would this annoy you? chicken pox and siblings?

[leahtaba]

I wouldnt be annoyed about her sending her LO in... I would however be annoyed if she brought the sick child covered in pox into the nursery! That's just totally unnecessary! X

 

[kit10grl]

And if she is a single parent with no support where do you suggest she leaves the sick child? Also as said earlier once the pox are all up and scabbed over the childs no longer infectious. Depending on the number of pox or the childs skin tone etc the marks can take a long time to clear up but other than being unsightly there is nothing wrong with them

 

[marina294]

thank you for the input it was more of an 'oh great' moment especially as just had an awful month with a really bad colds and coughs and ear infection and conjunctivitus between the two -so sleep has been thin on the ground lately i was having a grumble and was just irritated also i wasnt aware that the incubation period was so long either . but to add yes you cant just leave your child but she did bring her eldest into the nursery room when she could of waited outside. anyway what will be with be

 

[Bernie]

My DD1 got chicken pox 2 weeks ago. Last night undressed my DD2 and see spots on her and they are coming fast now in her ears bum and face every where. Shes not felt right for a few days which triggered a reoccurance of another water infection which has now cleared up thankfully. When DD1 had it i had to take her with me thought to drop DD2 to nursery as i had no one at home to look after her had no choice. Best to get it all out of the way with anyway they pick so much up when they are at school.

 

[TryinFor1]

Wouldn't bother me. My mom shoved me into a room full of kids with chickenpox so I would get them. You get it once, it itches, and its over. DS won't be getting the vaccine so he will probably get them at some point in time in his childhood. I would rather just get it over with so they develop the immunity to it

Eta, it actually would annoy me but I wouldn't hold lo home just because of that.

 

[wannabemomy37]

I'd want my kids to be exposed to CP as it's much easier to deal with a child having it than going your whole childhood not having it and end up with the possibility of shingles as an adult, which is much worse and dangerous.

The older girl seemed to already show signs of CP which means she was not contagious. Yes, her brother might have been, but no point in keeping him home until he gets it, and then once he gets it as well.

welcome to life at daycare, unfortunately!

 

[MrsPear]

As others have said you can't keep them off, but like you say, I'd probably have an, "Oh yeah great" moment too...everytime nursery has a notice about whatever contagious illness is going round at the time (HFM, measles, that sort of thing) I do get a sinking feeling! I feel like maybe they should just let Joni in everyone else should stop at home so I can still go to work but she won't get anything passed to her!! Obviously that would be crazy but it's never convenient for you child to get sick.