Sending toddler to daycare after newborn birth

I understand the concern with the newborn. At first your toddler will get a bout’ of sickness then it will slow down exponentially as her body gets used to the others germs. I do tend to wash my toddlers hands when she gets home but there’s only so much you can do. If you breastfeed that will help exponentially with your newborn. Apparently if you breastfeed and kiss your newborns head it helps with immunity? One thing our daycare does is takes the soothers away as the kids share those items and it helps during sick season so if your toddler uses a soother then you can try to take that away or ask the daycare too as she does fine including nap at daycare with no soother but as soon as I pick her up she wants it back. I watch her graciously hand it over so I know she’s not upset about not having a soother.

My son has been in daycare for 1.5 months now, and has been sick most of the time. By sick, I mean runny nose and coughing. We suck his nose out in the AM and PM, using Hydrasense with it. We also use a humidifier at night. I'm hoping his body will get settled and there will be less illness in the future (like previous poster said)

I was really daunted by this because my toddler gets sick from daycare constantly and I was too but I started taking prenatal vitamins again plus extra vit D and C and elderberry and I went from being constantly sick to being well for several months now. It’s making me a lot more optimistic that I will be able to keep my next baby from getting sick (constantly at least) when the time comes

The illnesses should (in theory from what other parents told me) slow down in the warmer months as the kids spend more time outside. I’m hoping for that, too, because we’ve been constantly sick since January! I think Spring and Fall are the worst for daycare illnesses. I also use the Hydrasense nose spray regularly, the nose sucker, humidifier at night, and steam in the bathroom during bath-time.