We have 15mth old DT?s. Last Thursday night (i.e. a week ago today), their nanny and their dad came down with a sickness bug which lasted a day or two, and then turned into a cold thing. On Monday night I came down with it, and last night (i.e. almost a week later) the nanny?s husband came down with it- the only person he?s seen is his wife, so its taken a week to come through to him. The boys had loose/mucusy nappies last week and then a cold/sore throat.
So my questions are ? do you think the dt?s could posibly have already had a milder version of this bug? If not, do you think they could still come down with it in a week?s time? It?s just that we get married a week on Saturday and have the party a week after, so we are cacking ourselves that they might suddenly get it at the end of next week and then be ill or contagious for the party.
I know people won?t really have the answers, but I just wondered what other people?s experiences are of incubation periods/contagiousness? Also, I am wondering whether to really try to expose them to it now to get it over and done with rather than being obsessive about hand washing and dettol and trying to protect them!!
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Sickness bug- how long is the incubation period? Advice please!
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victoriagirl · 14/05/2009 08:31
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