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DD was sick a couple of times during the night and I've sent her to school

110 replies

sandyballs · 28/09/2006 10:36

but I'm feeling guilty now. I know its not a bug, she has a cough and lying down in bed made her sick when she coughed. She seemed ok this morning and ate two bowls of cereal, should I have kept her off?

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LIZS · 28/09/2006 10:37

As long as you can be sure it isn't a bug I think that is ok. dd tends to do the same and there is a distinct difference than if she is actually unwell.

serenity · 28/09/2006 10:41

DS2 has asthma, and does this too. I always send him in, he's not sick sick. If he starts doing it during the day then I'll keep him home until his chest settles down (not fair on the teacher or him otherwise)

lizziemun · 28/09/2006 10:56

it might be a bug my dd has been sick every other night since last thursday, but has been herself during the day.

Spoke to the doctor had was told that there is a bug going around.

PcCOD · 28/09/2006 10:56

you are bad

you need 48 hours off at our place
not far t all the ohte kids
and here oyu are on mn!! not even busy!

puddle · 28/09/2006 10:58

My dd is sometimes sick when she gets mucous on her stomach from a cold. It's not contagious and if she's eaten breakfast and seemed fine I would have done the same.

Would not do it for a d and v bug though.

Kelly1978 · 28/09/2006 11:00

If you are certain it isn't a bug then I think you are right. I do hate it when parents send in children with s/d though, we had a real problem with it at dd's last school, and she was sick almost every week and her learning was badly affected.

Thomcat · 28/09/2006 11:01

I did this as well. Lottie only doing afternoons at the time, she was sick in the morning and then agian a bit later on. I still sent her in.
I knew it wasn't a bug though, well I guess I wasn't 100% but as sure as a mum can be. She was fine in herslef and I think actually the milk might have been on the turn that she drank, not sure, But she coughed a lot then bought up a load of curdeled looking milk. Sent her in and she was fine.

misdee · 28/09/2006 11:02

how irresponsible. sorry but this makes me very angry.

dd1 was ill last saturday and missed 3 days of school. she then passed it onto dd3. dh spent the week having to avoid kissing and hugging his kids.

dd1 caught it from school. there is a bug going round, mainly the kdis are sick at night. very slight temp. a bit listless.

LiliLaTigresse · 28/09/2006 11:02

dd had the full works last night (both ends IYKWIM)
not sick during the night and quite happy this morning but I've kept her home today to make sure she eats sensible stuff for her tummy and to have a rest

you know your child though sandyballs, don't worry!

Thomcat · 28/09/2006 11:11

Why does it make you angry. I wouldn't keep DD1 off if she was ill, but kids can cough and then bring up a drink of milk / breakfast quite easily.
Why do they have to be kept off school for that?
That's not iresponsible imo.

Fair enbough if a child is obviously ill and has a temperature than fair enough, but that;s not what myself or sandyballs are saying.

Thomcat · 28/09/2006 11:12

Sorry, that should say I would keep Lottie off if she were ill.

PcCOD · 28/09/2006 11:12

but oftent hey do detirorate oevr hte day
its not liek she is busy though is she>

bluejelly · 28/09/2006 11:16

My dd is sick quite often when she has coughs.
It's not a bug
I would've sent her to school as long as she didn't look too pale!

Thomcat · 28/09/2006 11:17

Well if they get worse during the day and it does turn out to be a bug that's what contact numbers are for. The school get someone to pick the child up.
Sounds like Sandyballs child coughed and bought up some of 2 bowls of cereal. That sound normal to me and not like she has some infectious bug so why should she be kept off school for that?

lucykate · 28/09/2006 11:18

i can see why some would be angry by this if it was a bug but can i just say in sandyballs defence, from what she's described it sounds similar to what my dd does. dd has a weak stomach muscle, allways has had but the offshoot of this is every time she has a bad cough, she's sick and it usually is during the night. she coughs so much it makes her wretch (sp?), then she's sick, no bug involved its just the coughing that does it.

PcCOD · 28/09/2006 11:19

we wil have to disagree tc

Thomcat · 28/09/2006 11:20

Let's fight!

PcCOD · 28/09/2006 11:21

ppppppppppppppunch

misdee · 28/09/2006 11:21

is it really fair to possibly infect other children? if any of the dd's are sick for any reason (even a cough) we have exercise caution and act responible about it. yes it could because they coughed, but it could be the start of the bug and its best to be safe.

reminds me, i need to ask the school and nurserry to send out letters to the parents about this.

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sandyballs · 28/09/2006 11:21

I am busy actually Cod, I'm at work and occasionally logging on to have a look at this thread . That wouldn't have been an issue if I really believed that DD had a bug - I would have taken the day off or given her to MIL, but I do seriously think it was her cough. There was no diarrhoea and, as I said, she scoffed down two bowls of cereal this morning so can't feel that bad.

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lucykate · 28/09/2006 11:22

now now, no fighting. isn't that what the mumsnet police are supposed to stop

Thomcat · 28/09/2006 11:22

Same with my DD. If she's just eaten and drank a load of milk and then coughs she sort of makes herslef sick. Happened a few times and she's never ended up being ill, literally just sick a couple of times when she coughs. Why on earth would you then keep a child off school all day for that?

Flamesparrow · 28/09/2006 11:22

Anyone else loving Cod's theory that its ok to send em ill if you're busy?

Where do you all stand on coughs then? DD has a hacking cough, nothing to go with it, perfectly happy and bouncy and insistent on pre-school... I've been sending her - am I evil?

LIZS · 28/09/2006 11:23

I don't send her if she's sick sick iyswim , only if it is incidental. dd was a refluxy baby and it happens readily but would only send her if she has eaten since and is otherwise well. At the least suspicion of being contagious she stays home.

Thomcat · 28/09/2006 11:23

Cod - you missed, na na ne ne neeeehhhhhh!

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