WWYD nursery/omicron

[JennyForeigner]

Medium term lurker, first time poster.

Need some external perspective please.

There are five of us in the family - 30 month ds, five months adorable twins and mum and dad. We both have frontline community jobs and I am just starting a really big new job post mat leave. Technically starting tomorrow actually, although thank goodness I did some KIT days before Christmas so new colleagues could see I am not a waste of space.

Our toddler started nursery in sept and since then we have had not ONE week without a virus, another virus, a supercold, tonsillitis, delta, slapped cheek, norovirus... just so much germs. Germs and vom and occasionally, hospital. We seem to have grown out of that though [touches wood].

We had a hard Christmas, including having to host at short notice because SIL ill and then guess what - another vomming bug all around. Yay. Still vomming today.

We are knackered and low and now our nanny is ill and will be off for at least another two weeks. Before either I or DH gets sacked for having to take yet more time off, WWYD?

Do we keep sending toddler to nursery knowing we'll go straight into omicron but then be able to level with employers and deal with it/get out of isolation before our nanny is available again? Nanny has a chest infection, so I don't really want to be responsible for toddler bringing it home when she is here.

Or do we figure we are so knackered and knocked about that we keep him home and try to rebuild a little before the inevitable omicron, muddling through juggling employers and childcare one day at a time?

Genuinely dreading the next few weeks 😫

Im worried about this too, DS is a similar age and has been catching everything going for the last few months. Personally as you have the nanny available, I would keep him with her for a month or two just until cases hopefully start to drop.

The first six months of nursery were a rollercoaster of germs and sickness for us too, I think it’s probably normal and maybe even good in the long term for their immune systems.
This season so far has been near constant sniffles with some cough and only one or two times with high fever.
I find nursery so beneficial in terms of socialising and development that I’d always send mine.
In your case I’d be comfortable sending the toddler, but not the young twins (you didn’t mention they need childcare so assume you have family support for them?)