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Originally Posted by Kevy Baby
Whilst I have no scientific data to back this up, nor is this a scientific opinion, but I have to echo the sentiments of CP in that I feel as though building a healthy immune system from day one is the best way to go. I know that as a child, I did a LOT of things that most parents would cringe at (and that I cringe at thinking back on). Dirt was a common part of my diet; washing my hands was something I did once a month whether they needed it or not; etc.
And I have a pretty healthy immune system. I rarely get sick and when I do, I typically recover quickly. Now I concede that a lot of this may be due to genes (longevity runs in my family on the paternal side). But I still believe that kids shouldn't be protected from every possible germ they may face.
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Well, just to throw a monkey wrench in your theory, I was a premmie, in a sterile envornment for nearly 4 months while the medicos figured out if I'd live or not. When I was finally released to go home, surgical masks were the norm around me for quite some time.
And, thoughout my childhood, while I do not recall eating dirt as part of my regular diet, I was in it and had all the usual diseases. Rarely ill now and if I am, like Kevy, I'm over it quickly.