To take a sick toddler on holiday?

Hyperbole much. The likelihood of the hundreds of passengers on board actually being infected and suffering for a full week is practically close to zero!

Just a thought it may be worth taking him to the Drs and having his throat swabbed. Strep B can present like this and antibiotics stop spread after 24hrs

This.

it’s incredibly selfish to take a sick child on a plane!…. If my daughter caught a sick bug she’d possibly end up in hospital (has a Chronic condition) . You two might also develop this sickness bug .. I’d delay the holiday if possible!

I third this.
Try him today with no dairy.
Took me 8 weeks to be able to tolerate dairy, after my last stomach bug. Once I'd stopped vomiting, any dairy caused diarrhoea.

My dd was the same. Any dairy caused symptoms to linger even when they were better.

Just what hundreds of people want when they have their long awaited annual holiday week in Spain. A sickness bug for the entire week........... it is incredibly selfish, and I am sure if you were a passenger on a plane you would be very pissy if you all came down with a sickness bug for your entire holiday because of one selfish family.

It sucks that you have to cancel your holiday, but do the right bloody thing! Don't make other people ill from your selfishness.

DS always seemed to react badly to dairy after a stomach bug and it would prolong the symptoms and cause diarrhea. We always had to switch to lacto-free milk for a good few days.

Sorry, it’s awful but you have to cancel and claim back on insurance.

What would you do if he deteriorated and went downhill when you got there? Aside from possibly passing it on to other people, he’ll already be dehydrated and higher temperatures and unfamiliar food won’t help him.

Would you like to fly if you were having vomiting and diarrhoea? I wouldn’t.

Toddlers can go downhill fast.

I would not take him.

I’d say contact the insurance company and find out if they’d pay out, or if your holiday could be moved.

you’ve got another 24 hours and if he’s not thrown up since last night and seems well, he’s probably on the mend, but as others have said, there’s a chance you could get it. (Although if he’s been sick since the weekend and you haven’t yet, you might not.)

I am always surprised though about the comments about immune suppressed people on flights - the people I know with immune suppressed people in their families would never get on a flight, given how likely it is you’ll pick up a bug.

Because taking a child with d&v onboard a plane to a hot country is a recipe for disaster. At best other passengers get it at worst passengers and guests at the hotel get it and the OPs child ends up in hospital with dehydration.

That sux, but your poor kid. All they probably want to do is lie on the couch or in bed. I think if they're still sick you'll need to cancel.

No holiday for you guys. Call the insurance company.

I've had a toddler fall ill on a plane and it is really difficult to manage. There's no space to get them changed and clean properly. Vomit over me as well. The smell was awful. Seat and seat belt needed wiped down so then it was wet for remainder of journey. Went through the 2 spare pairs of clothes so DS had to wear one of my jumpers. Really wouldn't recommend it. At that age they have no concept of trying to be sick in a bag. That's just the purely practical side, then there's also the guilt for the other passengers and the responsibility of trying not to spread whatever bug your child has.

We cancelled our holiday because DS1 had a vomiting bug. My mum said we were mad and we should just take him. It was just as well we did because he took a turn for the worse and ended up in hospital on a drip, with dehydration, when we should have been at the airport.

The travel insurance paid out and we got a late deal a couple of weeks later when he was better

As well as what everyone else has said, if your toddler is still vomiting/having loose stools do you really want to take him into 50 degree heat?? Poor lad.

I would see how he goes from now. Anymore sickness or diarrhoea in the next 24 hours and I'd probably postpone. It won't be fun especially if you or your dh pick it up too.

We go abroad soon and this is my main worry.

If my son felt ill then we would cancel without a second thought.

He is ill. He has had days of vomiting and was sick again only hours ago.
Just because your son isn’t lethargic doesn’t mean he isn’t contagious to other people.

Whether he feels himself or not, you know full well that he's harboring some sort of gastro bug, so taking him on a plane full of people & into all manner of other public spaces is just irresponsible of you. You could potentially ruin other people's holidays!

I was on a plane with a vomiting woman a few weeks ago. Guess what I came down with a few days later? Luckily it was my return flight so didn't ruin the holiday. Please don't do this.

@LadyFeatheringt0n

Meanwhile in RL ive taken plenty of flights where people are vomiting all over.

Nobody is disputing people go on planes when they're ill and vomiting.

That doesn't change the fact that knowingly going on a plane with a vomiting / diarrhoea bug is selfish and irresponsible.

Imagine not caring about spreading it and potentially ruining the holiday of dozens of other people.

You'd be happy to do that would you?

If most people would go ahead then most people are selfish.