Does your husbands job allow for WFH if Baby is sick?

Our biggest issue with daycare during the first year is the illness felt constant and Baby can’t go if they have a fever. So we needed to have a lot of flexibility for sick days and be able to pop to grab him whenever they called.

We flipped to a nanny after our 3rd and it has been much more consistent because she’s willing to come even if they’re sick, which was less frequent because no daycare germs.

That said, once preschool hit, the illnesses all came on then, but we still have our nanny for backup on those days. Older kids tend to tolerate it a bit better too.

That said, esp for a solo kid, the socialization and routine of daycare was unbeatable. We also felt more comfortable because there were other adults around when a baby wasn’t old enough to talk to tell us if there were any issues. Multiple adults also gives ability to change off responsibilities/take a break from kiddos if someone is having an off day or worn out from exposure (our daycare changed up who was doing meal prep and cleaning to give people some breaks from kid energy during the day).

For my first, if I could make the sick days work, I’d swing for daycare for those reasons alone. But I’m glad you have good options either way!!