Question for the moms

[dulcemariamar]

If your baby had like the stomach flu or an upper respiratory infection, would you take them to a family birthday party?

Or would you stay at home with the kid?

[dulcemariamar]

I know you wouldnt leave your kid at home. I was just wondering if you would stay home instead of going to the party?

[VillainV]

I'm not a parent...but it really irks me when people bring sick/contagious kids to stuff. People bring their sick kids to work-sponsored family picnics all the time, and it infects a LOT of people (usually me). When I'm sick, I stay home to keep from getting others sick.

But, if you know the kid's not contagious, and he/she feels up to it, then I don't have a problem with it.

[anna7602]

I would keep my kid away from the party. A party is totally optional.

I will confess, however, that I have sent DD to school when I had a shitton of work to do, she wasn't feeling so terrible but had symptoms and picked up the illness from school to begin with (thus making me feel like she wasn't going to get someone sick who hadn't already been exposed anyway).

Also, upper respiratory infection is hazy. I know some kids just get one cold after another all winter. It would be impossible to keep them shut up at home for months.

[blushing]

Unless my child has something that is contagious, I.e. a tummy bug or is running a fever, we go out. Although, if he is just lying about and not feeling well then we would stay home, but kids rarely actually lay about when they are sick.

[bugabean]

I'd stay home if it's contagious, or making her miserable.

[dulcemariamar]

I was just wondering because I have this big exam next week and I afraid of getting sick and not being able to do it.

My BIL said he is going to bring his sick DD to the party this weekend. I feel bad because it is a birthday party but my BIL also did this at NYE's dinner when his DD was really sick with a respiratory infection and then at least 3 people including me got sick.

I don't want to overreact but I don't think it is cool to go when your sick or bring your kid if you know he or she is sick.

[popcorn]

Jun 7, 2012 15:16:25 GMT -5 bugabean said:

I'd stay home if it's contagious, or making her miserable.

Same here.

[crimsonandclover]

Jun 7, 2012 15:16:25 GMT -5 bugabean said:

I'd stay home if it's contagious, or making her miserable.

This. And especially during the first few months of her preemie life, I got really ticked off when people would bring their sick kids around her. I remember we went to a get-together with other moms, and after we got there, another mom announced her kid was sick. He proceeded to sneeze on everything and everyone, and his mom didn't stop him from taking DD's toys and chewing and sneezing on them. I disinfected everything when we got home, but DD still got a nasty cold 2 days before we had to fly to the US. I was teeth-grinding upset. If I had known she was bringing a sick kid, I would have stayed home.

[elenetxu]

I had a private class with a student who threw up half-way through. His mom didn't want to cancel class, so she didn't tell me he was sick. TMI: I got sick later on that night, shortly after taking my last birth control pill of the month. That was one NERVOUS month I went through, all thanks to a parent who didn't decide to let their poor kid chill while sick.

So, tell BIL to leave the poor little one at home. Do you have any elderly GPILs you could place the blame on? Eg. "Boy, it would be a shame if abuelita caught what Juanita has!"

Or... stay home and study!

[dulcemariamar]

Elentxu: Thanks but it wont work. They will come and if we dont go then people will get angry at us.

[elenetxu]

Thank goodness vitamin-C rich foods are so cheap here.

[dulcemariamar]

Elenetxu: i cant believe your story. Did you say anything to the mother?

[fernane]

I'd stay home or one of us would stay home while the other made an appearance at the party.

[americaninoz]

I wouldn't take dd to a party if she had the stomach flu or something else contagious like that
a cold - no big deal
but the flu? yea that's not nice to possibly pass on to others.....

[bail229]

Jun 7, 2012 15:16:25 GMT -5 bugabean said:

I'd stay home if it's contagious, or making her miserable.

I would do the same.

[rhiannonsage]

I agree with staying home if contagious/miserable.