Went back to work three weeks ago. Already had to pick DD up 3x for 'bugs'.

[Tiredemma]

I expected it to happen- but I haven't done a full week yet without having to go and collect her.

Does this phase generally last long? Ill get the sack at this rate!

Abracadabra that's absolutely out of order! The poster is a trained health care professional who clearly knows that 37.8 is not a particularly high temp for a pre schooler; they shouldn't even be having paracetamol for that kind of temperature!

Abracadabra has a point I'm afraid. Although it was a bit ott
Nothing personal OP, but us sahps get stick for not working.
One of the reasons when my dc were little was we had no emergency cover and unlike today there were no flexi hours, going off for sick child etc.
I can guarantee that half the appointments I make I won't be seen, not even any cover for parents going off sick.
It has got me thinking, if you can't do the job let somebody else do it.

In my experience it doesn't get much better because as they meet new situations they find more bugs and germs they aren't immune to.

Why exactly does abracadabra have a fair point? I too have been a stay at home parent while my kids were small, but she clearly as a nurse can make an informed decision about when her child may need her home. A temp of 37.8 in a child is not a worry in itself. It's below the threshold for temperature reducing medication.

37.8 is a pretty low fever for a child. I'm surprised the nursery isn't managing it adequately but they all seem to be different. Maybe you actually need a different nursery?

FWIW my daughter went to nursery for 1 then two days a week from the age of 21 months, and caught a new bug every single week. She'd just about be getting better when she'd go back and catch the next one. It went on for 2 years . She was ill non-stop for 2 years.

Then she went to school, and her first first term's attendance (last autumn) was 80% as she started to get a whole load of new bugs. Then virtually nothing since Christmas. I think she's only had a couple of days off since Christmas. So things seem to be on the mend. She was only sick from age 21 mo to 4.3 yo.

OP ignore silly comments. I'm a sAhp but do not agree with any of the related comments.

Fwiw my dc didn't / don't go to nursery as littlies but when ds started school at 4 he was ill constantly for the first term but then it considerably petered out.

It does sound like they're a bit over zealous. Our nursery has all the normal exclusions, and will phone if they have a high temp, but they're more than happy to have coughs, colds etc. in the building. They say they'd never have anyone in otherwise!

oh ffs abracadabra
Would you say the same to the OP's DP?

Hi em, unfortunatly the calpol thing seems to be pretty common. The nursery I worked in was the same. They would only give calpol for teething pain.

If they ring again saying she has a slightly raised temp, you could try saying 'oh yeh she is teething, i forgot to say' and see if they will give her calpol then. You'd have to of already had the calpol signed in for teething though iyswim.
So maybe take some in, say shes been teething, get it signed in and then they can use it if you say she is teething. Parents at the nursery I was at did this all the time.

That is assuming your nursery gives calpol for teething pain ?

try a childminder instead - more flexible

our policy is that we can only give medicines prescribed by a medical person
so we don't give calpol or anything else bought over the counter
but we do apply some common sense for when to call parents, if a child had a slightly raised temp but was otherwise fine we wouldn't send them home
but if they were obviously unwell and were not coping with the busy nursery day then we would phone parents to collect
it is better for a poorly child to be at home than in a nursery plus we are not there to look after poorly children- it takes a member of staff out of the ratios while they give the extra attention that poorly children invariably nees and could impact on the care the other children receive

How the jeff has this become about sahm/whoms?

I'd be frustrated with the nursery too, a temp of 37.8 with no other major symptoms wouldn't have me keeping dd housebound and resting if I was at home with her.

If they are well enough to potter and play and just need a little tlc then why can't they stay? Fair enough if they are hysterically upset and want mum as they feel rubbish, but it doesn't sound like this at all.

Op, if you are limited to this nursery I'd consider a child minder instead for a better level of sensible care.

Agree with that. We've used 3 numrseries (don't ask) and two childminders so far. The CMs have been so much more flexible and sensible as far as illness is concerned. For example DD's childminder takes her to nursery in the aftyernoons. The other day the CM thought she seemed a bit under the weather - tired and lacking in energy, so kept her off nursery so she could play in a bit of a quieter environment. She tried to ask us but couldn't get hold of us in time so used her common sense.

Depends on the nursery. Mine is at nursery and they will give Calpol / nurofen for temperatures with my permission over the phone.
If it doesn't start go down after a dose of calpol, I'll get a call to pick him up if it's high. If it's after 3pm, I've never had a call as it's only an hour or so until pick up time.
If he's really not himself, they always call, but if he's happy enough and not distressed, they don't ask for him to be taken home. They just apply common sense - the same as you would at home. There are good nurseries out there - honest!

I think it is madness that children with raised temperitures are kept in nursery and given calpol. No wonder the kids get ill so often if there are ill kids wondering around sharing their germs.

My son's nursery wouldn't dream of giving him medicine to lower a temperiture, they would call me and I'd take him home and give him a nice quiet day with lots of rest and cuddles, there is no way a child is going to get cared for like that at nursey.

childminder would tho ikeaismylocal (well mine would)

Our nursery gives calpol for a raised temp and you sign for it when you pick them up - they will ring to ask permission or you tell them in the morning if you think it's likely they might need some because they've been a bit whingy and might be coming down with something. He's never been sent home in nearly 4 yrs but I have been called a couple of times to say his temp is up and is it ok to give calpol. I've then picked him up as soon as I can.

When my DS 1st started at 8 months old we had 4-5 months of constant illness. He'd pick up a bug and be ill and then one of us would get it too. It was awful. Since then though he's rarely ill - he was poorly with a virus last week and that was the 1st proper illness since he had chicken pox 2+ yrs ago.