To complain to my nursery that my baby was cold?

[HFordy]

I collected my 8 month old from nursery on Thursday and she was outside being held by one of the staff. When I held her she was cold, her hands in particular were freezing. It was nearly 6pm. I should have said something at the time but the staff member was telling me my baby had bumped her head. (For which I also haven’t seen the accident form for yet). I guess partly my fault because I didn’t pack her a warm coat, just a thin fleecy jacket, but surely if a baby is cold she should be taken inside?
It’s friday night now and she has developed a cold. I know nursery’s are full of germs but I don’t think being cold would have helped. To what extent should I complain? I’m not sure what I expect in reply.

Are you new there? At my DD's nursery they often take the kids outside to play at the end of the day as they're cleaning up inside, but the kids all have coats. They get all sorts of bugs at Nursery that's normal.

I'd be more concerned about not having an accident form.

I'd be more worried about the accident form.? Ask to see it on Monday.
Nurseries often take children outside when cleaning up. Make sure she has warm clothes and tell them you've provided these as she caught a cold being outside without.

Being cold doesn't make you ill, so the second part is irrelevant. She will have just picked up a cold from another kid.

I would just take it as a learning experience and remember to pack a warm coat and mittens for her in future.

I think the accident form missing is a much more concerning thing.

Babies and children get cold hands quickly but are not often bothered by it. As your baby was being held she probably wasn’t cold but at least you know now to give a thicker / extra coat for the end of the day.

Agree with pp my dc nursery had time outside at the end before coming in for pick up.

I’d ( nicely) chase up the form on Monday and pop and extra cardigan in the bag/ hoody for the end of the day.

You don’t catch a cold from being cold and in my experience children tend to be playing outside later on whilst some staff are tidying inside. Children are only kept inside in very poor weather. Send a warmer coat in. I would ask for an accident form though.

Being cold doesn't make you get a cold, it's viral.

You don't catch a cold from being in cold. You do need to ask about the accident form though.

Next time she’s in nursery, provide a warm jacket or suit and say “Please make sure she’s wears this if she’s outside, I noticed last week that she was very cold from being outside.” And then if it happens again after this you have grounds for complaining.

Cold hands does not mean cold baby, you measure a baby's temperature in this context by touching the trunk.
Secondly, being outside and/or being cold does affect whether your baby has been incubating a viral illness.

You've been told about the accident so getting a form on Monday is of no importance. They are just a form of communication to make sure you keep an eye on your child after they've bumped their head.

It’s very odd that they told you about the accident but didn’t ask you to sign the form. I’m guessing they hadn’t done one so that’s not good.
Baby needs a coat now the weather is changing.

When my DS was at nursery all the babies had their naps in big silver cross oran's outside, all year round! They were under a roof but needed padded all in one suits to keep warm. My DS never had any colds or bugs at this nursery.

Outdoor nurseries are awesome!!

Was your baby crying from the cold?
My 8 month old often has cold hands and feet but it doesn’t bother him. It’s normal for a baby to have cold extremities, doesn’t mean they actually feel cold.

Provide a warm coat.
Your child will pick up everything going at Nursery.
Viruses are incubated in warm environments, so being cold reduces this.
Had your child only just bumped their head? If so, why didn't you ask for the accident form to be done there and then when you picked them up?

I work in a nursery and we have to take all the children outside in all weathers (there is a big covered inclosed area for when it's raining or really cold) we ask parents to provide outdoor clothes, big coat, scarf, hat, gloves, waterproofs and Wellington boots. As for the accident form, I'm sure they wrote one they just probably forgot to hand it to you, ask to see it on Monday the main thing is they told you about it.

Missing form is most concerning.

Make sure she takes warm coat/hat/gloves and yes, nurseries are great incubators for lots of lurgies.

Apparently, getting cold can make you more suseptible to viruses. However, I suspect she wasn't outside for long enough

The cold virus isn't caused by being cold but when the nose is cold the virus finds it easier to take hold and breed.

www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150105170014.htm

Surely the only way to keep a nose warm is to stay inside all the time? Which isn’t practical and is unhealthy for other reasons.

I wouldn’t be worried about no form - they told you there’d been a bump to the head. The form is just a piece of paper confirming that. I would only worry if they hadn’t told you and there was no form.

I wouldn’t be worried about no form - they told you there’d been a bump to the head. The form is just a piece of paper confirming that. I would only worry if they hadn’t told you and there was no form.

This.

Cold hands don’t mean your baby had a low core temperature.

OTOH if you’re new to nursery I’m afraid your child will be bringing home a lot of viruses. And the news doesn’t get better, As a tired new parent, you will be more likely to pick them up too. I think the year DH & I had a three year old at nursery & a newborn we didn’t have a week over winter where one of the four of us wasn’t ill.

It’s part & parcel of nursery, but don’t feel bad about practicing some self care when you need to. (And having a flu jab )

Does the nursery shut at 6? Were they waiting outside to make sure they told you about the head bump as it was closing time

And yes colds are viral

Man, that first winter at nursery is brutal. Expect at least one of you to be ill at all times from now until next spring! Very annoying but normal I'm afraid.

Babies being held are unlikely to get cold enough to cause a problem - I'm sure she was fine. Hands and feet can be freezing without the baby actually being cold in themselves. I'd always rather a nursery erred on the side of too cold than too hot - too cold is safer and a child will let you know if they're too cold!

Are you serious? Colds are viruses and not caught from being cold. Quite the opposite; much more likely to spread in hermetically sealed overheated environment than in the fresh air.
Being outside is good. Feeling the weather is good. Fresh air is good. If the baby was too cold it would have let them know. Cold hands are fine.
Let them be and let your child experience the world fully.

You don't catch a cold from being cold. That is a myth. I think your over thinking this. Your baby being cold for a short while really isn't a big deal. Just make sure she has a warm coat next time.

Being cold doesn’t give you a cold! That’s a myth. If your baby was cold and you didn’t pack her a warm coat then I hate to say that it was your fault.