It gets better... right? My toddler is always poorly!

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Hi fellow parents

Forgive the whine, but I need to vent to a large number of folk who may 'get it' when I say that I dread the call from nursery to say that my little one is poorly yet again, and can I come and get her. sigh

In the run up to Christmas, the call was once every week. My OH is a teacher and he can't take any time off during school term.

So, please, anyone, just tell me it gets better? Lie if you have to? She's been at nursery for a year and a bit and she hasn't even had Hand Foot & Mouth or Chickenpox yet, which fill me with dread... It's just bug after bug after bug.

I commute to my middle management job and I feel like I'm constantly letting everyone down when I have to drop everything and leave - my work mates, my boss, and most importantly my daughter, for worrying about all of the above when I should be focused on her.

She only goes 3 days a week and I feel like she recovers and gets better again when she's home with us, and then it just starts all over again.

And no, we can't afford a nanny and she really loves the nursery.

Any tips from mumsnetters? Good vitamins? Make her wear a mask on her face to keep germ free (kidding).

Get her vaccinated against chicken pox?

My daughter was like this but not bugs it was colds and coughs with her from starting nursery at 6 months until reception aged 4. I think she built up such a good immune system from it all she is rarely ill now and has only ever had one day off of school in 4 years. I strongly believe they do build up a resilience but it's a bit of a challenge to start with. You have my sympathy!

I feel your pain and am going through the exact same thing- fever and conjunctivitis this time. I do think you need to share the responsibility of childcare with your DH when she is sick or is this a trade off for any time she is sick when he is on holiday?

My baby will be getting vaccinated against chicken pox as that took a whole week to cover with my son.

Thank you all for your words of wisdom - and it's good to know I'm not the only one! She's definitely getting a chicken pox vaccine - quelle surprise we had to cancel our appt pre-xmas as she was, you guessed it, poorly.

After ten years in a job I used to love I'm actually looking for a new role closer to home as being an hour and a half away is just too much these days. So, equally dreading not passing my probation if I'm off tending to a poorly child every other week. Ho hum, the life of a parent I guess.
(Maybe I'll have to time it so I start in the summer holidays and then OH can take over! LOL. They'll think I'm a model employee!)

Thanks again!