I keep reading these awful complaints in the kindergarten groups, mostly in the toddler and younger…

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I keep reading these awful complaints in the kindergarten groups, mostly in the toddler and younger classes, about kids' snotty noses. Moms demand that kids stay home until the very last sniffle, or provide a doctor's note saying the child is healthy (due to adenoids, allergies, etc.). And I'm genuinely baffled. I have three kids, and they all went and still go to daycare. As a mom, I honestly don't care about other people's snot. My kids, by some miracle, hardly ever get sick. I don't treat my kids' runny noses, I don't give them interferons, I don't have an inhaler or nebulizer because I don't see the need. Kids with ARVI get fever reducers if needed, and if their little nose can't breathe, I clear the snot, maybe use saline drops, and decongestants, that's it. They play outside without a fever, eat when they want, sleep as they please. And with this approach, they get sick for 3 to 7 days, 1 to 4 times a year. And even then, being in the same house, they don't catch things from each other. Almost never do 2 kids get sick at once, and all 3 have never been sick together. I'm curious, do moms like me even exist?
У моей старшей дочери хороший и мягкий характер. Она такая же, как кот Леопольд: легко находит друзе…
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Natasha
I'm not interested in other people's sniffles and coughs either.
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Marina Boldyreva
If you think this is your own achievement, I'll disappoint you))
All children are different, and under the same conditions as yours, children sometimes can't get rid of illnesses.
I don't support panicking over a runny nose, but I've never taken my child to kindergarten with a runny nose because they always feel unwell when their nose is stuffy. Even now, with a minimal cold, he's sluggish, irritable, and suffering. However, he always bounced around with a fever.
I'm for evidence-based medicine, against interferons, for walks based on how they feel, and so on. But my eldest son has had every possible and impossible illness in his 10 years. 🤷🏻️
Don't tempt fate with your loud statements)))
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Kristina
Our healthcare worker sends home any child with a runny nose, and there are no problems.
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Dasha
Ugh, but it's about the mom, not the kids.
I'm like you... I also don't care about other people's drama, etc..
But my older one never gets sick, walks around underdressed and stuff...
Seriously, he just doesn't get sick.
But my younger one will have a runny nose for a week just because it was a bit cool on our walk! Not cold, just cool!
He catches everything, even things you can't see...
One mom, but different kids.
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Ruzanna
Of course))) I'm not a germaphobe either 😁
I don't faint at the sight of someone else's runny nose, cough, etc... I don't care))))
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dzhuletta
Marina Boldyreva I'm shouting this from the rooftops. I don't see how it could possibly affect my kids' health
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Nadezda
I didn't care either, mine didn't get sick at daycare and we didn't have any nebulizers or anything at home.
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Natalya
I don't care about other people's drama
But!!! My child rarely gets sick!!!
And others who yap constantly get sick, that's why they open their mouths about it.
It's silly not to understand this.
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Irina
My son catches everything from others, so it's incredibly annoying when someone obviously sick brings their child to daycare anyway. The nurse will send them home in an hour, so why bother bringing them? I don't get it.
And yes, I only take my child to daycare when they're fully recovered, with not a single sniffle.
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dzhuletta
Irina Runny noses aren't a disease in themselves. Yes, it's one of the signs of a cold, but everyone's shouting that the peak of contagiousness happens even before symptoms appear.
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Irina
Irina Personally, I think it's just cruel to send my child to daycare even with a runny nose. It's stuffy in the groups, he's not the only one there, and no one will be wiping his snot every five minutes.
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Nadezda
Nadezda I've only heard about it here)
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dzhuletta
Nadezda Me too 🤣
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Ruzanna
Nadezda Yes, yes)
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Kostikova Nastenka
I'm interested in this, and I don't care what anyone says, but my kids either get sick one after another or all at once. If your kids have great immunity, I'm happy for you, but not everyone is like that. And since my kids get sick just from being around sick people, I would never take them to daycare or school with sniffles. Because they get sick for a long time
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Lyudmila
Nadezda Oh, yes. I actually had to use it with my daughter when she was 7 months old. Otherwise, I never used it.
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Anna
I had a child who got sick often, but I didn't care about other people's sniffles; I just wanted to get rid of my daughter's "bouquet" of illnesses. She caught everything, even sicknesses I didn't know existed before she started kindergarten. We didn't put the nebulizer away until she was 6. And rotavirus? That was a real nightmare, everyone throwing up in a chain reaction 😁
By the end of the week, after battling all of it, I felt like I'd been through the Afghan war.
And even after all that, it never occurred to me to complain about someone else's sniffles...
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dzhuletta
Kostikova Nastenka Well, if you need to get to the bottom of it, viruses are everywhere, not just at daycare.
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Olga
exist. I can also say that either your kids are lucky with their immunity, or you have a powerful contribution to it, or both.

