https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 05 May 2026 14:53:43 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taking-newborn-in-to-daycare#post-2479488 Tue, 01 Mar 2016 08:38:45 +0000 Canoli 2479488@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hmmm, tough decision. I mean the baby could get sick from him anyway but since she's so little and it's flu season I would probably stay away. I tend to be on the overly cautious side though. But it would be a nice treat for your son! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taking-newborn-in-to-daycare#post-2479350 Tue, 01 Mar 2016 01:21:18 +0000 BeachMama 2479350@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Eh, I had to take DS into daycare with me everyday when I would pick DD up. I think it would be fine if you just leave the baby in the carseat or stroller close to you. You can tell the kiddos not to touch and/or keep baby covered with a blanket. Or just wear her </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taking-newborn-in-to-daycare#post-2479334 Tue, 01 Mar 2016 00:01:15 +0000 autumnlove 2479334@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would go and cover the baby up with a blanket or babywear. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taking-newborn-in-to-daycare#post-2479323 Mon, 29 Feb 2016 23:39:19 +0000 QBbride 2479323@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would take her in and wear her. </p> <p>My baby has done daycare drop off/pick up for my toddler since she was maybe two weeks old. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taking-newborn-in-to-daycare#post-2479309 Mon, 29 Feb 2016 23:22:37 +0000 Finfan 2479309@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs.shinerbock: I would do it too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taking-newborn-in-to-daycare#post-2478779 Mon, 29 Feb 2016 15:46:58 +0000 mrs.shinerbock 2478779@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've been taking my newborn in for pickup everyday since he was 2 weeks old. The kids want to look at him, but the teachers are good about not letting them touch him. I would do it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taking-newborn-in-to-daycare#post-2478740 Mon, 29 Feb 2016 15:12:42 +0000 snowjewelz 2478740@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Another vote for go if baby can either be worn or stay in car seat covered the whole time! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taking-newborn-in-to-daycare#post-2478704 Mon, 29 Feb 2016 14:58:07 +0000 2littlepumpkins 2478704@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlebug: I would go if you could keep lo in a carseat covered, or worn the whole time. Otherwise I would probably skip. Dd's (3 year old) classmates love to get in LO's face. But when he got sick as a newborn, it was from LO, not from pick up and drop off or anything like that! She got what they had, and she brought it home. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taking-newborn-in-to-daycare#post-2478694 Mon, 29 Feb 2016 14:47:55 +0000 Charm54 2478694@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would go and just keep baby in the car seat </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taking-newborn-in-to-daycare#post-2478691 Mon, 29 Feb 2016 14:46:14 +0000 Eko 2478691@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would totally skip. Right now everyone around me I know is sick and 3w is super tiny and I don't think it's worth risking. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taking-newborn-in-to-daycare#post-2478671 Mon, 29 Feb 2016 14:39:55 +0000 Corduroy 2478671@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would skip. I only had about 50/50 success keeping the toddlers away from my newborn in the Ktan at pickup every day. DD was so proud of her brother she wanted everyone to see. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taking-newborn-in-to-daycare#post-2478661 Mon, 29 Feb 2016 14:36:30 +0000 Mrs D 2478661@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would go and either keep the little one in a carrier or in the stroller...with clear instructions for no one to touch or get in super close proximity... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taking-newborn-in-to-daycare#post-2478654 Mon, 29 Feb 2016 14:33:44 +0000 JoyfulKiwi 2478654@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At 3 weeks I had to start dropping-off/picking-up my son from daycare. Id say do it. Babywear, tell the kiddos no touching, and wash hands. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taking-newborn-in-to-daycare#post-2478653 Mon, 29 Feb 2016 14:33:17 +0000 MamaG 2478653@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Is there an option to leave the baby at the front office with admin staff? It won't take long to read a book. This is what I did when I had to pick up our older from daycare while on leave. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taking-newborn-in-to-daycare#post-2478646 Mon, 29 Feb 2016 14:27:55 +0000 DenverMom 2478646@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Since it is flu and RSV season, I would skip. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taking-newborn-in-to-daycare#post-2478611 Mon, 29 Feb 2016 14:09:35 +0000 littlebug 2478611@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@petitenoisette: Oh, I know! If I weren't home on maternity leave, I'd be working and unable to go, too. So I totally get why no one else has signed up. That's kind of why I want to sign up, so at least they have SOMEONE coming. </p> <p>@blackbird: Yeah, we'll start attending a New Mom Support Group this week, too. I did the same with D when he was 3 or 4 weeks old. And we've already been out to Wegman's and Target multiple times. But, you know... toddlers. