is very very good about disinfecting toys and cleaning the room every day. </p> <p>I have my Lo wash his hands right when he gets home. ( I assist). I also give a bath and change his clothes. I take all his nap bedding and toys home weekly and wash them. </p> <p>I also wash his water cups daily.</p> <p>I wash my hands- take a multi vitamin (prenatal right now b/c nursing), probiotic and drink plenty of water and orange juice.</p> <p>i’m never sick and my Lo hasn’t been catching much but maybe the usual cold here and there but it’s minor. He had the stomach bug but none of us got it</p> <p>I also lysol and wipe down his toys at home and common areas in our house every couple of days </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-to-survive-daycare-crud#post-2904420 Wed, 04 Dec 2019 10:47:52 +0000 foodiebee 2904420@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hi, all! I'm curious if there are tips and tricks you used to try to stay healthy(er) when your LOs started daycare. I know it's normal to get sick a lot, but I seem to be really struggling with catching every tiny thing. My DS recently had croup and a fever virus back to back, and lo and behold, I know have the adult form of croup. It's the end of the year and vacay is slim and I'm out of sick leave. What did you do to help boost your immune system during this time? (I'm EPing fwiw.)</p> <p>(PS totally unrelated but I've panic-posted before about my LO's sleep and I just have to shout that HE IS A VERY GOOD SLEEPER NOW! WOOOTTTTT!! I'm such a proud mama every time he STTN in his crib! :silly: ) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-e-coli-poisoning#post-2903432 Sun, 24 Nov 2019 13:30:57 +0000 foodiebee 2903432@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@periwinklebee: @gotkimchi: @cake2017: @bhbee: Thanks for the comments, all. I did end up chatting with the dr on call and she said I can keep pumping. I have been VERY careful with the bottles and to keep everything clean, as though I can't pass it to him via the milk, I could if the germ was on my skin and he somehow got in contact with it. I even wore plastic gloves the night I was really sick and feverish. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-e-coli-poisoning#post-2903427 Sun, 24 Nov 2019 12:10:11 +0000 periwinklebee 2903427@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>oh no... LO's been puking all morning, and we did have an avocado salad with lettuce earlier in the week... this is super good to know about. I know the odds are low probably that it is e coli and not a standard stomach bug but I will definitely be calling my doctor now if I get it since I'm pregnant and the internet is scaring me about e coli during pregnancy :sad: . Thanks for the heads up, and I really hope you feel better soon. I would definitely ask the ped nurse's line about bf, just to be safe... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-e-coli-poisoning#post-2903381 Sat, 23 Nov 2019 10:54:54 +0000 bhbee 2903381@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Kelly mom says breastfeeding during food poisoning should be ok - but I’d definitely wash/sanitize your hands carefully before pumping and handling bottles. Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-e-coli-poisoning#post-2903376 Sat, 23 Nov 2019 08:40:27 +0000 cake2017 2903376@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sounds like it. We threw out all of our lettuce. I’d just call pediatrician or doc to see if it’s best .... I would be worried </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-e-coli-poisoning#post-2903360 Fri, 22 Nov 2019 21:00:38 +0000 gotkimchi 2903360@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sounds like it could be. You should be ok to keep breastfeeding </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-this-e-coli-poisoning#post-2903358 Fri, 22 Nov 2019 20:40:22 +0000 foodiebee 2903358@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Last Friday, my husband and I ate romaine salad with dinner at home. On Tuesday, he got sick. It came on suddenly and was feverish with awful painful cramps. He never threw up or had diarrhea. It lasted about 12 hours. Fast forward to today. I felt nauseated at 6 am while prepping bottles. I vomited at noon. It came out of nowhere with only about a second of notice. I’ve had a 100* fever tonight. Tonight we saw that romaine from Salinas, CA, has been recalled for E. coli. Ours is from Salinas. Could that be what we have? Is it safe for me to keep pumping? (I’m EPing.) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/difference-in-daycare-sickness-in-big-center-vs-in-home-vs-smaller-center#post-2473612 Thu, 25 Feb 2016 06:56:00 +0000 looch 2473612@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I only had experience with a mid sized center, but I really think it has nothing to do with size of center, but more with age and putting things in their mouths. Once my son stopped putting his hands and toys in his mouth his level of sickness went down dramatically. He recently caught a cold this year because he had strayed putting random things in his mouth again. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/difference-in-daycare-sickness-in-big-center-vs-in-home-vs-smaller-center#post-2473566 Thu, 25 Feb 2016 00:04:20 +0000 gingerbebe 2473566@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son was at home for 16 months until we started him in an in-home daycare. Up until then, he'd gotten maybe 2-3 mild colds from DH and I, and he got roseola after traveling through airports when he was 12 months. </p> <p>DS has been sick pretty much since the day he set foot in the daycare. He started transitional playdates in mid-December, was sick all through the holidays, and in January he was out 5 school days. He got 4 viruses one after another in January, one of which knocked DH and I flat on our butts for a good 2 weeks. </p> <p>That said, February has been better and I'm optimistic that he's turning a corner. He got his first ear infection this month, so not ideal, but he hasn't been sent home for a fever yet this month (knock on wood) and he's just been much happier and cheerful, whereas in January he was a grouchy mess. His nose is still running all the time, but overall, given that he's been in daycare full-time for less than 2 months I feel like he's doing better than I expected. </p> <p>I think a lot of this has to do with the fact that he's at a small in-home daycare with the same married couple caretakers and their adult daughter every day. Depending on the day, there are 4-5 tots who are under 3 during the day and then a few school age children come for aftercare in the afternoons. The big kids are usually separated from the little kids so really, my son just had to get used to germs from a handful of kids. I have no doubts it would have been much worse if he went to a big center with lots of teachers and lots of children. Our church nursery always has different kids and different volunteers and there have been a few weekends when he wasn't sick from daycare that he picked up something from church! