is bronchitis catching?

[mckenzie]

Apparently, according to our GP, 20 month old DD has 'a bit of bronchitis'.

She is fine in herself now, eating, sleeping, laughing, running around etc.

She normally goes to the creche at the Leisure Centre on a saturday morning while DS does his club but I'm not sure if it's fair on the other children. what say the mumsnet jury please?

TIA

bump please

just googled this and apparently yes it is.

disagreement though as to whether bronchitis itself is contagious or whether its the underlying infection that caused the bronchitis that is contagious.

Does that help?

once read bronchitis is the most easily transmitted illness,however if dd has had it,she is asthmatic,when she is back to normal self and not wheezing or coughing her guts up, i send her back to school so i shouldnt worry too much

how long has she been feeling fine? If it has been a few days I'd send her.

Thanks for the replies everyone.

I was told ages ago to judge the child not the symptoms and if i follow that rule of thumb then I would say there is nothing wrong with her. I haven't even heard her cough for days.

She was running a high temperature earlier on in the week and then last night developed a rash which was why we went to the doctors today just to be on the safe side. Doctor totally disregarded the rash which had settled quite a bit anyway and is all gone now.
Guess I'll make my decision in the morning at the last minute based on how she is first thing.
thanks again for the replies.

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