Daycare with runny nose?

[hass2001]

Hi all, hope you can recognize me with the avatar. Time for a change. I'll have to explain why later on but I have a daycare question.

S has only been to daycare one day and already she's sick, go figure. Tomorrow would be her second day but she's got a real bad runny and stuffy nose. No fever. The daycare booklet says they can come as long as they aren't throwing up and don't have a fever. But she sounds do horrible! Would you take your kid like this?

[Deleted]

I recognize you! Is it clear snot? I would still send her for a runny nose. So does everyone else at ours.

[helicase]

A runny nose is super common at DC. I'd send her.

[kcsp910]

Our children are at a big center and it seems like they always have runny noses. As long as there's no fever, we send them, unless they're really miserable (won't sleep, extremely fussy or bad cough).

[Deleted]

Yup I would send. It's going to take a bit for her immunity to build up, but runny noses are constant at daycare.

[bean47]

I would send her if she seems like she feels fine otherwise.

[bigapple]

I send C. He's usually a really healthy kid, but he had a stuffy nose for about his first three months of daycare.

[badgermom]

I would send her. If you are really worried, tell her teacher that she can call you if she seems really miserable. I often do that and have only been called once . Usually once kids get there and get going, they feel ok. I also think if the teachers know the child is under the weather, they give them sine extra tlc/snuggles.

[shevacc]

Yup, I would send too. Runny noses are pretty constant in the winter here and not unusual year round.

[bigapple]

P.S. I think I still see the same avatar - your daughter in a sailor hat?

ETA on the app

[Deleted]

Heck yes.

[katie]

Yes I send her. She's had a runny nose all week as do some of the other kids. No fever she goes.

[Deleted]

I would still send her. Noah was sick on and off for the first few months of daycare and if I kept him home for a runny nose (if he seemed fine otherwise) then I would have never worked.

[spaghetticat]

Daycare is a snot factory. I would send her.

I hope everything is ok with you lately...

[dixeedeluxe]

I would! I swear my nieces were BORN with runny noses and they haven't stopped since. If they couldn't go to DC as snotnoses, they'd never go!

I'd send my kids to school.

I mean, unless you feel like staying home. Then you're good too!

[breezy8407]

If they just have a cold and don't have a fever, they go. They pretty much have a runny nose from September to April. All the other kids do, too.

[TrudyCampbell]

If kids missed daycare for a runny nose, the daycare would always be empty.

[joyhart02]

Yes I would send her

[jfh]

Yup, I only keep him home if he seems really miserable and I think he just needs a lay-on-the-couch day. If he's acting close to normal and just has a runny nose I take him.

[Regina Philange]

Yeah, you can send her unless there is a fever. They always have runny noses.

[eav2c]

As long as the snot is clear I will send.

[raynes]

As long as the snot is clear and she's fine to play as participate, I'd send her.

[tennisgal]

Like others have said, runny nose is fine to send them to DC. Be prepared for some sicknesses the first year though. W was sick quite a few times the first 6-9mos at DC, but then hasn't been sick all that much since. (I'm pretty sure he had a cold/runny nose within a week or so of starting initially too!)

[thedahliharpa]

Aug 21, 2014 6:53:18 GMT -5 spaghetticat said:

Daycare is a snot factory. I would send her.

I hope everything is ok with you lately...

This. The first year will involve a lot of illness.

[melis74]

She will have lots of snot in daycare, LOTS. As long as that's all that's going on, definitely send her. I hope it doesn't get worse!