Aibu to wonder (hypothetically) the % who adhere to the 48h rule- strictly

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So if say a dc V 12noon saturday. So shouldnt be at school monday. (Or till after noon)
Are people sending them in as they are 'better' (but possibly still contagious). Or not wanting to take a day off work unpaid.
So Yes is sending them too early.
No is stricktly adhering.

We always stick to it.

I agree it's easier if you have a SAHP or willing GP as I doubt many people would keep them off just in case if it put their job at risk.

And I bet it depends on the school as well, if they call and straight away have a go over attendance they might end up like the schools that have to close down for deep cleaning.

DS's school suggested I kept him at home as there was a bug going around and he'd not eaten and was pale. He was fine, but it does keep it somewhat from spreading.

@IlsSortLaPlupartAuNuitMostly my post was in relation to another poster who said she had childcare for if her children were ill

If its nearly 48hrs (so say Sat lunchtime) and the child is truly fine (from both ends!) in between, playing, eating, no tummy ache, perfectly normal, then I'd send them in on Monday. Equally, if they were not being sick but still we're a bit queasy or not fully themselves is keep them off longer than 48hrs if I thought they were still a risk.

DelurkingAJ Just wondering which childcare provider willingly takes on ill children - genuine question

If it's over 44 hours by monday morning and they are well I send them in I've been known to cheat it for a few hours but then again I've kept the children off for being pale

I do stick to it. But we haven't had it many times and it hasn't been difficult so it's easy for me to say. I have an understanding employer and dh can work from home sometimes so it's doable.

My friends dd piped up that her mum said the 45hour rule didn’t apply to their family . I suspected they were a selfish family that little gem confirmed it!

She’s an Ofsted nanny (so can have DC from only two families) and both families have agreed that they’ll already have shared said germs. She had them with chicken pox, I send them to her with Calpol and they have a quiet day. DM is 2 hours away as are DPIL and both DH and I work FT.

I would say I stick with the 48 hour rule, although I did send DS back after 47 hours last time, I didn't that would be an issue.

They are possibly still contagious after 48 hours though. Most people are also contagious before they are sick too. The 48 hour rule doesn't make that much difference. Our school changed to 24 hours and we haven't noticed bugs spreading faster. (parents rarely stuck to 48 hours anyway)

I have four DC - 2 DDs who are 9 & 11. Rampant norovirus all over this year we've just had school weekly newsletter top item was a 48 hour reminder as people sending children in and it continues to spread.

It's not just irritating to me it's incredibly worrying. My two DS's are 9 months born at 28 weeks and medically fragile - they've already had coughs and colds picked up from DDs, norovirus could send us back to the hospital.

It's not just about the other children in the class it's who they then come in contact with at home.

I'm still on mat leave at the moment but I've been a working parent for a decade. With both my DDs I've kept them off - I've saved annual leave "just in case", taken unpaid leave and relied on friends and family when I absolutely couldn't get time off.

Please don't send your children in if they've had D&V until you are 100% out of the woods.

And, frankly, they’ve never been bed bound ill and if they were she would come to our house to look after them. She is utterly amazing. And my DSs adore her.

I always stick to it

Yes the rule can be arbitrary- some bugs will have passed through the system by then and some will still be contagious.

But there is a much better chance your kid wont have passed it to someone else if you wait til Tuesday morning instead of Monday morning.

I think some schools have dropped it down to 24 hours to get their attendance up, not because its evidence based that it makes no difference

I get it some people have jobs that they can't take time off or wont get paid etc.

But a lot of jobs are ok with you taking emergency holiday when your kid is ill. Me and my husband share the emergency days off so its normally one day each. And yeah I'd rather be at work or using my holidays for something else rather than looking after a child who has stopped being sick and seems fine, but I really dont think it's fair if you can take time off, to not bother and risk ruining 30 other family weekends or holidays just because you dont think the rules apply to you.

Hospitals near me have had to put out warnings to not visit if you've had D or V within 48 hours as visitors have brought in bugs...some people are just so selfish

My only evidencw for 24 hours vs 48 is anecdata. Our school attendance went up slightly and bugs didn't seem to spread any faster. However a lot of parents did 24 rather than 48 hours before the policy change.

To me the 48 hour rule is a bit like a use by date. You don't magically become non contagious 48 hours later, neither does food go off immediately at midnight on its use by date. Good hygiene and cleaning has more of an impact. Our school is well cleaned and wipe down door handles, stair rails etc every night. We were one of the few schools locally that haven't had to shut with norovirus.

So if say a dc V 12noon saturday. So shouldnt be at school monday.

mine would go in if they had been fine on Sunday.

I have no family support, noone to look after the DC, one DC is disabled - It's impossible to magic up childcare for a disabled child without D&V let alone with.

I just cannot afford to lose my job. It's part time only (no wrap around childcare for my DC with SN) and we already doing a heat or eat regularly. I just cannot afford unpaid time off for a child that is well.

Honestly if I had a dc that was well and had been okay the day before they would be back in school.
I don't think the dc's primary school had a 48 hour rule though and the secondary school wants them in if at all possible.

Largely I’m strict on 48hrs but for this example, as long as DC was totally fine on Sunday, I would send in. I don’t think 4 hrs is going to make a difference to how contagious they are.

I work full time and I definitely stick to the 48 hour rule if they've had repeated vomiting or D&V. If they coughed so hard they vomited then no.

Our school is 48 hrs for vomiting (and diarrhoea). School cannot stop you from sending your dc in. I would say, if you think it could be a bug then definitely stick to the 48 hrs, if however, it’s as a result of coughing too much, it would be ok to send it.
Would you want your dc in a class with someone that had had a sickness bug and their parent had sent them into school too soon? Also, think of the staff!

www.tobyandroo.com/48-hour-sickness-rule/

I stick to the 48 hour rule if I think it's a bug. It's much easier for me now my DC are older (14 and 11) because I work close by. Unless they're really ill, I can leave them at home and check them every couple of hours.

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