Own up. Who ignores the 48hr rule on D&V?

[Exhaustedmoose]

Seriously we're (me and DH) assume pretty much everyone most of the time ignores the no nursery within 48hrs of the last D&V episode?

The expense alone would make people surely or play dumb?! "Oh they were fine this morning " etc etc.

[sleighbellsjiggling]

I never ignore the rule to the point where I won't take either child in if one has it as I know 2 days later the other will come down with it too. Sickness bugs are too horrific and if I can help stop them spreading then I will.

I got norovirus from work while heavily pregnant as I had to do a return interview for someone after 24 hours. It was not fun. I refused to let anyone back within 48 hours from that point on.

[Twokidsanddone]

We've never ignored the rule. Theres always something going around our nursery. DS1 comes home and infects DS2. Then myself and DP get sick half the time. The half of the time we're lucky and dont get sick one of us needs to stay off work. I know people don't want to pay for nursery they aren't using and send kids in anyway, but if people followed the guideline, there would be less sickness and less lost wages. I know of a few who send kids in after one D or V episode to "wait and see"of it was a one off. Kid gets sent home. After infecting a bunch of other kids.

[CatchersAndDreams]

Never tbh. If my dc ever had a bug I had to tell work I wouldn't be in. Was quite lucky that my dc didn't get poorly often.

[Lou98]

If it was a once off vomit and I knew what caused it, eg too much to eat, then I wouldn't keep them off 48hrs.

For any diarrhoea or a vomiting bug then I absolutely do follow the 48hr rule.
One because, I know I still don't feel 100% the day after a bug so I wouldn't send my child in to nursery knowing they might still not be feeling great but also to stop it spreading.

It's parents sending their kids in that keeps it spreading 🙄

[hayley013]

@Exhaustedmoose

If more people actually thought about others and followed the 48 hr rule there would be less cases about. I think this to

You think this too? Then why ignore it? It's people like you that cause other kids to fall ill with it

[TwinkleChristmas]

id Ignore the rule if I knew it wasn’t a big but too much ice cream etc

[MichonnesBBF]

So pleased to hear you all adhere to the rules 😀
I have just found out through this thread that i can absolutely 💯% guarantee that the majority of my parents are not mumsnetters...go figure 😆

[autienotnaughty]

It's two days why would you ignore it? Plus they are usually pretty poorly the first day so need a rest day the second one

[Dripdropper]

I don’t ignore it. I wish everyone followed that rule.

[iekanda]

I don't generally ignore the rule but I was really cross when my ds choked at school lunch and as a result vommed a bit and was then sent home for 48hrs. For choking. Nothing wrong with him.

[justabigdisco]

I might, for example if kid is sick at 11am on a Monday morning and not again after that, send them in at 9am on Wednesday. Not quite 48h but near enough and I doubt the viruses can tell the difference between a couple of hours.

[catsandkid]

Genuinely never ignore it. D&V bugs are absolutely the worst of the worst. Would rather face Covid than another D&V bug here!

[MiddleParking]

I would keep my sick child off for the two days for their own sake, not to stop other family members of young kids catching bugs, which is like trying to plait piss.

[BadanamuPop]

I don’t and never would ignore it and would be fuming if any parents in DS class did.

[Jennybeans401]

No I always follow the 48 hrs rule. A parent on my dd class didn't and the rest of the class and my elderly df caught it (he was unlucky to be picking dd up that day). It's really selfish, there are a lot of these parents at dd's school!

[tsatr]

If attendance has dipped due to a couple of bouts of genuine illness and you’ve been threatened with further action unless it improves then you don’t have much choice but to ignore it.

[Underroad]

It is a complete dick move to ignore this rule. I have always followed it and my son went through a couple of years of vomiting at the drop of a hat. I could never say which episodes were bug related and which were triggered by whatever else it was that was setting him off (10 different puking episodes in one year - it was miserable). So he had to stay off school for 2 days every time. I’d have felt terrible if he’d passed something on to the rest of the class.

Even apart from the high risk of spreading a nasty stomach bug around, children need time to recover after D&V. Often they seem completely fine the next day, but if you keep them at home you notice that after a couple of hours they get weepy or hot or tired or pale and just need to be still and quiet. It’s not fair to send them back to school not feeling well.

[sparklecrazy]

Absolutely not. My pair get 48 hours or more if necessary before going back to school. I really do wish everyone would do the same.

[sparklecrazy]

@catsandkid

Genuinely never ignore it. D&V bugs are absolutely the worst of the worst. Would rather face Covid than another D&V bug here!

🙋‍♀️ me too. 100%

[ILoveMonday]

If I was 100% certain it wasn't a virus then maybe I would ignore it. However, me and my children have been really ill with viruses over the past few years so as a general rule it's one I stick to. My main issue though is the fact that it's probably more contagious before people actually get symptoms. I sometimes think people know they're getting ill and push on through which upsets me just as much.

[OakleyStreetisnotinChelsea]

It depends why. If my child is poorly then of course not. If my child who had the most sensitive gag reflex in the world vomited because they saw a black cheerio in their bowl then yes I ignored the rule and sent them to school.

[Misty999]

It depends if a few runny nappies from something they ate or a one off vomit then no I don't. If it was continuous D and V then yes. I don't judge people who do though as long and the child is well you got to do what you got to do and some people need to work to get paid.

[Wheresmymoneytree]

I wish more followed it! I’m a teacher and I catch everything that kids have, I’ve had kids throw up in my classroom and mention they were sick last night or that morning but they were sent in to “see how they get on” then two days later I feel like death but I am setting cover from home and then playing catch up in work. At the same time as it works it’s way through my family!

[Rutland2022]

I’ve never ignored it to date, DD is 3 and has been in childcare for nearly 2 years.

I would if I was desperate and I was confident DD was better, but between DH and I we are usually able to manage. We have no family help but reasonably accommodating employers.

We lose around 4 days a month to illnesses, it’s a bastard.

[Howappropriate]

If you ignore this rule, you are a crap parent! Foisting your kid on others when you should be at home caring for them yourself. Too selfish to organise your lives to accommodate your child being ill. What a scumbag!