Just been sick. Do I cancel hosting?

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DD was vomiting on Sat so we kept her in until today. She was totally fine in herself other than throwing up.
We have been here with her before so we use gloves, masks, disinfectant sprays and wash everything.
However, I have just been sick. We are supposed to be hosting my parents, my brother and one aunt on Wednesday.
DH is in bed with a cold - the rest of us have had one already.
So should we no longer go ahead with hosting?
We have bought everything but I'm concerned about my dad who is immunocomprimised due to having had a heart attack a few years ago. He is careful around crowds these days since getting covid a couple of years ago and it really effecting him badly.

Cancel OP... but could you not delay it by a few days so you can have a new years meal together instead... just a suggestion incase you have long shelf life dates on your food ???
such a shame

Sending lots of love OP. It’s a huge shame. Just tested positive for Covid myself and have immunocompromised family. Absolutely devastated, but I at least I don’t have any DC to work around. Feel better soon, all of you ❤️

Could you delay until 26th or 27th? If not, be honest, let them know and see what the consensus is.

Ahh sad but I would cancel

Honesty is always the best policy in cases like this. If you say nothing and people come round and get ill I’m sure you'd feel awful?!

They won't be contagious then though so why in earth woukd yoy want them not to come?

Yes, if course.
Otherwise if you still managed to go on, most of your guests would be sitting on the toilet with a bucket in their lap in 48 hours.
This seems to be going on at the moment.

Let them decided (I wouldn't come and risk getting it) but ask if they would like to come next week instead?

Op I'm in the postpone camp.
You've bought all the food. Freeze it and have Christmas when your feeling better.

Nobody wants your bugs
And you don't want to host when ill.

It's 2 days away, you'll probably be alright by then. Loads of these bugs don't stick around for long. Just give them the heads up and see how you feel tomorrow.

Yes

Their family members may now be harbouring it & start with symptoms when at the OP’s though. This has happened to us before. I would put them off coming OP.

You need to leave it at least 48hrs from the last time you vomit.

Move it to another day , hope you are feeling better soon OP .

I love how the first few posters, in their haste to be first to reply and tell the OP what’s what, have completely omitted to express any sympathy for the OP for either her illness or
having to cancel Christmas! Good old Mumsnet ☺️

Get well soon OP, I’m sorry it can’t go ahead. I hope you have some nice festive plans for when everyone’s better.

Whhattttt.
No way. I’d still cancel.
That’s way too close . What happens if they
vom tomorrow and ‘ forget ‘ to tell you.
I would be worried sick.

Good luck 🩷

Norovirus is horrid and a complete bastard. 48 hrs from last bout, isolating. I’m so sorry 💐

Can you postpone for a couple of days? Hunker down and watch Christmas tv and pick it all up again on Friday?

Well its unlikely that you are only going to be sick just the once because its most likely the bug your dd has had. It's likely yo happen again overnight and even if it stopped tomorrow morning that wouldn't be 48 hrs

Ahh that sucks. Sorry to hear this OP. My MIL was really ill with covid over Christmas last year and she was so sad to miss the family Christmases. We has our own little family Christmas, but we also had a second Christmas on 29th with MIL. We did everything exactly like we would on Christmas day (even got new Christmas crackers on amazon), and it was really nice to have a bonus Christmas. MIL was delighted and keeps mentioning it a year on.

Could you do something similar? Freeze the food and have a second Christmas in a few day's time?

So sorry OP. I'd send everyone a message let them know and see what they think but also if you're not feeling up to it then I wouldn't. I hosted New Year's Eve just coming up 2 years ago and literally 11.55pm my daughter was throwing up everywhere. Everyone still stayed over most were unable to drive. Only myself caught it as I kept her in with me. It wiped us out though for 10 days. I'm usually wiped for days after sickness so I'd probably postpone if you can xxx

Cancel. You can do Christmas again later but there's no guarantee you will feel ok, wait until the gruesome feelings are totally gone. We had many Christmases totally ruined by bugs when kids were younger, it's hideous.
48 hours isn't just from last vomiting it's also from any diarrhoea or even feeling nauseous, and unfortunately people lie because they don't want to spoil things. I think a good guide is if you thought your restaurant food was being prepared by someone with d & v, would you want to eat it?

Yes you must cancel. I would be fuming if I went to someone’s house and they were battling stomach bugs and colds. It’s so sad but perhaps you can freeze some of the food and have another celebration when you’re feeling better

If you've got a vomiting bug like norovirus you absolutely cannot prepare food for other people until it is well out of your system, several days from now - otherwise you will make them all sick, and it can be dangerous for elderly people. So sorry for you re the timing - I hope you can plan another special get together to make up for it.

btw, norovirus lasts on on surfaces for up to 2 weeks and a human ingest as little as ten particles and become ill. If you do plan on hosting at a later date, you’ll have to disinfect all door handles and bathrooms etc thoroughly with bleach.