To have sent my kid to school this morning

[DinoSand]

Got the guilt. DD is 4. Just started reception. Was just settling into school routine

Sunday night: vomited x 2
Monday: unwell on sofa. No sick
Tuesday: seemed much better but then a little bit sick again at 6pm after dinner.
Wednesday: absolutely fine, jumping off walls, eating all day.
Thursday (today): ate huge breakfast. Fine. Sent to school

I haven't stuck to the 48 hour rule as that would be 6pm today.

AIBU?

Same here! I hate D&V with a passion but I was always under the impression it was only 24 hours for vomiting anyway so you've kept your DC at home long enough IMO

This. People round here cling to the 48 hour mantra like it's some sort of magic spell. If a child hasn't vomited for 39 hours, has only vomited a small amount once in three days, and has been completely well, they won't be spreading any bugs to other children.

This is why the covid deniers love to say how there weren’t many deaths etc and the deaths rose once the vaccinations came out (obviously because were in contact more).

Not only are deaths going to be lower from covid during a lockdown but so will deaths from other contagious things like the norovirus exactly as you say.

There’s a reason why people tell you to isolate with certain illnesses.

the fact she was so unwell monday, and sick tuesday, i wouldn't have sent her in today if i'm honest OP.

You wouldn't risk it if you'd ever been in a primary school with an outbreak of a sickness bug. The phrase 'rivers of vomit' was not an exaggeration 🤢

There's no suggestion that OP's child had diarrhoea.

Yanbu. 48 hours for stomach bugs is ridiculous when kids are allowed to go in with respiratory illnesses which put asthmatic children in hospital anyway.
Either a bit of risk of catching things is OK, or it should be equal and all illnesses should be avoided.

Sharings caring I suppose, I love having to phone in sick because my child’s brought yet another illness home

OP you are a “the rules don’t apply to me, I know better and I am special” type person. The rules are clear. 48 hours after vomiting for a bug. You are putting others at risk who are vulnerable and also teachers. Shame on you.

Keep your kids home for this, keep them home for that, and people wonder why literacy is a growing problem in this country?

Lower respiratory tract infections aren’t very infectious. They’re often caused by viruses or the bacteria that normally live on your own body which are opportunistic when you’re immune system is lowered due to a viral
infection etc. vomiting bugs are very infectious, especially in young children who use the loo
themselves but have very poor hygiene and tend to suck thumbs etc. is there a reason you sent them in OP? If you know it’s 48 hours why didn’t you stick with that? I have some sympathy why people on unpaid leave have to
do this (although it actually makes things worse as the big can recirculate more than once if people
dont isolate).

Exactly this. Beyond selfish, the 48 hour
rule is there for a reason, not
to just let you send your kid back when it suits
you. Immunocompromised kids rely on other parents taking this rule
seriously. Shame
on you.

My child is under the gastro team and they are clear that the 48 hour rule is there to prevent spread, norovirus is
rife in winter months and is contagious for 48 hours after symptoms
start, that’s where the 48 hour stay home rule is from. so with all due respect
unless it’s just one thing your kid ate, the rule should
stand.

Yup. Selfish and unreasonable. But you know that already.

I've always tried to stick with the 48 hour rule.
But my DC secondary school doesn't have a 48 hour or even 24 hour rule. DD was sick at school once and they called for me to collect her. The next morning they phoned to ask where she was and said she could go in

Yanbu on the basis he was fine all day yesterday. I would have done the same. I know people are referencing norovirus here but I know that to be a lot more extreme than a bit of a stomach bug or still having a sensitive stomach after eating some bad food.

I'd have made the same judgement call personally, but keep it quite OP otherwise Mumsnet will surely sentence us to 50 lashes with a Joules belt.

Wind em up and watch em go

Seems fine, if she’s fine. The 48 hour rule is pretty random.

The 48 hour rule is there for a reason - stomach illnesses are so easy to spread and contagion is still in the system after vomiting/ diarrhoea has occurred. This is why students and teachers go down with stuff because people think its okay because their kid is alright now!!! What about everyone else including those with health vulnerabilities!

@TheLongGloriesOfTheWinterMoon I am sorry your GP is wrong - 99% of stomach bugs in children are not caused by foods/ things people eat! They are ‘mostly’ caused by norovirus or other such viruses (including covid and sometimes flu).

So much health anxiety. The mental health aspect of it all is far more worrying than any mild 24-hr vomiting bug.

Schools seem to want kids in so long as they can stand up. So parents are in a difficult situation if they're trying to be cautious and responsible.

My little one had a gastro infection a couple of weeks ago and my older one (primary school) was looking a bit pale, so I kept the older one off just in case. The school phoned later that morning and said I should bring the older one in, no matter that the baby was vomiting all over the place. So I did. Bizarre.

Point is it isnt mild for everyone. For some its life threatening.

What are you talking about lol I’m talking about how goady this thread is. Nothing to do with health anxiety

These bugs spread because people dont follow the rule. Ask yourself how you would feel knowing your daughter got it from someone not sticking to the rule are you ok with that? Treat people how you want to be treated.