To uninvite my dad from xmas dinner

[babyworry2018]

My parents were due over for Christmas dinner tomorrow, but my mum has been ill the last few days and now I'm not sure what to do.

We have an eight week old baby, and on Saturday night my mum came over all funny in Tesco and vomited in the car on the way home. She had a headache and was dizzy, then was sick a number of times in a row but not again. She felt a bit better yesterday, then threw up again last night.

My mum has said she's not up for coming, but suggested my dad still come for dinner. He hasn't been sick at all. She thinks it could be food poisoning but I'm not sure she'd be sick a day apart in that case.

Is my dad a risk if he hasn't been sick himself and we get him to wash his hands etc? I think he'd be quite offended if we told him not to come, but I'm obviously v worried about the baby and not sure what to do.

I don't think your dad should leave your poor mum. Can you rearrange Christmas day for boxing day? The food will keep x

Yep I agree with @comedycentral

Have Christmas in another day. Not Boxing Day though, but next week, maybe 12th Night, or whenever your mum is better.

Tell them they should be together. It's very possible he's only coming out of obligation so nip that in the bud. If they live close and you were cooking anyway you could always take them a meals on wheels.

You aren't infectious with Norovirus prior to having symptoms. He's an adult and if he feels okay I'd have him round (and I'm phobic about sick!). If I had noro then my husband hanging around the house wouldn't improve my Christmas. So I think ywbu to uninvite him.

She actually feels fine now, he looked after her on Saturday when she was sick but even though she vomited again yesterday she didn't feel unwell. Shes not a big one for Christmas but goes along with it for us, so if he leaves her at home with the eastenders Christmas special for a couple of hours she really won't mind and will quite enjoy some peace and quiet. Whereas he'd be quite sad to not be there for at least some of baby's first Christmas.

If he won't be contagious without having symptoms that's great, we'll have him over for the meal and send him back with food for mum.

If I was your mum I’d enjoy the peace of sending him off to have his Christmas dinner with you.