My first Mother's Day was spent taking care of a sick baby. Day care seemed to go well this week, until a few days later Naomi is feverish, vomiting, coughing and sneezing. I took her to the urgent clinic yesterday and learned she had an ear infection and a cold, likely picked up from another baby. This is her first ear infection. Even though, she seems to be going right along playing and smiling, it has been no fun for my husband and me -- cleaning up messes, forcing medicine and missing even more sleep.
I dread sending her back to the day care, but feel limited as far as my options. I tried to seek ways to keep her from getting sick at day care, but so far all I've found is that illness is inevitable in those types of situations. But, I've found, it should help her build her immune system. She also seemed to enjoy playing with the other babies. This is her first real experience with being around other babies, especially playing with them for several hours. She has her own crib and access to many more toys than we have at home. I just hope she is better by the time she has to go to day care again, so that her immune system is ready to fight off more germs, or I might have to take off work.
By the way, that other day care I went to look at didn't pan out. Let's just say it wasn't what I was looking for.
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