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/difference-in-daycare-sickness-in-big-center-vs-in-home-vs-smaller-center#post-2473358 Wed, 24 Feb 2016 20:06:15 +0000 ShootingStar 2473358@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, we switched from a large center to a small center last May and there was noticeably less sickness. When DS was at the large center it was like he had a cold literally non-stop. He had a runny nose every single day for months, and course there were times when he got more than an average cold. </p> <p>He still gets sick of course, but he's not sick every day anymore. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/difference-in-daycare-sickness-in-big-center-vs-in-home-vs-smaller-center#post-2473354 Wed, 24 Feb 2016 20:03:11 +0000 regberadaisy 2473354@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think we are at a mid sized center and both girls were fairly sick the first year. Including DH!</p> <p>On the other hand I have a friend who didn't put her sick in daycare that first year and he still got plenty sick!! But she was also very active in taking him out to do stuff, so he was exposed to germs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/difference-in-daycare-sickness-in-big-center-vs-in-home-vs-smaller-center#post-2473347 Wed, 24 Feb 2016 19:55:57 +0000 My Only Sunshine 2473347@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hi bees,</p> <p>We have a 2.5 year old who goes to daycare part time. She's been sick almost constantly. We had a 9 month break when my parents temporarily lived close and she didn't get sick at all.</p> <p>The latest was an awful round of the flu that we all go and it turned into bronchitis and an ear infection for her. </p> <p>She's at a fairly large daycare center right now. I'm considering downsizing to a smaller center or going with an in-home provider to see if that might expose her to a few less germs, but I'm wondering if that's just wishful thinking.</p> <p>Anyone have experience with both a large center and a smaller center or in-home provider? Did you notice a reduction in illnesses if you moved to a smaller place? Any other suggestions? At this rate, we will both have used all our annual sick days by March! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sick-house-need-advice#post-2118205 Mon, 23 Mar 2015 10:30:49 +0000 avivoca 2118205@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Bleach EVERYTHING. Lysol wipes are fabulous. We wiped down the toilet, sink, and light switches after every episode. If the baby gets it, disposable diapers are where it's at (if you cloth diaper). I even go so far as to use separate TP than the sick person if a separate bathroom isn't available. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sick-house-need-advice#post-2118198 Mon, 23 Mar 2015 10:26:30 +0000 blackbird 2118198@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>BLEACH ALL THE HARD SURFACES. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sick-house-need-advice#post-2118195 Mon, 23 Mar 2015 10:24:52 +0000 jedeve 2118195@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I hope she stays healthy! I think if she was going to get it, she would have already! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sick-house-need-advice#post-2118130 Mon, 23 Mar 2015 09:38:56 +0000 msplatypus 2118130@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Warning, this story talks about bodily functions!<br /> I woke up on Saturday morning very sick, vomiting, stomach cramps, and diarrhea. I'm now just starting to feel better and my partner now has the same thing. So far the baby seems okay, but I'm so scared she's going to get it. She's nearly 5 months and hasn't been sick. I think I just need some reassurances that everything is going to be okay. Also any tips for dealing with an illness like this as well as handling my anxiety :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/viruses-and-infants#post-1654605 Fri, 23 May 2014 09:33:16 +0000 .twist. 1654605@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@NurseMommy: he's not having as many wet diapers as I would like but he is drinking a lot and does cry tears. He was a bit more playful this morning. Thankfully.</p> <p>@Pepper: thanks! That's kind of a relief. It's so terrible when they're sick for so long! </p> <p>@Alivoo01: he seemed a little perkier this morning. Thankfully. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/viruses-and-infants#post-1654591 Fri, 23 May 2014 09:28:39 +0000 Alivoo01 1654591@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Poor L!!! Hope he feels better soon and no more sickness for him please!!! &lt;3 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/viruses-and-infants#post-1653765 Thu, 22 May 2014 21:28:47 +0000 Pepper 1653765@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@.twist.: C was definitely lethargic when he had norovirus. The virus lasted exactly 8 days for us. I hope it clears up soon, this is a lot for you all at once! :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/viruses-and-infants#post-1653707 Thu, 22 May 2014 21:06:49 +0000 NurseMommy 1653707@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If he's still crawling and playing that's good. I'd be most concerned about dehydration. Is he still having lots of wet diapers? Can he still cry tears? Is his mouth moist or dry looking? </p>