To take DD to Gymboree / playgroups when I'm not sure what's wrong with her?

[curiousgeorgie]

My DD (7 months) has horrible patches on her face... I've taken her to the gp three times now and they're not sure what it is but have given me creams (which have done nothing.)

Started a thread about this (with pics... What the hell is this?! Kind of thing.) before and am currently waiting for a few dermatologists to call me back about a private appointment.

It looks horrendous.

She goes to Gymboree, swimming lessons, monkey music, Jo jingles and a stay and play every week...

WIBU to take her until I know what this is? Would you be annoyed if your child was also in the class and I brought her?

Personally I think you are fine to go to everything except swimming. If a parent has a problem with it they can limit contact with your child, but that's not the case with swimming, so I would say keep going out!

Has the doctor specifically said that is unlikely to be contagious?

Could it be excema? Where's your thread with the pic?

If it's an ongoing thing, then I don't think YABU to still take your dd to things. You can't just sit indoors while vital months when she could be developing and socialising are slipping away, and you'd probably know what it is by now if it was contagious. Contagious things spread so Gps see them more often and can therefore diagnose them properly.

I think you're doing the right thing by going private, but I'd push for an NHS specialist as well, just because you may as well get a free second opinion, and you'd likely be seeing the same consultants anyway.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/childrens_health/a1985695-Private-Dermatologist

Can't do a proper link! Sorry