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AIBU?

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AIBU to take my dd with me to the supermarket later when she...

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noonar · 20/12/2011 09:37

... vomited early this morning? She seems much, much better already. you know how they perk up...

I was thinking, if she sat in the trolley seat (she is 6yo but tiny!) and i put gloves on her so she doesnt touch anything/ spread germs.

i would never take her to visit people until 48 hours later, but i figured that if she's not in a confined place and doesnt touch anything that others will touch, then we might be ok to do a quick shop.

what dyou think?

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HexagonalQueenOfTheSummer · 20/12/2011 10:10

We all ended up with an awful tummy bug last Xmas after some family members we'd come into contact with had it but didn't tell us, so in view of that, no I wouldn't take her. Having a bug completely ruined Xmas last year for all of us in our house. Can't a friend or family member pop to the supermarket for you?

MollyTheMole · 20/12/2011 10:10

YANBU if she is ok now but take some anti bac wipes and give the trolley a quick wipe afterwards.

its not necessarily a bug if shes been sick just the once. DS was sick the other week just the once, I was sure it wasnt a bug and he went into nursery the day after. If I kept DS in every time I thought he might have a suspected D&V bug (and he never has, its always just been one isolated explosion from either end then hes fine) hed never bloody go out.

perceptionreality · 20/12/2011 10:12

Loads of people send their dcs to nursery with colds because they cannot afford to take time off work.

Kveta · 20/12/2011 10:12

can you try her with a piece of toast? If she keeps that down, then I don't see why you shouldn't take her out. my DS (and I) have a tendency to vomit occasionally when something hasn't sat right after eating it, and then we are fine and dandy. I always do the toast test before going out though!

WorraLiberty · 20/12/2011 10:14

worra, i dont think she'd put a gloved hand in her mouth

I didn't say that. I said "She's still going to touch her mouth at some point"

Even a cough or sneeze, we automatically put our hands to our mouths.

DorisIsMerryOnChristmasSprits · 20/12/2011 10:14

Perception- or people could do what they did before the online shop and ask friends or family... either to pick stuff up or sit with the child.

ShatnersBassoon · 20/12/2011 10:15

"ah but people should just stay at home and starve if they are ill, after all it's for the greater good of humanity."

Or postpone the supermarket shop for a day or two, and ask a neighbour/friend to fetch some food if the cupboards are bare.

PomBearAtTheGatesOfDoom · 20/12/2011 10:18

Take those antiseptic hand wipes or the spray with you or buy some there and give the trolley handle a going over when you lift her out. Goodness knows what those things are covered in anyway at this time of year. I'd be more worried about it being too much for her if she's feeling poorly and the shop is hot and crowded. Maybe a bowl or bucket cunningly disguised as part of the shopping just in case.

SquongebobSparepants · 20/12/2011 10:20

I'd take her. Sometimes there aren't any other options, neighbours have kids who they don't want in close contact etc etc. If she has onyl been sick once and perked up I would think it wasn't a virus anyway.

Online slots don't deliver instantly, so if you need food for tea, you have to go to the shop, better a big supermarket than a small corner shop imo.

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noonar · 20/12/2011 10:25

i wont take her for 24 hours

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toddlerama · 20/12/2011 10:52

Those saying friends or family should either sit with DD or shop for OP, wont they then be at risk of catching it? Why are they less important? Personally, I assume that public places (supermarkets, trains, buses) are a total germ fest and I don't touch my face until I've washed my hands. If you want to avoid bugs, the best way is to put the onus on yourself. You cannot assume that other people are healthy.

To the poster who was visited by sicky family, that is really unfair on you and a different kettle of fish. They brought it into your home. Extremely selfish.

perceptionreality · 20/12/2011 11:24

There is no way I would take a bug round to someone's house - that is very mean. The child in the OP does not sound ill though - it sounds like she had a bit too much ice cream. If a child has a d and v bug usually they wouldn't be well enough for you to be able to consider taking them out in the first place, ime.

Molehillmountain · 20/12/2011 11:30

This drives me mad. She is coming into contact with the trolley, so will spread bugs, gloves or not. Take her if you need to but with the full knowledge that someone is likely to catch her bug just before Christmas. I hope it's not me or my elderly parents. Going to someone's house feels worse because the people getting your bugs have faces and you'll hear their story. Forty eight hours is there for a reason.

SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 20/12/2011 11:32

Molehillmountain - if you look back up the thread just 3 posts, you'll see that the OP has said she won't take her dd to the supermarket for 24 hours.

And several people had advocated anti-bac wipes for the trolley.

SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 20/12/2011 11:33

Plus, as a nurse, I'd say that one vomiting episode, with no other symptoms - ie more sicking, diarrhoea, temperature or general being-ill-ness - is unlikely to be a bug, and far more likely to be something she ate disagreeing with her.

zimm · 20/12/2011 11:41

Good lord, I really am out of sync with many MN-ers it seemed. Supermarkets are rife with germs, putting your DD in a trolley which you will wash afterwards isn't going to cause additional risk to anyone.For heaven's sake, half the ppl there will be sick.....

TBH OP if it is a bug (and it doesn't sound like it is) then you are more of an infection risk than your DD as you have been exposed and will not be strapped to a trolley! Are ppl going to suggest you quarantine yourself?

Just take her, if she well enough in herself.

RainboweBrite · 20/12/2011 11:45

If you have nobody to leave her with and you absolutely must go shopping today, then you don't have a choice really, although I think it would be better if you could leave her at home with someone looking after her or postpone your shopping.

squeakytoy · 20/12/2011 11:52

It is possible to be sick without it being D & V.

If she is feeling fine, now I would take her.

DoMeDon · 20/12/2011 11:59

YANBU - take her - you have to get on with life - there are germs everywhere

HappySeven · 20/12/2011 12:31

Just googled "diarrhoea and vomitting contagious" and found this which might answer your questions on how not to pass it on. It seems it's not airborne but is difficult to stop it being passed on. Hope it helps.

HappySeven · 20/12/2011 12:32

SDTG, would anti-bac wipes do any good if it's a virus? I guess they would help clean any surfaces anyway.

harassedandherbug · 20/12/2011 12:42

If it is norovirus, then there was a bit on TV this morning saying that the alcohol gels in hospital don't kill the bugs so possibly anti bac wipes won't either. The only way is good old soap & hot water....

Personally I'm avoiding the shops like hell now for exactly circumstances like the op. I'm heavily preg (due 22nd) and the last thing I need is a load of tummy bugs to deal with!! Dh is also not visiting his mum in hospital for similar reasons.

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noonar · 20/12/2011 12:42

hi folks, well... she has been sick again, so i chose the correct course of action in the end. but even when i was contemplating taking her, i wouldnt have gone until much later in the day to be really certain of how well/sick she was.

on the subject of hygiene- thanks for the link- we almost never spread any d & v bugs even within the family as we are scrupulous about towels, bedding, anti bac etc and actually we never even use the same loo as the sick person (we have 3 loos so this is easy for us). when abroad this summer, i was ill prepared to deal will dd1's vomit, as we were in a apartment without cleaning materials etc... this is the only time it has spread within the last 5 years.

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noonar · 20/12/2011 12:45

oh, and the other thing i do is eat very little when someone else is vomiting, so that if i do get it, its a very mild case, its usually just a stomach cramp or two and no vomiting as there is so little in my stomach.

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DoesntChristmasDragOn · 20/12/2011 12:46

Postpone and go tomorrow. You can't take her the same day that she's thrown up!

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