Would you go ahead with birthday party today ? DD vomited

Great news that she's feeling better. So now 48 hours from her last bout of vomiting and you're all good OP. Which you know, but don't care about because of your sixth sense.

If you think cancelling is "silly", then that's your decision and your choice.
Why start the thread though?

Ok, so just let everyone know who is invited, and they'll all say they don't care, and then it's fine.

But do let everyone know, just in case someone does need to be particularly "anxious" about catching a stomach bug.

Our daughter was due at a party last saturday, saturdsy morning we were told the birthday boy had been sick on Friday, but they were perfectly fine they had just eaten too much during their birthday tea. We decided not to send our daughter, on Monday morning the only children in her pre-school class were the children who hadn’t attended the party.

Let the party go ahead. But without your DD there. You won't get your money back anyway and the other children might as well enjoy it. We had to do that one year. One parent stayed with DS, the other supervised the party.

The problem is, the op has no way of knowing if her kid is contagiously ill or not.

She is just presuming it is because they ate a big lunch. It could be that.

It could also be a bug.

Both my kids have had times when younger that they vomited, only once and then were fine. I'd have thought it was excitement or something they ate untill the next person in the family then started vomiting (not eaten the same thing) and it is clear it was a contagious illness

I dont think informing people of a possibly contagious ill child is over cautious before a party.

To be fair if my kid woke up okay and showed no other signs of being sick (lethargy, temp etc) then I’d crack on with the party.

But I have a couple of kids with mild lactose intolerance so I’m used to this shizzle.

I have 4 DC and sickness bugs do tend to come with other symptoms in my experience. Isolated vomiting with no other outward symptoms in a 4 year old could be over excitement about the upcoming party.

I think to most people OP's "reasons" for posting should be that crystal clear...

Secret reasons, apparently. Everyone criticising is wrong and anxiety driven. She says.

As someone with a phobia of vomiting, I would appreciate the heads up (my dc would definitely not attend).

Also very confused as to why you've posted here as you've already made up your mind.

It's a kind offer but please don't waste your time updating us on your decision and whether anyone gets sick, OP. You do you.

Yes! I was thinking the same! Julia was just being her usual self and the party went ahead.... very funny!

Why ask here then?

no not everyone

There is no way we would come to your child's party if I knew this info. Two vomits hours apart? No.

OP I agree people on here are so over cautious. Kids do sometimes throw up and it isn't a virus, and there will be god knows how many germs at a soft play centre anyway 😂

I wouldn't cancel

I would go ahead if she wakes up well. She is probably going to be fine tbh!

The point of the thread is?

Given you're determined to carry on with the party, I think the least you can do is inform the guests and give them the choice. That way, anyone who has vulnerable family members or just doesn't want the hassle can make up their own minds whether to take the risk.
In my opinion, vomiting several hours after a meal and then again a couple of hours later are classic symptoms of a bug and the type of situation the 48 hour rule is in place for. Both of my DC get travel sickness, if we'd been on a journey with lots of windy roads and they vomited but were otherwise fine, we'd ignore the 48 hour rule. If we'd been on a journey largely with motorways, we knew it was probably because of travel sickness but couldn't be certain so would keep them home.

OP - would you cancel this party?
Everyone - yes
OP - well I’m not going to

What was even the point in asking?

If you think your attitude is the reasonable one OP, why not give your invitees the full information (“vomited twice in the night four hours apart”, not “sick after a big lunch”) and let them decide?

If we’re all overreacting and your friends are sensible, they’ll all agree with you, right?

You might have a hunch that she overate at lunch, but you have no way of knowing for sure.

Norovirus is rife at the moment. The guidance is isolate for 48hrs after sickness. But you’re right, in the real world a lot of people don’t care to follow it and are happy to spread bugs around.

I do think it’s selfish to go ahead. Unless your child has a known medical condition which causes them to vomit, you have no way of knowing it’s not a stomach bug or food poisoning.
If you sent a text this morning to the parents letting them know, I’m sure you’d get a bunch of drop outs. Particularly from those due to see elderly grandparents this weekend also.

That's a possibility