Hi all. We had the worst winter this year. My dd is 4 and has been at nursery for 1.5 years. She racked up 17 viruses in ten months, mostly colds and temps. A couple of horrible stomach bugs too. Her brother caught 2 out of every 3 of her viruses and then he ended up in hospital for 4 days. She had that much time off nursery i dropped her down to just one day a week. A week by the coast and the start of spring seemed to kick all the bugs away. Weve had just 3 colds in 4 months. Its a miracle. At one point we never could go out or make plans. Our lives revolved around illness. We go out again now and its great!!! I will also add me and her dad ended up with a couple of lingering horrible viruses too which is not like us.
Anyhow in 4 weeks my daughter goes to school. Im dreading the mingling causing another horrible winter. I dont want her attendance to be really low. I really want her to be healthy bar the odd sniffle. Ive started her on some probiotic chocolate balls and some gummy vitamins. She has always played in the garden/fields etc. She gets mucky. Baths every 2 days. She goes swimming. She eats apples and raw carrots daily. She drinks water/squash etc. Her sleep is not perfect but we are working on her. She also walks everywhere and can walk 2 miles to town and back happily.
Did people find their kids were much healthier in reception than nursery? Thanks.