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Child with new cough, should I send her in?

135 replies

cough101 · 15/03/2020 09:07

Child has a new cough, started as a sore throat and has developed to a continuous cough
No temp
Feels ok in themselves ( eating, playing etc)

Should I send to school?

I KNOW the NHS site says to isolate even if there's no temp, but they genuinely seem ok in themselves and have suffered coughs in the past, so not unusual

There are no confirmed cases on Covid in my city

AIBU to send them in? Would you isolate? actually isolate at this stage? It seems such an extreme measure

Thanks

OP posts:
BecauseReasons · 15/03/2020 09:49

That said, if you send your child to school with a new and continuous cough, I will be sending them home and instructing you to keep them there for seven days.

Should read 'That said, if you've a child in my class and send your child to school with a new and continuous cough, I will be sending them home and instructing you to keep them there for seven days.'

BecauseReasons · 15/03/2020 09:51

How will you determine what a “continuous” cough is, though? There is no guidance on that.

The NHS guidance says it's any repeated cough. So it'll be a kid having more than one bout of coughing with no easily identifiable trigger (such as breathing in food or dust).

HotDogGuy · 15/03/2020 09:51

Are you actually serious? I genuinely didn’t think people were this stupid

Karwomannghia · 15/03/2020 09:51

Ds has a cough but is fine but has to stay off it does feel ott but it’s what we have to do.
I obviously had contact with him before it developed and minimal since he started coughing. I don’t have a cough or fever, I can still go out, right?

MoltonSilver · 15/03/2020 09:55

We've been told that kids will feel fine when they have coronavirus but they're contagious.

Seriously. What are you thinking?

Jenasaurus · 15/03/2020 09:56

No is the short answer, please keep them home for 7 days

SallyLovesCheese · 15/03/2020 09:57

This is a symptom of schools towing the line of "kids must come in with colds" and build resilience!

Right, it's the school's fault for wanting children to be in when they just have a little cold, yet also expect parents to follow guidelines when there's a bloomin' pandemic?

snowballer · 15/03/2020 09:57

Agree, this is government’s responsibility

I really think people need to wise up and start taking responsibility for themselves and others, and stop expecting to be hand held all the time. The guidance is for the majority of us perfectly clear. You know when your child is coughing because somethings gone down the wrong way, or when they're coughing because they're starting an illness - no matter how mild. If it's not the former, it's the latter. Keep them off

OPTIMUMMY · 15/03/2020 10:03

And here’s another prime example of why the schools need to be closed because it won’t just be the OP thinking and behaving like this.

midgebabe · 15/03/2020 10:04

Karwoman

At the moment you can still go out, but that is likely to change

If you do go out I would suggest you avoid vulnerable people and wash your hands before going out etc

Dozer · 15/03/2020 10:13

“Repeated” hasn’t been defined either, and is subjective.

If it is actually any new cough, with two or more bouts of coughing, the guidance should state that.

BecauseReasons · 15/03/2020 10:17

repeated
adjective
done or occurring again several times in the same way

How is that subjective? If they said any new cough, with two or more bouts of coughing you'd get people whinging that 'bout' is subjective. If people are determined they can misunderstand just about anything.

TheGreatWave · 15/03/2020 10:19

A few days ago I would be thinking the same as you " just follow the guidelines" but then it happened and they feel fine and it has put me in a unexpected dilemma, because logically and statistically they are ok

This is kind of where I am, I feel a right sausage planning to have a week off work because I am coughing (nothing else) but work will have to suck it up.

Chloemol · 15/03/2020 10:21

Ffs I am sick to death of these posts on Mumsnet. The guidelines are VERy CLEAR. If you have a new cough self isolate of 7 days

Which bit of that don’t you and all the rest understand.

KEEP YOUR CHILD AT HOME

notsosureatwork · 15/03/2020 10:21

As you have said she has a continuous cough, she should self isolate and not be sent to school

Conny848 · 15/03/2020 10:21

I think some people are interpreting continuous cough as any new cough. Is that right or wrong? I agree the guidance is unclear. I checked with my HR dept on Friday (the company I work for has been absolutely fantastic) because a Co worker had a cough (she probably coughed say once every hour and a half ish). I was told that was not a continuous cough. The cv cough is supposed to be coughing all the time (stomach ache from coughing kind of cough). But how are people supposed to know the difference? It should be clear because otherwise either people will be vilified for being out and about with a cough and people will be self isolating completely unnecessarily, or people will be out and about when they should be at home.

TheGreatWave · 15/03/2020 10:22

I have a cough, it isn't my normal cough when ill though, or even a bad cough, just a little bit of coughing.

That is why I feel daft.

Duchessofblandings · 15/03/2020 10:22

The advice applies to everyone, however inconvenient.
Keep her at home, obviously.

JammyGeorge · 15/03/2020 10:22

It beggars belief that someone even has to ask.

Cough on its own - isolate 7 days
Temp on its own - isolate 7 days
Both - isolate 7 days

Even if all they do is cough for 1/2 days it's 7 days isolation.

There could be teachers or other kids with immunity issues at that school.

Stop being so selfish and give your head a shake. You know the rules they apply to us all so follow them.

MigginsMrs · 15/03/2020 10:23

Fucking hell!

Those are ACTUALLY the self isolating symptoms. Why the hell would you think this wouldn’t apply to her?

Even if she’s OK she could infect 2-3 others and they will all infect 2-3 numbers so this is how it spreads!

haveyoutriedgoogle · 15/03/2020 10:26

You say you can read the guidelines with your own eyes but it’s everyone else’s fault you can’t figure out whether to implement them?!?!
Are you hard of thinking?
Fuck me.

Sooverthemill · 15/03/2020 10:26

I know it's hard when you are 'certain' that the individual doesn't have coronavirus but somebody will/does so what feels extremely is just sensible. Please follow the current guidelines to the letter. Protect yourselves and your loved ones. It's only 7 days ( I think still) it may increase to 14. That really isn't long. Loads of places yiu can get free resources to entertain kids at home

haveyoutriedgoogle · 15/03/2020 10:30

Actually it’s not hard AT ALL.
How the FUCk does OP decide she’s certain that the child doesn’t have it when the child has the exact symptoms?!?! It’s been widely reported children are mildly affected on the whole. Do NOT make excuses for this level of idiocy.

Misskg1982 · 15/03/2020 10:30

Hence why the virus is spreading the way it is....
Keep them off, even if it isn't CV you've done the right thing according to the current advice being given.
I work in a sch and those ringing in or bringing child in with any cold like symptoms we're advising to keep off just in case. A friend of mine has contracted CV through a child in his childs sch coming into sch just with a cough. They're now in isolation, with mild symptoms but still, in isolation.

Cohle · 15/03/2020 10:31

"I know the guidelines, I can read them with my own eyes"

Then fucking follow them.