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valigirl21

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My son attended daycare until last year. He is nine. As long as you get the vaccines you should for any child with respiratory issues it is my experience that there isn't much difference in how often they are sick. All licensed daycares are required to follow certain rules of cleanliness, and short of puting your child in a plastic bubble there isn't much you can do to prevent germs other than wash hands often and clean with bleach water, which daycares already do. The ultimate decision is yours, of course, but I'd rather my son have the fullest life possible than to let his illness limit his world. His Autism does that enough.
 
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valigirl21

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My son attended daycare until last year. He is nine. As long as you get the vaccines you should for any child with respiratory issues it is my experience that there isn't much difference in how often they are sick. All licensed daycares are required to follow certain rules of cleanliness, and short of puting your child in a plastic bubble there isn't much you can do to prevent germs other than wash hands often and clean with bleach water, which daycares already do. The ultimate decision is yours, of course, but I'd rather my son have the fullest life possible than to let his illness limit his world. His Autism does that enough.
 
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valigirl21

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My son attended daycare until last year. He is nine. As long as you get the vaccines you should for any child with respiratory issues it is my experience that there isn't much difference in how often they are sick. All licensed daycares are required to follow certain rules of cleanliness, and short of puting your child in a plastic bubble there isn't much you can do to prevent germs other than wash hands often and clean with bleach water, which daycares already do. The ultimate decision is yours, of course, but I'd rather my son have the fullest life possible than to let his illness limit his world. His Autism does that enough.
 
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valigirl21

Guest
My son attended daycare until last year. He is nine. As long as you get the vaccines you should for any child with respiratory issues it is my experience that there isn't much difference in how often they are sick. All licensed daycares are required to follow certain rules of cleanliness, and short of puting your child in a plastic bubble there isn't much you can do to prevent germs other than wash hands often and clean with bleach water, which daycares already do. The ultimate decision is yours, of course, but I'd rather my son have the fullest life possible than to let his illness limit his world. His Autism does that enough.
 
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valigirl21

Guest
My son attended daycare until last year. He is nine. As long as you get the vaccines you should for any child with respiratory issues it is my experience that there isn't much difference in how often they are sick. All licensed daycares are required to follow certain rules of cleanliness, and short of puting your child in a plastic bubble there isn't much you can do to prevent germs other than wash hands often and clean with bleach water, which daycares already do. The ultimate decision is yours, of course, but I'd rather my son have the fullest life possible than to let his illness limit his world. His Autism does that enough.
 

Emily65Roses

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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.
 

Emily65Roses

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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.
 

Emily65Roses

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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.
 

Emily65Roses

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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.
 

Emily65Roses

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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.
 

wuffles

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I agree - as long as you are proactive about your child's health rather than reactive, I see no problem with daycare. I'm not sure if you have anything similar over there but in Australia we have an option called "family daycare" where your child is placed in a family environment rather than at a child care centre. This option can be slightly better for "germs" due to the smaller amount of kids and more personalised care.

Building your immune system is really important for anyone with CF. As far as I know, whether you expose your child to germs when they are 1 in daycare or 5 in school, they will still get sick when it happens. Preventative treatments will help these illnesses stay as normal kid stuff rather than nasty CF stuff <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
 

wuffles

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I agree - as long as you are proactive about your child's health rather than reactive, I see no problem with daycare. I'm not sure if you have anything similar over there but in Australia we have an option called "family daycare" where your child is placed in a family environment rather than at a child care centre. This option can be slightly better for "germs" due to the smaller amount of kids and more personalised care.

Building your immune system is really important for anyone with CF. As far as I know, whether you expose your child to germs when they are 1 in daycare or 5 in school, they will still get sick when it happens. Preventative treatments will help these illnesses stay as normal kid stuff rather than nasty CF stuff <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
 

wuffles

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I agree - as long as you are proactive about your child's health rather than reactive, I see no problem with daycare. I'm not sure if you have anything similar over there but in Australia we have an option called "family daycare" where your child is placed in a family environment rather than at a child care centre. This option can be slightly better for "germs" due to the smaller amount of kids and more personalised care.

Building your immune system is really important for anyone with CF. As far as I know, whether you expose your child to germs when they are 1 in daycare or 5 in school, they will still get sick when it happens. Preventative treatments will help these illnesses stay as normal kid stuff rather than nasty CF stuff <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
 

wuffles

New member
I agree - as long as you are proactive about your child's health rather than reactive, I see no problem with daycare. I'm not sure if you have anything similar over there but in Australia we have an option called "family daycare" where your child is placed in a family environment rather than at a child care centre. This option can be slightly better for "germs" due to the smaller amount of kids and more personalised care.

Building your immune system is really important for anyone with CF. As far as I know, whether you expose your child to germs when they are 1 in daycare or 5 in school, they will still get sick when it happens. Preventative treatments will help these illnesses stay as normal kid stuff rather than nasty CF stuff <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
 

wuffles

New member
I agree - as long as you are proactive about your child's health rather than reactive, I see no problem with daycare. I'm not sure if you have anything similar over there but in Australia we have an option called "family daycare" where your child is placed in a family environment rather than at a child care centre. This option can be slightly better for "germs" due to the smaller amount of kids and more personalised care.
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<br />Building your immune system is really important for anyone with CF. As far as I know, whether you expose your child to germs when they are 1 in daycare or 5 in school, they will still get sick when it happens. Preventative treatments will help these illnesses stay as normal kid stuff rather than nasty CF stuff <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
 
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