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To ask whether you would send DD to childminders.

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YouDoYou18 · 13/09/2019 06:46

My 12 month old daughter started at a childminders for one day a week last week, making today her second day.

She’s woken up with a very small localised rash, two spots under her left eye, one on her nose and one under her right eye. I have no idea what they are, she doesn’t have a temperature and is eating and drinking okay but I wouldn’t know if it’s contagious or not? She did have her 12 month vaccinations on Monday and I was told she may develop a rash, but it looks like that usually develops after two weeks so I can’t be sure that’s what it’s from.
The only other symptoms I can think of is a standard common cold, but she’s had that for just over a week and is on the snotty nose only stage now.

I’ve text the childminder but yet to hear a reply, really not sure whether to send her or not.

What would you do??

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LegoPiecesEverywhere · 13/09/2019 06:48

I would send her as she is not sick. She will be fine Flowers

shearwater · 13/09/2019 06:51

Check with the childminder, she will likely say it's fine and she will keep an eye on DD's rash etc.

YouDoYou18 · 13/09/2019 06:52

@LegoPiecesEverywhere

Okay thank you! It’s not so much that I’m worried about her, I don’t think she’d have a problem with going. I just really didn’t want to accidentally spread a contagious rash to the other two children on our second day!

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ginnybag · 13/09/2019 06:55

Send her but expect a phonecall. Cold symptoms plus spots might well be chicken pox!

Lindy2 · 13/09/2019 07:01

I'm a childminder.
If she is otherwise well I would accept a child with just 2 unidentified spots.
I would however be monitoring her for any more spots appearing or her starting to show any other signs of illness. If I had concerns I'd phone and ask you to collect.
Chances are though it's just a bit of a rash and nothing more will come of it.

YouDoYou18 · 13/09/2019 07:03

@ginnybag

Oh I really hope not, I’ve never had chicken pox myself and I’m 39 weeks pregnant! If chicken pox could just hold off for a few months at least that would be great 😂Grin

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Wibblewobble99 · 13/09/2019 07:30

Chicken pox can be dangerous for a pregnant woman. Have you had the vaccine?

Wallywobbles · 13/09/2019 09:43

My daughter had a reaction to her vaccinations at about a week not 2. So might be that.

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