Hellobee Boards Topic: How often was your child sick when they started daycare?

Hellobee Boards Topic: How often was your child sick when they started daycare? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 08 Jun 2026 01:13:36 +0000 pinkcupcake on "How often was your child sick when they started daycare?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-was-your-child-sick-when-they-started-daycare#post-1883178 Tue, 30 Sep 2014 16:07:43 +0000 pinkcupcake 1883178@https://boards.hellobee.com/ She just started preschool last week at 2.5 years old - and came down with her first cold immediately :( I'm expecting a looong fall/winter as she builds up her immune system... Mrs. Blue on "How often was your child sick when they started daycare?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-was-your-child-sick-when-they-started-daycare#post-1875028 Tue, 23 Sep 2014 21:01:55 +0000 Mrs. Blue 1875028@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Honestly, it felt pretty constant. We took soooo much time off between us and even had to have my mom watch them here and there when we had been out a ton already. I hear the first year is by far the worst, but I can't vouch for that personally. I know it's really stressful, though; I'm so sorry he's been sick so much already! winniebee on "How often was your child sick when they started daycare?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-was-your-child-sick-when-they-started-daycare#post-1875025 Tue, 23 Sep 2014 21:00:42 +0000 winniebee 1875025@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Almost constantly from when he started at 5 months to when he stopped at 14 months - at least 3 tummy bugs, roseola, hand foot and mouth, several high fevers, and a handful of colds). He started again a few days at 16 months but for whatever reason did not get sick nearly as much after that (maybe 2-3 illnesses that I can actually pinpoint as being daycare related in 10 months - the other illnesses he got while we were on vacation or whatever). ladybee on "How often was your child sick when they started daycare?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-was-your-child-sick-when-they-started-daycare#post-1875024 Tue, 23 Sep 2014 20:59:36 +0000 ladybee 1875024@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We are not the norm so keep that in mind. LO started daycare at 8 weeks (mid December). He was enrolled until mid February. We had two hospital stays for bronchoitis, RSV and breathing treatments. We ended up pulling out because he went a total of 15 days (not in a row). He also got the flu which brought out a soy allergy on top of his milk allergy that caused multiple times a day projectile vomiting. We just enrolled again, at a different center, and he went 3 whole weeks before getting a cold. I'm so excited he made it that long! NovBaby1112 on "How often was your child sick when they started daycare?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-was-your-child-sick-when-they-started-daycare#post-1874988 Tue, 23 Sep 2014 20:03:22 +0000 NovBaby1112 1874988@https://boards.hellobee.com/ quite a bit! She started daycare in October, so it was the beginning of cold season. I used up a ton of sick days. jetsa on "How often was your child sick when they started daycare?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-was-your-child-sick-when-they-started-daycare#post-1874986 Tue, 23 Sep 2014 20:02:09 +0000 jetsa 1874986@https://boards.hellobee.com/ He was sick at least once a month if not twice for 6 months. Mrs. Pen on "How often was your child sick when they started daycare?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-was-your-child-sick-when-they-started-daycare#post-1874983 Tue, 23 Sep 2014 20:00:27 +0000 Mrs. Pen 1874983@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Anagram: that was us last night, he was up six times last night the poor thing. Anagram on "How often was your child sick when they started daycare?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-was-your-child-sick-when-they-started-daycare#post-1874958 Tue, 23 Sep 2014 19:31:40 +0000 Anagram 1874958@https://boards.hellobee.com/ She started daycare in January and she was constantly sick until the end of May. My husband and I took turns staying home with LO, and we put her in daycare every day she didn't actually have a fever (even though it hurt our hearts) and the timesbshe was REALLY sick, we begged my in laws to come stay for a week so LO could stay home with them and get well. It was rough, not gonna lie. LO wakes up like 6-8 times a night when she's sick, so we were all run down. Mrs. High Heels on "How often was your child sick when they started daycare?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-was-your-child-sick-when-they-started-daycare#post-1874931 Tue, 23 Sep 2014 18:49:46 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 1874931@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Oh it felt like every other week for the first 2 months... then it started tapering off, but those first few months were brutal! I remember I had to keep her home the 2nd week of school, and thought I'd never survive that period of time! Now she rarely ever gets sick. #2 rarely gets sick, but it's probably because he was exposed to #1's daycare germs a lot sooner, so he was sicker than her his first year of life, but he rarely gets sick now at daycare even though he's only been there for a few months. BeachMama on "How often was your child sick when they started daycare?