How often does your child get sick?

[AliBaby]

As a teacher, most kids wouldn't have more than 5 days off a year from sickness. I am not including childhood illness I.e. chicken pox, etc or family holidays.

Hopefully your DD's immunity will build up soon.

[sangie]

Thanks Alibaby, I hope so too.

I hope you all get better soon Schonell

I know its not her diet. She eats really well and a wide variety of veg/fruit. She's the kind of kid who'll eat all her dinner and then ask for more broccoli. Also I give her live yoghurt culture. I think she just lucked out with immunity. I blame her dad as I wasn't a child who got sick very much lol! She's never been to childcare either but she has had two years of kindy.

Marydean I asked her about soap at school and she said they have liquid soap but it has been empty some days

[LuluHB]

She eats really well and a wide variety of veg/fruit. She's the kind of kid who'll eat all her dinner and then ask for more broccoli.

Its just as well I love you, or else I'd have to hate you with a comment like that ;-)

[sangie]

LOL LuluHB. It's not all roses, her brother is the opposite

[Jellyfish]

I also have a little girl who is in love with brocolli. Shes had 3 weeks of kindy so far and nothing yet. Shes never been to childcare and has had only one cold in her entire 4yrs so will be interesting to see how the year plays out. I have been scared by everyonne saying the first year is a write off...

[Olive]

I'd say it just going around the school, DD2 has had a cough,I've had a sore thought and DD1 a blocked nose
I send alcohol wash to school with DD1

[sangie]

I send alcohol wash to school with DD1

Good idea Olive. I have sore thoughts too sometimes lol
Unfortunately though if there is something going around she'll ALWAYS get it! I hope it gets better as she gets older like some of you have been saying

[chody47]

Sangie - did your DD attend childcare? I'm asking as my DD1 started around 6 months. The first 6 months she was sick nearly every week. Last year she was sick maybe twice a term. I'm hoping that by the time school starts she will have built up a bit of an immunity. If kindy and school are the first things your DD has attended on a regular basis then I would suggest (from my experience) its fairly normal to get sick often initially. Hopefully it'll reduce soon.