Would you pull your toddler from daycare if your baby kept getting sick? What options would you recommend instead?

I’d look into a dayhome instead, or sacrifice and take care of 2 kids at the same time

Have him at home and if possible get some amount of help from the dad, a grandparent etc... even if it's not full time help it's something. Or both kids home and in the evening the dad preps as much as possible for the following day (makes food for you and the toddler, sets out outfits for kids, plans and preps some toddler activities). Use a bit more screen time, not all day but for the more difficult parts of the day. If you have a friend who is staying home with their kids see if they can take your toddler even part time, and let you know when their child is sick so your child doesn't go on those days.

I pulled my daughter due to Covid (we ended up getting it anyways but that’s besides the point) while my son was a newborn. Just make sure you have planned days that you won’t have both & appropriate support. I burnt myself out very quickly doing both. But if you have a grandparent or friend who could take the older one a day or two for you week even for a half day it would be better IMO

I have a newborn and a 2.5 year old in daycare. Personally I would be stressed having both at home. My toddler is in a home daycare so it's only 5 kids max. Is it possible to enroll your toddler in a smaller size daycare? Or what about a nanny share? We were in one when I first went back to work and it was great. It's more expensive than daycare but it's only with one other child.

I was in this position myself and what I found was best was keeping my toddler out until baby was 2-3 months old so they are less vulnerable and then I just tried to keep them separate if my toddler was home sick. It was hard and baby still got a few colds but I think in the end she will probably be a lot less sick when she goes to daycare from building her immunity. It sucks though.

I was in similar situation but it gets better in time. It helps to build up there immune system. Thought it’s not funny having a sick child all the time. It’s tough the the first few months of daycare and then after that it’s just like normal. I almost pulled my toddler out of the daycare because she was sick all the time. But also home daycare is small group compared to daycare . If you have a good recommendation for home based daycare give it a try .

We have our toddlers on vitamins which has helped a ton with keeping colds away. This first 1-2 years of daycare is rough for colds tho! I would recommend talking to your daycare provider about their cleaning procedures. We have a daycare that does a deep clean every 2 weeks (meaning everything gets moved off carpets and they are washed and vacuumed, etc), lighter deep clean at the end of each day and spot clean while all the kiddos are outdoors. There daycare never smells of dirty diapers at the end of the day or anything gross and the toddlers bathroom is the first room you pass. I’ve had mine in a daycare where by the end of the day smelt so bad of poop diapers, my first was sick every two weeks. This daycare they have been home sick 3-4 times in a whole year. Will also add that this is the first daycare my youngest has ever been in and he started going at 12 months old.

@Samantha-Jo hi Samantha, could you tell me which vitamins you used?

My son is on Adorable or if we don’t get that then we have him on Organika kids liquid zinc. My older toddler we have on honibe. I have also given them elderberry syrup.