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Would you take your baby with D&V to playgroup?

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HollyFP · 06/07/2011 17:10

Would you take an 11 month old baby to play at a friend's house if they were recovering from D&V? If baby was still diarrhoea-y and came into close contact with other babies?

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TubbyDuffs · 06/07/2011 17:11

No because its unbelievably thoughtless!

pozzled · 06/07/2011 17:12

Is this a trick question? Of course not.

MissTinaTeaspoon · 06/07/2011 17:13

No I wouldn't, why would you?

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ragged · 06/07/2011 17:13

D isn't so contagious (and can be intermittant/unpredicatable/or one off), but vomitting would be an automatic out.

RitaMorgan · 06/07/2011 17:14

Of course not.

3cutedarlings · 06/07/2011 17:14

No, agree with tubbyduffs it is thoughtless!

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HollyFP · 06/07/2011 17:15

One of my friends brought her D&V baby to play at another friend's house today. Just wondered how bad manners it was or more importantly if my DD could catch it?

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noblegiraffe · 06/07/2011 17:16

The rules are that you wait until 48 hours after the last bout before bringing back to school/playgroups.

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HollyFP · 06/07/2011 17:17

The mum had been indoors for 2 days looking after her DS so needed to get out of the house. I only knew about it 5 mins before they arrived...not really chance to make my excuses! Blush

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HollyFP · 06/07/2011 17:18

The last bout had been 3am this morning, until the D this afternoon. It was at a friend's house so no rules as such...

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superjobeespecs · 06/07/2011 17:20

gross!! how thoughtless to everyone elses wee ones!!

noblegiraffe · 06/07/2011 17:21

You could all catch it. Sorry. How rubbish of your friend to put you all in that situation.

Bunbaker · 06/07/2011 17:21

"The mum had been indoors for 2 days looking after her DS so needed to get out of the house."

I know what it feels like, but I'm afraid it goes with the territory. To echo other replies, it is unbelievably thoughtless and selfish to inflict her child's germs on everyone else. Nurseries and pre-schools don't have this 48 hour quarantine period for the fun of it.

TotalChaos · 06/07/2011 17:24

No way.

TribbleWithoutACause · 06/07/2011 17:25

Thats so thoughtless, can't believe it. It's so catching as well. Keep an eye on your LO's.

FreakoidOrganisoid · 06/07/2011 17:26

No chance. If I needed to get out the house I'd go for a walk

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HollyFP · 06/07/2011 17:32

I did wonder if I was being a little pfb... I take DD places when she has a cold, but this is completely different, non?!
Could she catch it even if she didn't touch the D&V baby, or does there need to be contact to transmit it?

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noblegiraffe · 06/07/2011 17:38

It depends on what caused it as some bugs can be airborne. I'd wash thoroughly with soap and water and cross fingers!

xDoingmybestx · 06/07/2011 18:00

No, but many people are very selfish and do. I've met people out with their LO when they have had chickenpox, hand, foot and mouth etc and they are still at the contagious stage. Shock All some people do is think about themselves!

Broadwalkempire · 06/07/2011 18:13

No I wouldn't - no -one would thank me for it when they're then stuck at home with their own puking /diarrhoea kids. It's hideous. I've had two horrible bouts of it with my two and it's miserable. Why would you do that. It's just selfish IMO. If you're climbing the walls, it's summer, get the buggy and go for a nice walk remembering to take a change of clothes with you just in case.....Grin

fuzzpig · 06/07/2011 18:21

No I wouldn't, that's really horrible. Babies can be incredibly ill from a simple D&V bug - my DD at 17m was in hospital on a drip as it led to dehydration. It was terrifying, and it unsurprisingly made my emetophobia worse!

It sucks of course, having to be housebound, but it's only a few days FFS.

You may well get it. You might want to invest in some dioralyte (or the Boots version which is just as good) and a syringe if your baby is very young.

AvonCallingBarksdale · 06/07/2011 18:24

My friend brought her DS round to our babygroup coffee at mine while he still had the D, and had only just stopped the V! It was 6 yrs ago now, and I can still remember being up ALL night with my DS pooing violently and puking equally so. Every one of the babies there caught it. They were about 10mths old at the time. Not good.

ragged · 06/07/2011 18:28

The odds are high that your DD will get it, OP. I think all you can do is observe very strict hygiene around her for the next 3 days. The only thing worse than her getting this bug is if you get it too!
I said that D on its own was iffy because the thing about diarrhea is that it can be so common & sporadic with very LOs, but any hint of vomit ... well, just hope the lady who brought her sickie child along gets it herself and then realises in future what an eejit she's was today.

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HollyFP · 06/07/2011 18:30

Oh crap, now am worried Sad Angry

And Angry that it's too late to say anything to the mum of the sick baby.

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nailak · 06/07/2011 18:32

it is normal for d to last 2weeks....