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Original poster

To put son with conjunctivitis into nursery tomorrow?

55 replies

Mammylamb · 01/02/2017 16:19

The nursery called today; our 18 month old has conjunctivitis. They said he can come in as long as he is having treatment, so DH popped by and took him to the chemist and now he has eyedrops. Nursery say he can come in tomorrow; he seems happy enough and is being treated. But I feel really guilty about putting him in nursery poorly, but also have client meetings tomorrow which I really don't want to have To reschedule (and both me and DH have already taken a few days off each since October with DS being ill) the nursery mentioned a couple of other babies also have it; so it's already doing the rounds of the nursery. Aibu to put him into nursery tomorrow?

OP posts:
Wolfiefan · 01/02/2017 16:20

Completely off topic but I though you had to see a GP for eye drops for conjunctivitis!

iloveberries · 01/02/2017 16:20

Yes

Areyoufree · 01/02/2017 16:22

YANBU. He'll be fine. The drops work really quickly.

Starman16 · 01/02/2017 16:23

If he seems well in himself and nursery are happy to have him there I don't see why you wouldn't.

Underthemoonlight · 01/02/2017 16:24

Please don't take him it's bloody awful all three of my DC had it and me it's highly contagious. I'm surprised they are allowing him to attend nursery no wonder all the babies have it.

DaisyQueen · 01/02/2017 16:24

My dd was at the gp for conjunctivitis on Monday. The nursery teacher told me could return 24hrs after starting the drops. I called on Tuesday morning to inform the receptionist that she wouldn't be in until the Wednesday and was told she couldn't return until it was fully cleared up. Even the gp couldn't give me an answer as to how long it would be contagious.

ProudAS · 01/02/2017 16:24

The nursery have said it's Ok and he may be feeling better tomorrow. Don't feel guilty about sending him

Seeline · 01/02/2017 16:25

It's really contagious. That's why your Ds has caught it - because other kids have gone in because they didn't seem poorly.
YABU

Heatherbell1978 · 01/02/2017 16:25

Is he feeling ok aside from his eyes though OP? When DS started nursery he got a few bouts of this as it's so contagious. Nursery were happy with him there as long as he had medication to treat it. The treatment will clear it very quickly. I didn't think twice about him being there. It's not like he was sick as such else the nursery wouldn't have taken him.

You can get the conjunctivitis meds through the Boots minor ailment scheme.

civilfawlty · 01/02/2017 16:25

Don't be daft. It's incredibly contagious.

DameDiazepamTheDramaQueen · 01/02/2017 16:25

Oh God please don't.

You can get drops from the pharmacy now,no need for the GP.

Girlwiththearabstrap · 01/02/2017 16:26

If the nursery said it's ok I don't see why it's unreasonable to send. My nursery exclude until child has started eye drops so I don't keep them off longer than I have to.

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 01/02/2017 16:27

I'm torn. I can't tell you to keep him off and lose a days pay. I'm not paying your mortgage. However most settings have an excision policy for anything contagious no wonder its spreading around the nursery when there are other children who are also effected. It can be caught from touching something an infected person has touched, sbx They don't go around sterilizing the toys all day. They don't have the time.

EZA15 · 01/02/2017 16:27

Does the nursery know that they're not prescribed eye drops and just from a pharmacy? I work in a nursery and we don't allow children medication unless they're prescribed from a GP and labelled up with the Drs advisory sticker of dosage etc

Mrscog · 01/02/2017 16:28

Our nursery is fine with them going in with i if they are otherwise well enough to be there. Latest HPA advice is apparently not to exclude for it.

Girlwiththearabstrap · 01/02/2017 16:29

EZA - the drops and dose you get from the pharmacy are the same as what the GP would give. They are prescription drops. Pharmacists have some prescribing powers.
Also, Public Health advice is actually not to exclude. Most nurseries do exclude, but only until the child starts treatment.

BingoBingoBingoBango · 01/02/2017 16:36

As a pp said, PHE say you don't need to exclude.

Original poster
Mammylamb · 01/02/2017 16:37

Hi, it was the nursery who recommended that we go to the pharmacy for the drops. And yes, he has started treatment (as soon as he got the drops). As a few of them in the room already have it, I suspect the rest of them will get it soon enough whether or not my son goes in.

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JedBartlet · 01/02/2017 16:39

My DS (14 months) currently has conjunctivitis. We took him to the pharmacy for drops and they said they couldn't prescribe due to his age, so we had to take him to GP.

We did keep him off for a couple of days but only because he also had a stinking cold and was not himself, he went back in still with conjunctivitis. The nursery said they had 11 different bottles of drops in their fridge so really no point whatsoever keeping him off!!

Yes it is very contagious, but you have to go to work, your nursery don't have an exclusion policy and if other kids there have it, they'll be infecting the rest anyway so it makes no difference! It's just one of those things they are going to pick up from time to time. YANBU at all to send him in.

harderandharder2breathe · 01/02/2017 16:44

If nursery are happy to have him and he's well in himself then send him in

Highmaintenancefemalestuff · 02/02/2017 07:17

My Ds had it a few weeks ago. Pharmacist gave him proper antibiotic drops without seeing go. Had to sign something though. Nursery would have allowed him to go in with or without treatment but I didn't think other parents would thank me if their child caught it so kept him off.

Highmaintenancefemalestuff · 02/02/2017 07:17

Gp*^

FroodGloriousFrood · 02/02/2017 10:03

So frustrating... As others have said the advice is not to exclude. And often conjunctivitis doesn't need drops so the whole 'only with drops from your GP' is rubbish too.

whyohwhyme · 02/02/2017 10:12

I'm very surprised you were able to buy drops over the counter - they are only licensed for over age 2.

Trifleorbust · 02/02/2017 10:21

Surely it's up to the nursery whether or not he can attend?

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