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taking-newborn-in-to-daycare#post-2478608 Mon, 29 Feb 2016 14:08:08 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2478608@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I took A to L's holiday party when she was four weeks old. It was the entire preschool, all the siblings, all the parents, and a bunch of grandparents. I had her wrapped the entire time and beyond a couple of my friends coming to peek at her no one bothered her at all. C on the other hand was into everyone and did end up picking up a virus. She was 13 months though so a bit more sturdy.</p> <p>Can you wear her? I think people are less inclined to bug a baby in a carrier because then they're also all up in your boob area. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taking-newborn-in-to-daycare#post-2478598 Mon, 29 Feb 2016 14:04:59 +0000 LAZB 2478598@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlebug: heck no! Skip it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taking-newborn-in-to-daycare#post-2478597 Mon, 29 Feb 2016 14:03:04 +0000 petitenoisette 2478597@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am not an overly cautious parent at all yet I would skip that. I would be happy to do so once the baby had her first vaccines. I feel like especially these days you never know if kids in daycare have all their vaccines and I would just feel really terrible if baby got sick. </p> <p>I think it's great of you to try to go. I just want to point out that I would imagine most parents are at work so that's why they haven't signed up!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taking-newborn-in-to-daycare#post-2478587 Mon, 29 Feb 2016 13:57:50 +0000 winniebee 2478587@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I took R to Ts holiday show when he was less than a week old. He was in the car seat sleeping coveted with an A and A blanket and I was vigilant. It was fine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taking-newborn-in-to-daycare#post-2478585 Mon, 29 Feb 2016 13:57:20 +0000 blackbird 2478585@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would wear him or bring a stroller. I took mine to a weekly BFing class and it's not like I passed him around to everyone--i'm sure the door handles were the germiest things of all, so I washed and used sanitizer. I brought T in to E's school a few times when i was signing her up and paying tuition and everyone did want to look, but nobody tried to touch or grab. They just wanted to see the baby. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taking-newborn-in-to-daycare#post-2478582 Mon, 29 Feb 2016 13:56:07 +0000 Mama Bird 2478582@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That's very young! I've taken DD to her big brother's holiday party, and she was fine, but she was already five months and had most of her shots. It's not likely your little one will catch a bug in the half hour she is there, but I'd still skip it to be on the safe side! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taking-newborn-in-to-daycare#post-2478574 Mon, 29 Feb 2016 13:52:47 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2478574@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would skip. </p> <p>Now if it was a 3 month old baby, sure, probably more germs around at the grocery store. But 3 weeks is still TINY. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taking-newborn-in-to-daycare#post-2478572 Mon, 29 Feb 2016 13:51:57 +0000 Smurfette 2478572@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would leave the baby in the stroller. Cover with a blanket so no one can touch her. All the kids should be by you reading anyway. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taking-newborn-in-to-daycare#post-2478569 Mon, 29 Feb 2016 13:50:48 +0000 sapphire 2478569@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Toddlers love babies and would definitely want to touch. I vote for skipping it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taking-newborn-in-to-daycare#post-2478568 Mon, 29 Feb 2016 13:50:35 +0000 psw27 2478568@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If you wear her or keep her in the car seat with a blanket over her, I'm sure it will be fine! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taking-newborn-in-to-daycare#post-2478565 Mon, 29 Feb 2016 13:49:37 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 2478565@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Maybe can you leave her in a stroller? </p> <p>How sad no one else is signing up! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taking-newborn-in-to-daycare#post-2478555 Mon, 29 Feb 2016 13:45:40 +0000 littlebug 2478555@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>D's class is inviting parents to come in to read a Dr. Seuss story to the class on Wednesday. Hubs says so far no parents have signed up. :bummed: I'm home on maternity leave, so in theory I could go. I'm just not sure if I want to take my 3-week old newborn in and expose her to all those daycare germies. I mean, she's around D every day, and he is all up in her face all the time. It would only be for like 30 minutes, max. I could probably wear her to keep her a little closer and away from little fingers.</p> <p>I feel bad that his class has no one coming in to read to them! Should I take her in? Or just skip it? </p>