Daycare blues

Rachel2315 · February 2010

Hunter has had cold after cold since starting daycare. He was coughing so bad last night that J and I didn't sleep (of course, Hunter slept through the coughing fits). He even gets all chokey and freaks out b/c he doesn't understand how to cough up phlegm quite yet. Anyways, I stayed home today to take him to the doctor and the verdict is: just a cold.

Just wanted to vent. I hate seeing him sick like this and wish there was something I could do.

kdonedizzle · February 2010

This is the type of stuff that freaks me out about daycare. I know that familys only do what is best for their children but it seems so often that a otherwise healthy baby ends up with these perma-colds come daycare time. Makes me sad.

I hope he gets to feeling better soon and that you guys have a better nights rest tonight.

Rachel2315 · February 2010

Karrey31:
This is the type of stuff that freaks me out about daycare. I know that familys only do what is best for their children but it seems so often that a otherwise healthy baby ends up with these perma-colds come daycare time. Makes me sad.
I hope he gets to feeling better soon and that you guys have a better nights rest tonight.

This is why I told DH that I wanted to stay at home for the first year. Alas, his whole "but then we'd be poor" argument finally got to me. I have heard that the kids that were in daycare before pre-school are the healthiest ones in pre-school, so hopefully that will be the case. At least he's happy (for the most part) and its not too serious. They really do a good job making people wash hands there and don't rotate staff at all during the day like some places (then I'd be worried that the "big kids" germs would get in there).

veruca5839 · February 2010

That sucks. I hope Hunter feels better soon!

hudysgirl · February 2010

Eck. I hope poor little Hunter feels better soon! At least you get to spend the rest of the day with him.

kdonedizzle · February 2010

So you are happy with where you decided to put him? I have been meaning to ask but always forgot. Is the MIL still getting him for parts of the day?

amlinton1615 · February 2010

Unfortunatley once kids go to daycare and then start school that's what happens. I know my son was always sick or at least seemed like it. I would always try and keep him home if he was sick but so many people send their kids even knowing their sick. I actually worked with people that would tell me that they knowingly sent their sick kid because it was better for them to get the call at work that their kid is sick then to take off. It's frustrating. Working sucks!

Hope Hunter is feeling better soon!

Rachel2315 · February 2010

Karrey31:
So you are happy with where you decided to put him? I have been meaning to ask but always forgot. Is the MIL still getting him for parts of the day?

I LOVE IT!! Its basically 3 grandmas in the infant room that are sticklers for all the "rules." (Back sleeping, no crying it out, not feeding anything not approved by the parents, etc). The lead is sort of a Nazi about the rules but in the cute, cuddly way in that she loves the babies.

Its actually pretty great, they got him to nap in a crib (he will sleep at night in his pack and play in our room but he has to be tightly swaddled) so he doesn't HAVE to nap on me all the time (most of the time he does though by my choice).

My MIL gets him for like 2 hours on M-W; and I flexed my hours on Thurs and Fri to work from 7-3:30 instead so I can have the afternoons with him.

Rachel2315 · February 2010

amlinton1615:
Unfortunatley once kids go to daycare and then start school that's what happens. I know my son was always sick or at least seemed like it. I would always try and keep him home if he was sick but so many people send their kids even knowing their sick. I actually worked with people that would tell me that they knowingly sent their sick kid because it was better for them to get the call at work that their kid is sick then to take off. It's frustrating. Working sucks!
Hope Hunter is feeling better soon!

I wouldn't send him in sick, I remember working in day care during college and getting so mad at those parents! I think my work was a little PO'd with me b/c I missed the grand opening of a new wing we opened up recently, but tough. My baby's sick, he needs me.

kdonedizzle · February 2010

Im so glad that you found something so wonderful for you and for Hunter.

jweat013 · February 2010

That stinks

. My sister is a preschool teacher, and her kids are little disease carriers. . . The ones who weren't in daycare prior do seem to get sick a bit more often once they hit preschool, so Hunter is just getting his share of the germs early. I hope he feels better soon, and that you get some sleep!

KatieTaylor77 · February 2010

Aww, poor Hunter! Glad to hear you were able to stay home with him today, though. Sometimes a little extra snuggling is the best medicine!

wendilea · February 2010

It's so hard to see them sick when they're so little! The first year a child is in daycare/preschool/kindergarten is always the worst. They need to build their little immune systems up and there are all new germs with every kid that's sharing space with them. But, once they get through that first year, they do so much better. Tough it out, momma!

ilovedesi · February 2010

It really does suck about Hunter's cold and it is so sad about how he gets chokey when he is coughing. Sad

But I think any place where there are a lot of kids (daycare, pre-school, kindergarden) just has a lot of germs by nature and so even if you had stayed home with him for the first year he would have just had his little perma cold when he started pre-school. My step mom used to run a preschool and all the kids were sick all the time even though everyone was always washing their hands. I hope he feels better soon.

ilovedesi · February 2010

Rachel2315:
Karrey31:
So you are happy with where you decided to put him? I have been meaning to ask but always forgot. Is the MIL still getting him for parts of the day?
I LOVE IT!! Its basically 3 grandmas in the infant room that are sticklers for all the "rules." (Back sleeping, no crying it out, not feeding anything not approved by the parents, etc). The lead is sort of a Nazi about the rules but in the cute, cuddly way in that she loves the babies.
Its actually pretty great, they got him to nap in a crib (he will sleep at night in his pack and play in our room but he has to be tightly swaddled) so he doesn't HAVE to nap on me all the time (most of the time he does though by my choice).
My MIL gets him for like 2 hours on M-W; and I flexed my hours on Thurs and Fri to work from 7-3:30 instead so I can have the afternoons with him.

This sounds great. The ideal situation next to being a stay at home mom.

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