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Do you ever break the 24hr rule?

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Qsandmore · 14/04/2019 09:49

Hypothetical question really as I am staying in today, but I’m on holiday with 3 kids, 4yo was unwell, throwing up and hot last night.

I know the 24hrs (sick) 48 (D&V) rule and usually abide by it but to be honest if she is fine tonight I think I’ll go out tomorrow as it’s our first and only holiday, the others are going nuts.

So my question is when do you break the “rule”. To me this is too much sun. Not a bug. I’ve broken it before when the kids have coughed themselves sick, as in not actual sickness.

So when, if ever do you break the rule?

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LookImAHooman · 14/04/2019 09:51

All of the nurseries and schools in our area have 48-hour stipulation whether it’s V, D or both. None do 24 hours.

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Qsandmore · 14/04/2019 09:52

Interesting, our school had 24hrs for just sickness!

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Palominoo · 14/04/2019 09:52

Never heard of this rule before other than keeping them off school after they’ve been sick for a certain amount of time.

I’d go out but monitor the unwell ones food and drink.

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theclockticksslowly · 14/04/2019 09:53

Same here - not heard of a 24 hr rule. It’s 48 hours after last bout of v or d or v/d.

I’ve never broken it. I know of plenty who have and who have then passed the sickness bug on.

GetRid · 14/04/2019 09:54

Could be sun stroke. Did the 4yo wear a hat in the sun yesterday?

dementedpixie · 14/04/2019 09:54

It's 48 hours after the last D or V episode. I've never heard of 24 hours for just V

EggysMom · 14/04/2019 09:55

I think I’ll go out tomorrow as it’s our first and only holiday, the others are going nuts.

Where are you thinking of going? Softplay - nope. A walk round a park or along a beach, in the fresh air, not touching anything - probably fine.

Happyspud · 14/04/2019 09:56

What’s a 4yr old doing with sun stroke in fairness! If it is that then you need to be a lot more careful!

It’s 48 hrs for vomiting, never heard anyone say 24 hrs before.

LittleLongDog · 14/04/2019 09:57

Yes I’ve known people who have broken the rule - and we then all got ill ourselves. Was seriously not happy.

I’ve also never heard of 24hr rule, only 48hrs here.

EggysMom · 14/04/2019 09:57

And to answer your question, I only stick to the 48hr D&V rule when I cannot put the D&V down to something eise. V could be sunstroke, or excess coughing. D could be something specifically eaten (now out of their system) or even - in our case - just standard autism dodgy-bowels.

eclipse1808 · 14/04/2019 09:57

Our nursery is 48 hours, school say 24 hours but kept DS(7) off for 2 extra days when he was ill just to be sure and my work (dentist surgery) if i get ill I have to go 48 hours from the last time I threw up so can be anything from 3-5 days really. But that’s because it has to be a sterile place. We don’t have any choice if I was to turn up at work within that period I’d probably be struck off and definitely sent home. If i tried to take DS to nursery before the time was up they wouldn’t accept him

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Qsandmore · 14/04/2019 09:58

Eggy beach, possibly by the pool maybe but her under cover on a lounger as I think it’s heatstroke and the combo of freezing salt water pool then intense sun heat. She kept taking her hat off and didn’t drink enough water (bad parenting on my part I should have enforced both) then we went to a mini disco until 11pm Blush She’s normally in bed by 7.30. Got a bit carried away.

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niceupthedanceagain · 14/04/2019 09:59

Please don't let her go in a pool with other people

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Qsandmore · 14/04/2019 10:00

Happy it’s fairly easy when it’s windy and I didn’t realise how hot it was without the wind. Got caught out don’t worry I’m berating myself thoroughly! Haven’t been abroad with them before.

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Qsandmore · 14/04/2019 10:03

nice I said by the pool not in or beach. iPad in the shade and lounger, so the others can play.

Like I said hypothetical as she last threw up last night and I’m staying in today, so as long as she is well by tonight and doesn’t throw up again then that is 24hrs.

My school stipulates 24 hours after sick.

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Passmeabrew · 14/04/2019 10:03

Yes I have broken the rule a couple of times. I think my youngest gets sick when shea been over excited/worked up and then goes to bed and is promptly sick. No sign of illness before or after so if it looks like one of those then yes we do carry on as normal to an extent. If she is eating and drinking as normal, no temp and seems herself then we do stuff where shes not likely to spread if I am wrong.

Dothehappydance · 14/04/2019 10:14

If I knew that there was a very likely other reason then yes I would go out.

I vomitted a few weeks ago, I had a headache that felt like my head was going to explode, threw up and head eventually subsided. It was not a tummy bug, I was not infectious.

Aragog · 14/04/2019 10:18

If you know it's not a bug then rules would be different.
The rules are there to contain bugs and illnesses. If a child's sick due to another reason then there's no bug to contain.

slithytove · 14/04/2019 10:33

Yes I break this, DD coughs herself sick and DS eats himself sick.
Though usually when DD is that bad, it’s a hospital admission. But not always.

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