I also would not recommend following your doctor's advice on keeping the kid away from germs for the first three years of his life. Just like any other kid, your child needs to build an immune system. Best way to do that? Exposure to germs. I went to daycare, I went to nursery school. Besides, if you need to work, what the hell else are you supposed to do? Not everyone is rich and can afford to stay at home with their kid(s). Go to work, put the kid in daycare. It'll be good for everyone.