Daycare viruses... How to survive??

Hi everyone,

I’m honestly just really tired.

My 3-year-old started school last year and ever since, it feels like we’ve been sick nonstop. We just went through RSV — we all caught it- and I’m still dealing with cough and mucus weeks later.

It feels like every two weeks there’s a new virus. She brings it home, we all get sick, I keep her home to recover, she goes back… and then it starts again. I feel like we never fully bounce back before the next thing hits.

Part of me knows this is “normal” and that exposure helps build immunity. But another part of me wonders if we should just keep her home for a few weeks so everyone can reset and recover properly, and avoid the next course of medication,antibiotics, etc..

I also feel guilty even thinking that — because she likea her classmates and I don’t want to isolate her unnecessarily.

For parents who’ve been through this phase:

Does it actually get better?
Is this just the first year adjustment?
Did anything help you cope physically or mentally?

Of course we wash hands, change clothes, etc as soon as we get home.

I think I just need reassurance that we’re not alone in this.

Thanks for reading.