To stick to the 48 hour rule for DC even if it's the weekend

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Child in nursery. Had diarrhoea on Saturday morning. Seems OK now.

AIBU that child needs to now stay off until Tuesday?

or.. do people chance it and send their child in on the Monday and hope for the best?

Send them in after 48 hours- Monday lunchtime??

Nothing since Saturday morning - so by the time you sent them in tomorrow it'd be 46 hours or something?

I'd send them in that scenario but I'm sure others will come for me for saying that.

It’s 48 hours from the last ‘incident’ so if that was 7am on Saturday sending him to nursery on Monday is fine

If it was 11am on Saturday you shouldn’t send him in on Monday morning

Last episode of sickness/diarrhoea Saturday morning? I’d send them in on Monday morning as that’s 48 hours later.

Do nurseries accept that?

Yes it would be something like that

This!

I’d probably send them if they seemed fine to be completely honest. Not if it had been on the Sunday (edited as I wrote the wrong day initially).

The 48 hour rule i know exists for a reason, but also seems to be forgotten once a person leaves primary school- doesn’t seem to be observed in secondary, they’d laugh at you if you said “my child is off because they had d or v yesterday, even though they are fine”, and imagine in the world of work? “Oh I can’t come to work as I had diarrhoea 36 hours go” - when adults probably need the rest after an illness more.

Private nursery would surely accept them at any time whilst they’re open?

I've never had to do it! So wasn't sure if it was an all or nothing.

I agree with pp would send in on Monday morning if they are still well. I would tell nursery they had a bad tummy early on Saturday morning.

Not sure where you are from but everywhere I've always worked and also been to school have followed the 48 hour rule.
Most work places especially. It's always 48 hours from the last episode of diarrhoea or sickness anywhere I've worked.
Why do you think these bugs spread so rapidly? Partly because people can't follow simple instructions of 48 hours no contact with others.

Yes I can't imagine telling my workplace I was fine but off now as 30 hours ago I wasnt

It depends when on Saturday morning?? What time the last episode was. Just send her in that time Monday morning.
Don't be selfish and send her in earlier than the 48 hours as will just spread to all the other children. This is partly why bugs are so rife in nurseries because parents send their children there unwell or don't follow the basic rules.

If it’s been 46 hours instead of 48 then yes, I would. Also one episode of diarrhoea and then the child is completely fine means it probably isn’t a bug and just something they ate/didn’t agree with.

Depends how you'd feel about others not sticking to the rule, including the staff and potentially making your child ill more frequently.

The more people who stick to the actual rules (which come from medical research not made up by childcare settings) the less transmission.

It's 48 hours from last D&V. Fine by Monday morning.

if they’ve been fine the rest of Saturday, Saturday night, Sunday day and Sunday night then I would send them Monday. It would be daft to keep them off another day because it was only 47 hours and 55 minutes since one instance of a dicky tummy!

I suspect they picked it up from there in the first place so part of me is thinking.. well if everyone else is doing it!

How would they know what happened at the weekend? 48 hours doesn't mean weekdays only, Id send my child in without a second thought if theyd been fine all weekend

You're probably right. It's a nightmare this time of year. Which is why I encourage everyone to stick to the rules. I'm a childminder and if I catch, everyone is left without care. Luckily I've built an amazing immune system and hygiene routine but it's not nice at all for the little ones to keep getting ill.

What time Saturday morning? I’ve taken mine in at lunchtime before so that I’m following this rule but not losing a whole day of work

Private nurseries still have this as a health policy. It's not a monetary issue.

Our comp will still expect kids to be off but lets be honest it's about not spreading germs and we hopefully expect adults who have had d&s to be very vigilant about hand washing, coughing etc.

Yeah, I'd send them in without a thought tbh. Assuming no more upsets and they're okay in themselves.