...umm, please hang with me while my fingertips vomit all over the keyboard.
It's nothing personal with our provider; in fact, I think she is fabulous! You see, it's those germy little rug rats that I have an issue with. Long story short and come to find out, daycare is in the midst of a hand foot and mouth breakout.
I strongly feel that this is the last thing that Charlie needs to be exposed to at this moment in time given his age, past tract record for being highly susceptible to everything, and because of his prematurity. Yes, I'm still using that card. I mean seriously, we haven't even had the opportunity to fully recover from all of the respiratory issues that we have been dealing with since we started daycare four months ago. I don't know, honestly, why is it that we can't ever catch a damn break? I find all of this to be developmentally debilitating (one step forward, two steps back) for Charlie and highly frustrating for me.
Even though he hasn't yet shown any signs of having contracted the virus (crossing my fingers, toes, and eyes) I can't help but to wonder...
A) Have we have chosen the most ideal and beneficial option for Charlie?
B) Would he thrive more in a setting where it's only him and possibly a nanny?
C) Would he thrive more in a setting where there are only a handful of children or less?
D) Or, is his current environment where the door is always open and revolving with 12+ random and only sometimes consistent group of children the most beneficial?
No matter what the "right" answer may be, none of the above are truly ideal to me. So, after several heated discussions this past weekend we have decided to pull Charlie out of daycare for two weeks in hopes that...
A) The virus will have fully dissipated upon our return on July 11th.
B) He will finally have the chance to fully recover from his respiratory issues...I know, one can only hope!
I know what you are thinking and YES, I DO REALIZE that I can't put him in a bubble and that I can't prevent the inevitable but I can however control where he goes and who he is exposed to to some degree. I don't know, I guess all of this is just "fuel to my fire" and that it is probably all stemming from the fact that I continue to find myself struggling emotionally when being separated from my baby boy. If only I lived in a world where being a "working mom" wasn't the norm and necessity.
It's nothing personal with our provider; in fact, I think she is fabulous! You see, it's those germy little rug rats that I have an issue with. Long story short and come to find out, daycare is in the midst of a hand foot and mouth breakout.
I strongly feel that this is the last thing that Charlie needs to be exposed to at this moment in time given his age, past tract record for being highly susceptible to everything, and because of his prematurity. Yes, I'm still using that card. I mean seriously, we haven't even had the opportunity to fully recover from all of the respiratory issues that we have been dealing with since we started daycare four months ago. I don't know, honestly, why is it that we can't ever catch a damn break? I find all of this to be developmentally debilitating (one step forward, two steps back) for Charlie and highly frustrating for me.
Even though he hasn't yet shown any signs of having contracted the virus (crossing my fingers, toes, and eyes) I can't help but to wonder...
A) Have we have chosen the most ideal and beneficial option for Charlie?
B) Would he thrive more in a setting where it's only him and possibly a nanny?
C) Would he thrive more in a setting where there are only a handful of children or less?
D) Or, is his current environment where the door is always open and revolving with 12+ random and only sometimes consistent group of children the most beneficial?
No matter what the "right" answer may be, none of the above are truly ideal to me. So, after several heated discussions this past weekend we have decided to pull Charlie out of daycare for two weeks in hopes that...
A) The virus will have fully dissipated upon our return on July 11th.
B) He will finally have the chance to fully recover from his respiratory issues...I know, one can only hope!
I know what you are thinking and YES, I DO REALIZE that I can't put him in a bubble and that I can't prevent the inevitable but I can however control where he goes and who he is exposed to to some degree. I don't know, I guess all of this is just "fuel to my fire" and that it is probably all stemming from the fact that I continue to find myself struggling emotionally when being separated from my baby boy. If only I lived in a world where being a "working mom" wasn't the norm and necessity.
1 comments:
I felt this way the entire first year of daycare. As soon as there was any sign of my baby getting sick I wanted to break down and cry b/c I felt like he had enough already! He would barely recover from one thing and then catch another illness. I promise, that the first year is the toughest and it will get better and his immune system will get stronger. Hang in there: hand, foot, and mouth such a tough one! It is very painful for him and that breaks my heart!
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