To think that my one year old will get sick less?

[Hyperquiet]

If he starts nursery in March compared to winter time?

Thanks!

It doesn't really matter; they all need to get all of the bugs at some point!

Possibly but he'll just get sick next winter instead. The immune system has to build itself up through exposure better to get it out the way before he starts school one way or the other.

I doubt it matters

I don't think it matters but not all kids get ill all the time. My oldest picked up lots of bugs at pre school age but my other two dc were rarely ill.

I don’t think it matters. He’ll get all the bugs as he’ll be in an environment full of others kids in close contact. The first few months after they start in childcare is always the same. Yes may be different bugs in winter etc but DS has always come home with coughs, sniffles, sickness, temps, sore throats etc no matter what time of year. He started full time nursery last April and we had a few months where he was ill with run of the mill viruses. I thought we may have avoided it as he’d been going a few hours a week since he was a baby, but once he started going more often he definitely picked up more illnesses. Yes, more often in winter, but they’re still there other times of year.

Mine started in April. Got all the bugs! I don’t think you can escape it.

Both of mine started in the spring and were still ill continuously for 2-3 months. Managed 1 day at nursery each week to pick up the next thing. It’s the mixing in with new germs more than the time of year.

Interesting. What age did they start?

Mine should be walking properly by March so hopefully that will avoid a few more bugs as his face won't be on the floor where shoes are worn etc!

Didn't work that way for us. DS started nursery in the height of summer and was still ill constantly for the first 12-18 months, including one nasty bought of pneumonia 2 months in.

Oh no! That's a long time.

If you'd said June I'd agree OP, but last winter there was still a lot of respiratory illness around in March.

Also agree with pp that they'll just get it all next winter so there's no winning!

Honestly I'm thinking is it better for him to get more bugs later on when he doesn't need me to carry him around etc.

But it makes no difference. Sick kids are sick kids and need the same level of attention no matter what age.

The winters when they're young are just shit, and every year it improves, but you've just got to go through it unfortunately. No way round it.

Mine started in the March at 10 months and we had a horrendous 6 months of illness. The worst part was actually over summer when we had a relentless 2 months of back to back illnesses.

Honestly it isn't something you can avoid whether they're walking or not. It's not them licking the floor that causes the bugs, it's the contact with others which causes it which when they are mobile is more frequent! And them needing you to carry you less doesn't make the blindest bit of difference to how easy it is or not, you'll get just as many sleepless nights with it!

Don't be daft, shoes don't carry the sort of pathogens that make you ill at nursery, it'll be air borne viruses - coughs and colds, chicken pox, or D&V via surface contact and small children play on the floor all the time anyway so the shoe issue is silly.