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Childcare with Covid still around? (hexbear.net)

submitted 2 weeks ago by Commie_Chameleon@hexbear.net to c/parenting@hexbear.net

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How do ya'll handle infant childcare in regards to Covid? Trying to figure out if me and my partner should put our less than 6 month old into daycare or not. Really really worried about exposing him and us to repeat infections. But my partner and I both work full time almost entirely in person. I think I could swing a remote job with childcare help from grandparents (who are vaxed, but don't mask and travel a lot :/) potentially. Kinda leaning towards that especially since hearing the news that Covid vaccines might be banned in good ol' AmeriKKKa by the time we can get it for them. Not feeling great about going out of the country for it and potentially getting detained at the border on the way back either.

And once our kid is old enough to go to school, is virtual maybe worth it? I know not seeing other kids/teachers in person is not great, but neither are the long term health complications from getting Covid constantly. Hoping maybe I can find some cool parents that also care about Covid to meet up with, but I'm not holding my breath for that.

I look my baby in the eyes every morning when they give me a big dumb gummy smile and I just want to do the best I can. I don't want them to get sick, I don't want them to be isolated completely from any peers, I love them so goddamn much. I just don't even know what doing my best looks like in a country that would rather let its most vulnerable die out of sight than mandate even the most basic precautions.

This shit sucks.

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[–] Commie_Chameleon@hexbear.net 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Just got the first round of RSV and a bunch of other ones too! They’re all loaded up with the Bill Gates microchips. Kinda wild there are oral ones now, or maybe those have been around for a while and I just didn’t know it.

That’s good to hear about alternate school stuff, knowing this kid’s parents there’s a decent chance of some form of neurodivergence. Kinda wish I had attended something like that growing up. And we’ll for sure be investing in some HEPA filters since keeping the windows open usually isn’t something we can do around these parts.

Seeing yours and FishLake’s response has really cut down on my anxiety and given me a plan, thank you.

[–] FishLake@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 2 weeks ago

You may want to visit the COVID comm if you haven’t already. Lots of news and general information about COVID and other illnesses of concern. There’s a vibe of refusing COVID doomerism/revisionism as well, which has been helpful for me personally.