Moms of preschool and school age children.

[Deleted]

How many illnesses has your family weathered since the start of the school year?

Us: two colds (one that had a cough at the tail end of it) and a stomach bug (which only D got). 

[lkoenig]

*knocks on wood....nothing really, a few sniffles here and there, DD's are in K and 2nd grade and we've been pretty lucky so far.

[texassmith]

DD1 hasn't had anything yet. DD2 just started coughing and snotting yesterday, but no fever. I count this as a total win.

[eddy]

One and it came from Leo. HF&M

[laceylaplante]

The household has gone through two colds so far. The second time was way worse than the first.

[luckyval]

So far, just one nasty cold that has cycled through all of us.

But Hart woke up Monday morning with that tell-tale cough, so we'll see where this one goes.

[AHappierHour]

Both girls came down with croup. The croup turned into colds that turned into sinus infections. Now they just have a horrible cough.

[lauralala]

Nothing except the never-ending sniffles and coughing, which is mostly allergy related. Everyone in my house is doing that right now.

[themysteriouswife]

This year is a walk in the park. Last year my child missed 22 days due to illness. It was terrifying. She had a fever every other week. We had 5 rounds of a stomach virus. Her current teacher mentioned how well Allie was doing with attendance. Apparently they have had several stomach viruses this year.

[keyslover]

We are on number 2 for the year. We were doing great until my nephew passed on HFM, it hit DD1, DD2 and DH. Now DD1 is sick with high fever, sore throat and nasty cough. Just DD1 is in Preschool, DD2 is too young.

I sometimes worry about Kindergarten and missing school- how much is too much? Is the sickness threshold lower (do you send them when they are still just a little sick?

[eb777888]

Me: pink eye and a two minor colds (I'm thinking it might all be allergy-related, though)

H: One or two colds, one minor, one major

David: constant cough since the start of fall (only at night), two fevers, several colds.

A LOT. Fall is our worst time.

[eb777888]

Oh yeah, no puking thank GOD. Jesus, is that next? fuck

[Deleted]

2 colds, 2 cases of croup, and one pink eye false alarm. 

[saucyc]

it has been one continuous cold with a fever that comes and goes every few weeks since September, it's just awesome, there is nothing I love more than green snot and hacking coughs.

[juliagoulia]

My kid is in daycare and my husband just became an instructor in the spring, so this is his first cold/flu season at the college.

I have already lost count.

We have all had the flu, multiple colds, and H had a sinus infection. Oh- and I had bronchitis.

I'm over it.

[Deleted]

So far just a cold. I'm shocked and know something has to be coming.

[eddy]

November is traditionally our sickest month so I am bracing myself.