did you get ill more when you first started?

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I seem to be ill all of the time at the moment, cant help but think it is partly due to the extra set of children Im exposed to and we are all mixing germs around.

Just got over horrible flu virus and caught a tummy bug from a baby I had to send home on Thursday.

Its really not adding to my joy of the job!

Also, is there anything I can take to boost my immune system?

I think it's likely - however when I started I was in remission from ME so my immune systems was already depressed. I didn't catch any more than normal - but my own DD was 5 and had done Nursery & part of Recpetion so I hink I'd caught everthing from her

Just take some multivitamins for a while. I used to work on a ward with all sorts of horrible infections and I was never ill. The minute I left I started to get every cold going. I personally think it helps your immune system now to be exposed to them.

I've rarely picked anything up from mindees, thank goodness! However, when I first started, I only had one baby for quite a while, and didn't go out and about as much as I do now. I try very hard not to exchange saliva with children!!

i am not a childminder but when my kids first started school me and dp were constantly ill with one thing or another...it does pass i think you gain immunity again!

I cant remember the last time I was ill and have been a CM for 10 years. You will get used to it soon.

I get lots of tummy bugs and colds but have had them since i broke my leg and not seeing many people and not lookign after mindees.

Two of my mindees attend nursery / playgroup; about two months ago mindees were picking up all sorts of virus's / bugs and until then I would not have been able to tell you the last time I was ill but from that moment onwards for about 7 weeks, I seemed to contract a really nasty virus that made me feel awful. Took echinacea (to boost immune system) and plenty of Vit C, have been fine since.