https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 08 May 2026 09:43:21 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sick-from-daycarepreschool#post-290253 Mon, 10 Sep 2012 20:51:33 +0000 Ms. Fairy Wings 290253@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I can really empathize with you. On the second day of daycare, Tobin got sent home sick one hour after I took him in and was sick for the rest of the week. Today he got sent home sick too, and it's only been three weeks at daycare. He was never sick before! I think I'm going to end up spending all of my vacation days taking care of him when he's sick from daycare - so frustrating! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sick-from-daycarepreschool#post-290204 Mon, 10 Sep 2012 20:20:28 +0000 MamaBehr 290204@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My daughter didn't start daycare until she was 16 months old. Her first week we (mostly her and myself, somehow DH got away with getting a very mild case of it) got a stomach bug. It was probably only the third time in her whole life she was sick. But after that, it was mostly sniffles and coughs. She got a fever once, and was home for just one day. Around December though, she would get a cold almost as soon as one cleared up, until we took her out of daycare because I gave birth to her brother in February. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sick-from-daycarepreschool#post-290038 Mon, 10 Sep 2012 17:32:51 +0000 Andrea 290038@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD started daycare at 6 months but I think we've lucked out or she has a good immune system. She gets sick every once in a while but it hasn't been that painful. I am scared for the future about having 2 kids in daycare, though, germs will multiply! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sick-from-daycarepreschool#post-289973 Mon, 10 Sep 2012 16:47:47 +0000 googly-eyes 289973@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't have my LO yet but when working with young children I myself got sick at least every other month. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sick-from-daycarepreschool#post-289933 Mon, 10 Sep 2012 16:18:16 +0000 MamaMoose 289933@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah I've been told to expect a lot of sickness in the first few months. Luckily hubs has the ability to work from home so he'll be on baby duty when we have to miss day care. The good news is by the time your baby gets to pre school she'll have an excellent immune system built up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sick-from-daycarepreschool#post-289887 Mon, 10 Sep 2012 15:50:57 +0000 prettylizy 289887@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm so worried about this. I hope my work doesn't hate my guts if I take time off due to her getting sick!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sick-from-daycarepreschool#post-289867 Mon, 10 Sep 2012 15:26:12 +0000 autumnlove 289867@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO got sick the first week...bronchiolitis. Then she got pneumonia 2 months later and various colds and sniffles since then. She stayed at home for over a week when she had pneumonia but otherwise she usually just misses a day with the more minor stuff. </p> <p>Daycare is wonderful but GERMY! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sick-from-daycarepreschool#post-289860 Mon, 10 Sep 2012 15:19:42 +0000 T.H.O.U. 289860@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We've had a lot of runny noses and coughs but only a few fevers. Usually she is home for about 2-3 days plus 2 weekend days. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sick-from-daycarepreschool#post-289849 Mon, 10 Sep 2012 15:16:24 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 289849@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD just got over a cold 2 weeks ago (before she started preschool), and just last week was her first week of preschool and I noticed symptoms of a cold on Friday. One week into preschool and she's already sick! We kept her at home today and will probably keep her home all week because she's been running a fever and we want to make sure she's all better before sending her back and we don't want her to get other kids sick either!... </p> <p>If you send your LO to daycare or preschool, how often do they get sick?? How sick do they have to be for you to decide to keep them at home? </p>