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-was-your-child-sick-when-they-started-daycare#post-1874918 Tue, 23 Sep 2014 18:35:39 +0000 BeachMama 1874918@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Ugh we started DD in November and I feel like she and I constantly had colds til about February. She had 2 bouts of pink eye and 2 ear infections as well. She only had to stay home when she had the pink eye, though. Freckles on "How often was your child sick when they started daycare?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-was-your-child-sick-when-they-started-daycare#post-1874902 Tue, 23 Sep 2014 18:15:34 +0000 Freckles 1874902@https://boards.hellobee.com/ LO started at 11 months and got a fever her first week there. Then she switched daycares and it wasn't so bad (they were very diligent about washing hands) - maybe once a month? But we're talking sniffles/cold, nothing so bad that we had to stay at home with her. LovelyPlum on "How often was your child sick when they started daycare?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-was-your-child-sick-when-they-started-daycare#post-1874898 Tue, 23 Sep 2014 18:12:10 +0000 LovelyPlum 1874898@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We are in our first month, and she was out for the first time Friday with a cold. But I think we may have found HFM tonight, so I guess my answer is now twice :( MamaBehr on "How often was your child sick when they started daycare?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-was-your-child-sick-when-they-started-daycare#post-1874893 Tue, 23 Sep 2014 18:09:03 +0000 MamaBehr 1874893@https://boards.hellobee.com/ A lot. I was a teacher, and she got a stomach virus the first week of my new job (professional development) and then I got it. Had to call in on my 5th day of the job..... It was rough. Cherrybee on "How often was your child sick when they started daycare?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-was-your-child-sick-when-they-started-daycare#post-1874879 Tue, 23 Sep 2014 17:54:12 +0000 Cherrybee 1874879@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Constantly for the first 4 months. Then she has hardly been I'll since. KT326 on "How often was your child sick when they started daycare?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-was-your-child-sick-when-they-started-daycare#post-1874845 Tue, 23 Sep 2014 17:20:49 +0000 KT326 1874845@https://boards.hellobee.com/ During the first fall/winter in daycare, DS was sick around every two weeks. The only time we kept him home from daycare was if he had a fever. The next winter was a little less, about every three weeks or so. mediagirl on "How often was your child sick when they started daycare?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-was-your-child-sick-when-they-started-daycare#post-1874841 Tue, 23 Sep 2014 17:18:20 +0000 mediagirl 1874841@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Every other week for 20 months. Mrs. Pen on "How often was your child sick when they started daycare?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-was-your-child-sick-when-they-started-daycare#post-1874828 Tue, 23 Sep 2014 17:06:03 +0000 Mrs. Pen 1874828@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @autumnlove: every few weeks?!! How do you guys have enough sick time to cover that? I don't get ANY sick time at work and skipping nursing classes is a big deal so sadly it all falls on DH and he said he's taken way too much time the last few weeks! PurplePeony on "How often was your child sick when they started daycare?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-was-your-child-sick-when-they-started-daycare#post-1874811 Tue, 23 Sep 2014 16:55:15 +0000 PurplePeony 1874811@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I'm probably going to seriously regret saying this, but...not much. She got a nasty cold once, but it was after we traveled so I tend to blame it more on the plane and time difference than on daycare. She also picked up an eye/ear infection that I do blame on daycare (one of the other babies had the same thing). But she's been at daycare since March and so far, that's about it. FINGERS CROSSED haha!! autumnlove on "How often was your child sick when they started daycare?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-was-your-child-sick-when-they-started-daycare#post-1874807 Tue, 23 Sep 2014 16:44:53 +0000 autumnlove 1874807@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Every few weeks from 4-14 months for LO 1. LO 2 had better immunity and has only been sick a few times...HFM, bronchiolitis, colds! Mrs. Pen on "How often was your child sick when they started daycare?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-often-was-your-child-sick-when-they-started-daycare#post-1874805 Tue, 23 Sep 2014 16:41:55 +0000 Mrs. Pen 1874805@https://boards.hellobee.com/ In the last two weeks, J has missed six days due to being sick. Two episodes of being sick in just two weeks! Crazy.., DH has taken so much sick time lately. How often and how long was your child sick in daycare?