how many loose nappys = tummy upset?? should i be sending home????

[makemeslim]

Have a 15 month old very happy child , full of normal mischief, teething
( cause her mouth has not stopped dribbling ), she has had 4 very very loose smelly nappys since 8am, should i be worried?? What would you do??

I would send home. I'm not a doctor to diagnose the reason for loose bowels so I always send home.

My DSs have very loose nappies when teething. My CM always said 'nice teething nappies' in a jokey way when I picked up!
So I'd be a bit peeved if they'd been sent home.

Peeved or not, I'd still send home. What if it WAS an infectious bug and went round everyone in the setting?

Doesn't sound like an infectious bug if the symptoms include being happy and mischievous. If the child is clearly teething, I think you have your answer - you don't need to be a doctor

See your point... But if she always does this when teething then she'd be at home more than in childcare in her first three years!

I'd use your common sense tbh.

If they're fine in themselves, normal appetite, not being sick, but teething then it's almost certainly a teething nappy.

If you suspect it could be a tummy bug, then send home.

It depends a lot on what the normal nappies are like, what they've been eating etc. There are loads of reasons for a runny tummy.

If you want to cover yourself, you could send a message to the parents and give them the choice of whether to collect or not.

I had this recently (ie loose nappies) but no other signs if teething despite mum telling me that was the cause & LO being very quiet & clingy and made the mistake of not sending home & passed on tummy bug to my OH and another mindee
I think if LO is otherwise well & happy and obvious signs of teething you should be fine but preempt anything else with a word to the parents that if she is showing any other signs of illness or being off-colour then she'll have to go home.

It's a difficult one. Like lechatnoir I have made the mistake of not excluding because mum said my mindee was "just teething"... but this mindee passed a tummy bug on to my DS (who was very ill with it) and I had to close for a week.

I think those of us who have been caught out by this (my whole family of five were infected by a baby coming when he had the runs) will always be more cautious. My parents are grateful when I send home another mindee who might make their child ill. I ended up losing two weeks wages due to the above issue and parents all had to find alternative care/take time off work.

you are being very accomondating imo. From past experiences I have learnt I bad nappy is enough. I have changed enough over the last 20 years to tell a tummy upset. I call/text parent after 1 and as soon as there is another I ask them to collect.

There is no way I'd be prepared to take the risk, I've had my whole family ill with tummy upsets brought in by mindees and then i have to let other families down and lose money too.

If you let parents think it's okay, they will always try and get away with bringing children with upset tummies to you, it's not and you should send home.

teething, i find is always used by an excuse by parents. my own 2 ds have never been ill with teething and certainly never had bad nappies because of it. i'm not saying every baby is not effected by teething but i do think teething is an over used excuse by parents to bring ill mindees to us.

I would check temperature and other things you would do if you though a child was poorly. Also in the nursery where I work, the policy is, 2 loose nappies, it is a call to the parents and the child has to go home.
If you think it is just teething and you don't mind taking the risk, then call the parents and just let them know, their lg has had a few loose nappies etc etc that way your covered

Thank you all, i'm pretty sure it is teething she's to cheeky in herself, eating and drinking as normal with no temperature

Not a bloody excuse. DSs do get runny bums when teething.

Aimed at reet

peachy yes it's true that some babies do get runny bottoms and nappy rash while teething, but it's also true that some parents use teething as an excuse not to take time off work when they suspect their child might be a bit ill and possibly infectious. Obviously nobody is saying that you do this but I think lots of us have had problems with parents sending children who are blatantly unwell.

Thank you green ! Pleading PMT as cause for my unusual rage!

ok peachypips - yours do, mine don't that better??

i stand by what i said that a lot of parents use teething as an excuse for anything and everything and at virtually any age - even much older toddlers!!

I too have had the " it's just teething line" and then caught a sickness bug. I have learned the hard way......runny nappies = phone call to parents and collection

Yes, that's much better thank you.