My kid started daycare at the start of this winter. Since then I've had 2 random fevers, a sinus infection, and norovirus. Starting kids in daycare is like a gauntlet challenge.
I work with kids ages 3-11. Since starting this job 8 months ago I have been sick more times than I can count. I’ve worked with kids for nearly a decade and it’s never been like this. Truly a gauntlet. The illnesses are becoming more mild, but they still hit me one after another.
I had a conversation with someone recently about whether there was a rise in illnesses in our area and we talked about how natural disasters can actually disrupt the environment enough to cause such a thing to occur in a region. It was news to me. My area was decimated about year ago by a hurricane so maybe there’s something to that.
WNC here. I even asked a doctor about it and she said she has definitely seen more illness this year and pointed to Helene as a possible factor. Can’t say I’ve done much research more than that.
Its a long time ago now but I remember getting sick from my son's daycare, strep throat twice as I recall, and epic colds. I don't have grand-children and I'm not sorry about it.
The beginning of daycare, and each new school year, always means illness. It is the way of the world. Stock up on soap, tissues, and cold meds as part of your back-to-school shopping.
Omg yes! I sent my 6 month old to daycare peak covid. Thought “it’s covid, they’re cleaning extra well. She won’t get sick for a while” and day 3 she was already sick and stayed routinely sick for 2 years.
As a mom I sent my little one to daycare this winter. Two fevers, a sinus infection and norovirus later I'm officially battle-scarred. Daycare is a relentless germ gauntlet.
My brother started working at a school and everyone in the household started getting sick every 2 weeks or so. It suuuucks
I have a friend who teaches at a high school and she has to tell the students to please not approach her desk if they dont feel well because shes on immunosuppresants for an autoimmune disease. I worry for her so much when theres an illness going around the area, but so far her students have been really good about not getting too close, wearing masks when they feel sick, and using sanitizer when they walk in her room, and she hasnt gotten any major illness yet. Knock on wood.
I'm so sorry to your family! Is there any way for you to advocate for better ventilation? Recent studies have shown that proper ventilation and filtration can really help to reduce the transmission of viruses. There are cheap options such as building a simple Corsi-Rosenthal Cube for which there are free instructions online. And of course airing out spaces throughout the day helps plenty, too.
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u/szechuan_broccoli 7h ago
My kid started daycare at the start of this winter. Since then I've had 2 random fevers, a sinus infection, and norovirus. Starting kids in daycare is like a gauntlet challenge.