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  • TinyBreak
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    1 year ago

    Oh he’s 10 steps ahead of you there. We’re all crook thanks to him. Do you reckon our immune systems get better as a result too?

    • NathA
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      1 year ago

      With the caveat that I am not a qualified medical professional by any stretch of the imagination: I believe that the earlier that we are introduced to the assorted regular viruses and colds etc, the better our immune systems will be taught to fight them off, yes.

      I assume this is a given if your kid is in daycare, but the above is a compliment to a proper vaccination programme, not an alternative to it.

      • TinyBreak
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        1 year ago

        Of course. I sort of hated when the MCH nurse asked us about vaccines as if we were gonna argue with her or say no, but I guess they get that a lot.

        • Kudra :maybe_verified:@aus.social
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          1 year ago

          @TinyBreak @Nath I had my daughter in daycare at 3 months (1 day a week) and she caught EVERYTHING in the first year. I got about half the things, a milder version, but with the 3 gastros I was SO grateful for my standing Zofran script as it would have been awful without.

          This year so far (she’s now almost 2), 3 relatively mild colds (touch wood), I know there will be more things but I vaguely hope the experience of covid has made a tiny dent in behaviour so there is a bit less spread.

          The policies at childcare have definitely not swung back to precovid norms, so they are stricter now than before regarding temperature, diarrhoea etc and exclusions generally. So I think maybe that is helping a little? The immune system still gets a workout, but I’ve been expecting to be much sicker this year than so far has turned out.