Why is my baby constantly sick after starting daycare?
Infants often catch back-to-back illnesses when starting child care, sometimes failing to make it even three days before getting sick again. These relentless infections cause frequent night wakings that exhaust parents and make it incredibly difficult to juggle demanding full-time jobs. The constant sickness also creates major logistical struggles for keeping the child home, alongside mounting worries about the high volume of antibiotics and medications required.
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Why is my baby constantly sick after starting daycare?
- 1waiting for the child's immune system to adapt to the germsDid this help you?
- 2staying consistent with sleep routines despite the disruptionsDid this help you?
- 3Considering pulling the child from daycare to hire a babysitterDid this help you?
- 4Keeping vaccines updated and giving vitamin D supplementsDid this help you?
In their words
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“Mia figlia ha 14 mesi e ha iniziato il nido 2 mesi e mezzo fa, da allora è stata malata praticamente sempre, della serie che non siamo mai riusciti a farle fare più di 3 giorni di fila di nido senza che si ammalasse.”source ↗
“Io e il padre lavoriamo entrambi a tempo pieno quindi averla a casa malata a livello logistico è molto impegnativo, ma ancor di più mi preoccupa la quantità di medicinali + antibiotici che ha assunto in questo lasso di tempo.”source ↗
“Our 8 month old started daycare 2 months ago and he’s been sick 6 of the 8 weeks.”source ↗
“When he’s sick we’re up 3-4 times throughout the night and this is feeling unsustainable with both of our demanding jobs.”source ↗
“trading the endless ear infections for anything else sounds great until the sleep regression hits. those new challenges do not feel like an upgrade at all.”source ↗
“I remember when my daughter started pre k and was sick allllll the time!”source ↗
Where this came up
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