For us, even a slight fever isn't a reason not to take a child to kindergarten.
Pediatricians say you can take them up to +38°C (100.4°F).
And there are simply no sick days for childcare in principle.
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dzhuletta
Olga I don't give them any vitamins. Their diet is normal, they eat sweets and junk food, but of course also meat and fruits, nothing extraordinary though. I think the whole point is that they get a lot of fresh air and I don't stuff them with medicine for no reason.
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Olga
Nadezda I never understood what this is, and you can't buy it here unless the doctor prescribes it.

I never even had a nasal aspirator on hand 🫣
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Kostikova Nastenka
Kostikova Nastenka I mean that I respect other parents and children. My older son was taken out with his class to sweep the yard wearing just a shirt in 10-degree weather. As a result, he got sick, and it wasn't just him – almost half the class fell ill. My younger son caught it from him. That's how life is sometimes; it's not all sunshine and rainbows.
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dzhuletta
Kostikova Nastenka It's a whole different thing. And what does respect have to do with it? What am I supposed to respect? The excessive anxiety of other moms and just go along with whatever they say?
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Ruzanna
Nadezda Based on posts about kids' illnesses, it feels like every conscious mom has at least a bucket of Pulmicort!)
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Olga
Olga Okay, so about the medicine, that's probably the best topic.
It really surprises me when people start trying to lower a temperature of 38 degrees Celsius, or treat a runny nose – like, really TREAT it.
Let the body do its thing for its own well-being for once – let it burn out the bad microbes and viruses and release the excess mucus. And learn to deal with it all.
But no.
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Olga
Nadezda Whoa, this is used for a runny nose?

Side effects

Respiratory system: common—oropharyngeal candidiasis, mild throat irritation, cough, hoarseness, dry mouth, pneumonia (in patients with COPD); rare—bronchospasm.

Immune system: rare—angioedema, immediate and delayed hypersensitivity reactions, including rash, contact dermatitis, urticaria, angioedema, bronchospasm, and anaphylactic reaction.

Nervous system: rare—nervousness, agitation, depression, behavioral disturbances.

Eye disorders: very rare—cataracts, glaucoma (systemic effect).

Gastrointestinal system: rare—nausea.

Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders: rare—easy bruising of the skin.

Laboratory findings: very rare—decreased bone mineral density (systemic effect).

Considering the risk of oropharyngeal candidiasis, the patient should rinse their mouth thoroughly with water after each inhalation of the drug.

In rare cases, symptoms caused by the systemic effects of corticosteroids may occur, including adrenal hypofunction and growth retardation in children. The severity of these symptoms likely depends on the drug dose, duration of therapy, concomitant or previous corticosteroid therapy, and individual sensitivity.

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Olga
Nadezda It also mentions the liver and kidneys,

and a few points to consider for different health issues.
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Elena
Nadezda this isn't from a runny nose. for some, it's vital to have it to quickly relieve an episode of bronchoconstriction.
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Olga
Nadezda It's for bronchospasms, which makes sense, but from the context, I understood that inhalations with it are just done for colds.
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dzhuletta
Nadezda No one is saying it's a bad medication. It's just being used too often. I also only found out about it here, and people use it for coughs and runny noses without a doctor's prescription, just guessing the dosage.
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Anna
Nadezda I haven't used Pulmicort. They prescribed Berodual. 😄
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Elena
Nadezda I don't know anyone who treats a runny nose with Pulmicort.
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Mariya Glebova
Nadezda I keep reading here that when someone complains about "green snot," the advice is to "use Polydexa." But this kind of snot usually appears at the end of an illness and means recovery is near; it's dead white blood cells coloring the mucus. And they recommend blasting it with antibiotics, bravo moms! 🙈
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Lauriane
My child is sick, so I'm keeping them home. I wish other parents would do the same because I'm pregnant with a high-risk pregnancy, and I have fragile children. We need to think about others; we don't want to catch each other's germs.
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