Would you go ahead with birthday party today ? DD vomited

[cameheredor]

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.

No way but if you do please inform all those attending so they can decide if they want to risk catching it ! Also let the venue hire know ! They will need to do an extra clean I think you'd be selfish to carry on with your plans but I have a phobia of sick !

I wouldn’t unless she vomits again. She might have ate a big lunch and have like nervous/excited belly for her party. See how she is this morning, I hope she’s ok & can enjoy her party

You should be able to minimise the risk you are exposed if everyone made responsible decisions and kept their children home. Conversely, other people should be able to minimise their risk and able to trust you to make equally responsible decisions. Do you really need this spelled out?

I'm just glad my daughter doesn't have a birthday party to go to today 😆

So my theory is that OP is actually the Husband that said that the party should go ahead. So it’s reverse because he wants to prove his wife wrong. Hence “I’ll come and update you all” because he wants to have one over her wife and all the women 😜

I've known several parents to be selfish enough to take kids out following day after they've been vomiting all night. I would be expected to go into work, nah OP, if your DD is OK go ahead.

Honestly, I think if you throw up once but that is literally your only symptom, you don’t have a sickness bug! I’m sure plenty of people have experienced what you describe, but in those cases the actual bug was probably contracted from elsewhere.

OP’s daughter threw up twice, which is more suspect to me. Personally I find it hard to believe she doesn’t have any other symptoms. She’s probably in a similar state to my son and the OP is convincing herself she’s fine…

What did you post for then? 😂

@imisscashmere - it's entirely possible to throw up once because of a stomach bug. In fact, you can have Noro and have mild symptoms, be contagious and not be sick at all.

What else could it be? Does she regularly vomit for no reason?

it’s awful when things like this happen but Timmy bugs spread like wildfire among the young especially who aren’t as hygiene hot. Unless you want 30 kids and their families to have 48 hours off school and work next week, and an unpleasant time, if I were you I’d cancel.

But I can see your reluctance for sure.

This!!

I’d personally watch and wait to see how she is by mid morning?

My kids vomit due to lactose intolerance, over-excitement and migraine, so if I kept them off every time they vomited they’d have missed school for no reason a million times. I had to contact the school and explain that ‘vomiting’ was a regular, non viral occurrence in our home and that they would be coming in regardless and train my kids NOT to mention being sick.

Obviously, if you see any signs of it being illness related (temperature, diarrhoea) by midmorning, I’d then cancel.

I'd go ahead with party OP people are bonkers about sickness bugs and colds on Mumsnet. If they are all in school together then they'll get it anyway.

Probably just excited.
In the absence of other signs and symptoms, it's unlikely to be a bug

You're actually asking this? Of course you cancel.

Why are you asking for advice when you are clearly going to do what you want anyway

OP: AIBU

Everyone: Yes

OP: You're all wrong.

Why have you asked a question to go against everyone who replies ? Your mind is clearly made up that you are not cancelling so I don't know why you've asked in the first place. For what it's worth, I would be livid if my child attended your daughters party who was sick last night.

I’d cancel. Norovirus is rife at the moment.

But if you do decide to go ahead you must tell people, and tell them the whole story.

It's clear that you just wanted people to agree with you that it's fine. Maybe you feel a twinge of guilt and wanted to be made to feel better about the choice you've already made. Well, you picked the wrong forum for that, I'm afraid.

Also, even if every kid there got horribly sick, there's no way you'd come back and say that. Come on! You're going to come back and say everything was fine, nobody got ill, everyone was all wrong and horrible, etc, no matter what happens. 🤣