Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Daycare/Sick babies suck!

I actually starting writing this post about a month ago, but things just got so hectic I couldn't finish. The reason they were hectic, you guessed it....starting daycare, followed swiftly by getting sick

First off there is nothing wrong with sending your kid to daycare.  I hate reading about blogs and websites that caution against daycare because "the place a baby learns best is with its mother...".  Now the fact that mother is always specified aside, daycare is a very useful tool for the working parent.  JW goes three days a week and seems to really love it.  The staff is nice (although the morning lady is a bit odd) and JW gets to see other babies, something he doesn't get to experience at home.

Go and visit your daycares before you send them.  Get references!  Make sure to properly explore all your options before making a daycare decision.  Also don't let people guilt you into not taking price into consideration.  Price is a consideration and just because something is more expensive doesn't mean its better.  JW goes to the middle of the road option and seems to really love it.

Now the next big thing is be prepared for a month and a half of everyone in your house getting sick!  There just isn't any avoiding it.  Your baby has been in the safety bubble of home, where the amount of germs is greatly limited.  Once he goes to daycare he is exposed to everything, so be prepared.  Now that isn't saying that your baby getting sick is a bad thing either.  Our pediatrician said we had two options; either he gets sick now or he doesn't go to daycare and gets sick when he starts kindergarten.

Just hang in there.  We went through about a month and a half of really tough sickness going around the fam but we seem to have finally (knock on wood) gotten through it.



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