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No professional cleaning. I have a bissel shampooer I use about once a month or when necessary but have never had a reaction to it.
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We have always had a very low level of illnesses here (knock on wood!!) and we don't do anything differently when they get ill than we do any other time.
We always steam sanitize the floors daily.
Bathroom is sanitized at nap and thoroughly cleaned very evening.
Any mouthed toy immediately goes in the yucky bucket to be sanitized (we don't have under 1.5 so we do not allow them to mouth toys, as soon as it goes in the mouth it is taken away and we say " only food goes in our mouths, we have to clean that now")
We all wash our hands (littles included) upon arrival, after potty, before/after eating, after coming inside, and anytime I see them when their hands in their mouth or nose.
We do not have dress up clothes anymore to prevent cross contamination.
We exclude children when they have a fever of over 101, throw up, have diarrhea x2, have an obviously contagious illness (like a rash, pink eye), or are unable to participate in the day. We probably exclude children less than 5 times a year total (we have between 7-9 children total)
We have a good group of parents for the most part who mostly keep their child home when contagious sick. That helps a lot I think!!
We do have a cold going around right now- With most viruses they are almost always contagious before they become ill so we don't exclude unless they have above symptoms. We have sent 1 child home due to inability to participate in the day (no fever, just very whiny, fussy and lethargic 5yo).Comment
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A friend of mine told me about baking soda. I buy it in bulk now. If I'm washing by hand, I rinse the dishes first and then soak them in very hot soapy water and add in some baking soda. Baking soda is also great to add to sandboxes, put on your carpets before vacuuming, in laundry, etc. Mix it with white vinegar and it makes a magic potion to clean your drains.
I have not researched the baking soda, I probably should, but she's really healthy so whenever she tells me about something I usually trust it. She is very anti chemicals.Comment
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In addition to the above I take a Lysol wipe & wipe anywhere they may have touched - doors, chairs, tables, handrails, garbage can, appliance handles and front, door knobs, top & sides of baby gate, window ledges. I clean the faucets, sink and toilet after every use. Open the windows as much as you can. No shoes in the house they carry so many germs.
I only go this extreme for really bad stomach bugs.
A big one for me with hand washing dishes is to make sure you change the cloth/sponge after each meal when kids are sick and don't use that sponge or cloth to clean counters. Bacteria loves sponges. I have a dishwasher but still have to hand wash some things. My grandmother used to boil her dishcloths at the end of each day!Comment
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You can microwave sponges to sanitize them.Comment
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We also buy baking soda in bulk for all those things plus it is a great toothpaste, face wash, and gets the stick on stuff off of dishesOriginally posted by BrooklynM:401656
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I have only ever had to do this one time, but what I will do is bleach everything and then leave all of my windows open over night. The house will be freezing in the morning for about an hour until the heater gets it back to normal.
When the kids are all starting to get sick, I am like a crazy woman with the thermometer and constantly checking them out. You can clean until the cows come home and everyone may continue to get sick. The only way to really reduce the spread of the illness is to remove the sick children..........
I hate dealing with illness.Comment
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Lysol and Chlorox wipes do not kill the viruses that cause stomach bugs. Only bleach and Lysol III spray kill those viruses. Kids are also contagious for 72 hours AFTER symptoms are completely gone. Hand sanitizer also does not kill it.Comment
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What is lysol lll spray? I just have lysol spray.Comment
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