[DANK_YACHT]

We put our kid into daycare around 7 months old. Obviously every kid is different, but we're happy we chose that time. Around 7 months, our child had developed an understanding that we leave and come back, but was still young enough that separation anxiety wasn't a problem. The kids who start daycare at 1 or 2 seem to really struggle. She does get sick all the time, but it's becoming less frequent over time. It's annoying at the time, but her immune system is getting stronger and that is a good thing in the long term.

[choko]

We had to put ours in at 6 months. About a week in, she caught her first cold, then it was continuous illness (for all of us!) of one kind or another for about 2 months. Things have gotten much better since.