Considering pediatric nursing BUT worried about my infant!

[CrazyFLBean]

I know diseases can come from anyone, anywhere and at any time. Around my area, it SEEMS that I see more diseases in kids because they SEEM to be exposed to more things (because of school and immune system). I can't help but be worried about my 8 month old. Sometimes I feel like if I go into peds then I'm setting him up for ALL the childhood diseases Tell me to get over it or that your babies survived just fine :-)

[NotReady4PrimeTime, RN]

I've worked peds for more than 12 years. When I first started it seemed like I picked up everything that was going around, including pertussis. But my son, who is immunocompromised as a transplant recipient, has never picked up anything from me. Once he was vaccinated for meningococcemia not because I was caring for the sentinel case, but because he knew her from school. If you make it your mission to know how the nasties you're exposed to are spread, and make sure you are careful not to share, your baby will be fine.