If your kids are not in daycare, they won't get sick as much and then catch things when they start going to preschool. But, I stayed at home and doggone it my oldest still caught the sv* every year. The first time I was just stupid, though, and went to my sister's too soon after my nephew had it. The next time he caught it on vacation from my other nephew. My younger ones caught things from him, though, and now are healthier than he was when he started preschool.
I'm just being honest here, and don't mean to scare you, but really to me v* is worst between ages 1 - 5 because they don't know to run to the bathroom. The clean up is the worst of the whole business. But you know, I got used to it. I still don't like it, but my kids v* doesn't bother me nearly as much as other people. I guess I got slow but sure exposure therapy starting with their spit-ups.
<font color=BLUE>~Paula~</font>