Would you go ahead with birthday party today ? DD vomited

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It's my DD 5th bday party today.

Huge party- 30 kids. It's at a venue with entertainers etc.

Last night she threw up at around 6pm and then again at 10pm. No fever and has been sleeping soundly since.

Would you cancel the party ?

I'm thinking to see how the morning goes, as the party isn't until 2 and then, go from there.

Why are you asking then?
Vomiting twice just cause you had a big lunch and a cupcake isn't normal but you do you

It’s not normal to throw up in the evening because of a big meal, no. Especially not twice. It sounds like you’re going to go ahead with the party anyway. Just make sure you tell people in advance so they can choose to come or not, and hope no one gets seriously ill.

No you won't. It's pretty clear you value your "huge party" as more important than the health of 30+ families.

Children don't vomit twice from lunch and a cupcake.

You are so selfish.

Sorry op but it sounds like your in denial.
Is it possible to postpone the party by a week or 2?

She won't tell them, the party will look crap in her Instagram pictures if nobody turns up...

This reminds me of professor Quirrell in the philosophers stone - you know the bit where he runs into the great hall shouting “ troooioollll in the dungeon , thought you ought to know “

Some children are only sick once or twice with a bug. Honestly I wonder whether people like you are just stupid or selfish (or hoth), but either way of course you should cancel.

When all the kids vomit 18-24 hours after your party, and your daughter innocently pitches up to tell them all that she was sick before her party, your name will be mud. 😂

My dd vomited profusely one evening age 3.
Found out that Dm had given her ice cream plus fresh cream x 2.
She was fine next day.

She was sick twice, 4 hours apart, hours after eating her lunch. Please don’t infect her whole class with a sickness bug.

But seeing as you’re so set in your ways, at least tell everyone who’s invited the truth so they can skip the party. And by truth I mean ‘DD was sick twice in the night’ not ‘DD had a large lunch and was sick afterwards’

Even the smallest bug would hospitalise my daughter and wipe her out for 1-2weeks.

It happens. It's happened to my DD before too.

Especially after eating at a restaurant.

Why post ? I have my own reasons, which I don't need to share

You have secret reasons for posting about your child vomiting?

Let the party go ahead, keep your daughter at home

So again, why you posting on here if you know your child is sick because of something she eat and your guests still want to attend?

I think this is a wind up.

I wouldn’t come to your party. Maybe I’m not a real life person.

I only know of one real life kid who vomits unconnected to viruses/bugs/food poisoning. All the others are potentially infectious when they’ve been puking.

We cancelled my son's 3rd birthday party for exactly these reasons, so yes, I would cancel.

You could get another mum to host the party for you if you’re going to lose money anyway.

I would be furious with you if my daughter came to your party, started vomiting afterwards, spread it to the rest of my family - and I found out your daughter had been ill the night before.
Also, I've never seen a post before where someone asked a question and was so completely incapable of understanding why every single person said the answer they didn't want to hear.

I actually think that @Begby6789 might have the answer. Could you have a watered-down version of the party with one adult attending and DD ‘joining’ by FaceTime? You could spin it so it feels really special to her that she gets to dial in as guest of honour and then the adult attending the party could bring back presents, party food etc and you can have a mini party at home. It means the party itself doesn’t go to waste and DD still gets something nice. And maybe next weekend you take her and a few friends to soft play as a ‘bonus party’.

My daughter missed her brother’s 6th birthday party last year. The party would have been 40 hours after she’d last been sick. I didn’t want to risk spreading it so made her stay home. She vomited after we got back from the party (so a 43 hour gap between vomiting).

At least let your guests know about the vomiting (I know you have already spoken to 10 but I'd message everyone)

I wouldnt go to a party where a child has vomited twice the night before and I'd definitely want to be told so I could make the decision

I understand that it's frustrating when your kid is excited, and you've spent all that money, but you just can't go ahead in good conscience.

Vomiting twice hours after a meal is not from a large meal, unless they have an allergy/ intolerance. Even if they did, I still wouldn't expect it that long afterwards.

Postpone the party, or go ahead without your child.

Why ask if you’re just going to do it anyway?

If she'd vomited once after a large meal, I'm not sure I necessarily would cancel.
Vomiting again 4 hours later is very, very unlikely to be because of the same lunch, so no, I wouldn't go ahead.

Is it an open buffet type of party too? Most likely because it's kids- all touching the same food and in close quarters with each other. You should at least message each parent and give them the option of whether they think it's safe to attend.