WHAT WOULD YOU DO ? I'M ILL !!

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I have a dilemna, I have been feeling crap since yesterday evening..very sore throat, mild headache, bad stomac, diahorea , body aches, 38 degrees temp, I feel bad. Dont think it's the big one but clearly a bug !

I have a 9 month old with me, should I send him home in order to limit the risk of contagion or shall I wait for tonight ?

I am a childminder and I always let parents know if me or my children have anything like the symptoms described. Doesn't always stop parents bringing their kids though.

If my children were ill one parent would often say 'if you are ok to have her then I will being her, they are always together so she will come down with it anyway'.

4 of us in the house were once ill with D&V and I text all parents to let them know on the Sunday evening when it started. One mum called me the next day to beg that I still took her child as she had noone else to have her. She dropped her round at 8am and I had only stopped being physically ill, but still felt terrible, at 7:30 am.

I have been feeling a bit rubbish for 2 days, headache, aching etc.

I have been at work, cos I am not ill enough to be at home

If I get worse I will go home, if I dont I will stay here

The country would grind to a halt if everyone who felt a wee bit ropey down tools

I cant believe how rude some people have been

this isnt a nursery bashing and i'm making it out to be one but dont think i'll let u belittle us childminders and just laugh it off, this website gets posted alot on other forums about parents "slagging" childminders off and enough is enough. i also think u need to go back and look at your post at 2.45 and then at post u made later as your also very inconsistent.
This thread could go on for along time and frankly its not worth it.
I know i'm excellent at what i do and my parents know it as well, as far as i'm concerned your opinion and aggressive nature scottishmummy are something to be ashamed of.

Hope you feel better soon x

diahorrea is very contagious.most employers dont allow in for 48 hours after last loose stool

diahorrea isnt a wee bitty ill,or simply feeling ropy

isnt comparable to minor contained malaise or ailments at all

chrstina your abilities are not in question

the stated asequewnce of OP ilness and its subsequent revisions and attempt at name changing are

so take that big ole cross off your back.no one is having a go at you personally

Poor you, hope you are feeling better soon.

As a CM, yes if I was feeling that rough yes (especially in the current climate) I would send the children home - get myself right so that I can continue to offer a good service in the long term.

As a mother, yes I would send home as well - you need to consider your own family and YOUR needs too.

4 of us in the house were once ill with D&V and I text all parents to let them know on the Sunday evening when it started. One mum called me the next day to beg that I still took her child as she had noone else to have her. She dropped her round at 8am and I had only stopped being physically ill, but still felt terrible, at 7:30 am

i would never do this and am a bit agog at parents which do it and feel bad for CMs/carers who feel compelled to take chidlren on this basis

how does this benefit anyone?

Scottishmummy you are a disgrace I don't know what makes you think you have ANY right to speak to anybody the way you have.

as i said i'm not saying i agree with the way it has been handled by the childminder as personally if i have s & d i dont work as i would expect the same from any of the children i look after (not coming when they are ill) but your manner scottishmummy is aggressive towards this childminder and is unacceptable. and you did also compare childminders to nurseries in ur previous posts so u are also being inconsistant in your posts

funnily enough quavers CM with diahorrea and 9mth mindee,and loss of sequential memory i think that is worth a mention. dont you?

it is a public discussion board.come on yapping about having the trots all night and watching a babay do expect a response

the inherent expectation is on any public access forum is anyone can and will post

As a nanny I am expected to look after ill charges, whether it's chicken pox, a cold or the dreaded SF.... parents pay me a good wage to know that in case their children are poorly I will look after them and they won't have to take time off work. Sometimes I get ill from my charges but I soldier on, haven't taken more than 3 days off in 3 years. I think childminders are similar, no? They offer an in home, family oriented child care service and yes kids get ill, just as the adults do. As long as the parents of her mindees are aware she is ill, they can make the final decision whether or not they are happy to leave their children there. Not everyone can up and leave their jobs in order to collect their children. It's not realistic to expect that they can/will, and it's not fair to jump down the OPs throat for wanting to continue to provide her normal childcare even when she is poorly. If the parents are ok to have their child there then there's no issue.

Oh dear, you are really a t**t Scottishmummy...Ok so your problem is that I have had "inconsistent story of my illness" so that what you are annoyed with ? Once again, not bad poos this morning just a sore throat and a mild headache. Would you not go to work for just a couple of symptoms ? Of course if I was unable to work but still working so I can have my money, you could cry "Scandal"..you are OTT.

SM,

the fact that this is a public forum is not a licence for being aggressive and throwing insults, state your opinion and behave like you would in a public place, I bet you don't air your views to a colleague in the same manner!

I am not a CM or siding with a particular view, I just been following this thread to see how far nasty people like you can go. and you are not the first one i have come accross, hiding behind a computer.

Well i found it a lot easier to side with summer before she called SM a Twat. And dont put the stars in my dear we all know what it meant!

This whole thread has turned into a pile on. I suggest since the problem has been resolved anyway by the mother we all just back away and keep the namecalling to yourselves. agreed?

Yes I must admit..I shouldn't haven't gone down to her level but it's frustrating, she just wouldn't read what I have to say.

I'm a nanny - I would go to work if I felt a bit ill, run down, tired, sore throat. If during the day I really got worse and had bad diahorrea I would call the mum but wouldn't expect her to come home unless I couldn't cope tbh.

As a live-in nanny I've been up all night with D&V and by bosses have still needed/expected me to work the next day - "just stick some dvds on for the kids while you rest"

I'm not nursery bashing either, I've been a nursery nurse and I would have gone in to work a bit ill - I certainly wouldn't have taken 2 days (or even 1 day) off after diahorrea. Couldn't have afforded to.

I woke up (working) last week with a pounding headache, slight temp and sore throat. Rang MB around 9.30 to say I was feeling ill but both she and DB were in different coutries so options were I stayed or rang for a temp to replace me (=hassle and not sure whether we'd get one). I stayed, will admit to putting a DVD on and being in the room next door lying down, and I was fine by lunch. CM was perfectly reasonable to start work this morning.

As limchick has already said she would I would also ring parents if I got worse, which CM has done but probably only if I was in a state where I physically couldn't care for the children. They're going to catch what I've got anyway.

I appreciate I'm a nanny and not a CM so don't have all the cotagious illness policies but can't help feeling the response was a little harsh. Maybe it was a silly question to post - common sense wish SF around says you don't take chances - but CM didn't do anything wrong.

As for "namechanging", that wasn't Summerfruit being underhand it was a bumsex name from last night.

Summerfruit, I think maybe a clarification of your illness policy would be a good idea, highlighting it with parents in newsletter as to WHY we have infection control/sickness guidelines in place (assuming that you do?)

Parent should not have put it on you to keep working as long as you could, it's important that parents respect that when a CM calls to say they are ill, that they get their child collected asap

Have done procedure/policy reg illness.Up to date with infection control/sickness..when the mum came to pick up her dd, she was very understanding..I have said I'll do my best to be better by tomorrow am but if not I wouldn't be able to look after her dd, she was cool about it.Thanks for the advices etx..and sorry about the rudeness sonmetimes.x Off to bed now