Post by thecatinthehat on Mar 3, 2015 0:49:43 GMT -5
DS actually never had a fever at all since this all started. Runny nose on Saturday, started the cough on Sunday which appeared to be getting worse that afternoon and night. He seemed soooo much better this morning but stayed home with the baby sitter. He's been coughing like every 2 hrs on average, and it is one or two (cough then cough, kwim) not a string of gagging coughing noises. Would you send him?
I usually send him with a runny nose but this will be the first with a cough.
I'd send him. DS had a cough for like 5 weeks straight back in nov/dec. No way I could have kept him until no cough. Our daycare allows coughs as long as no fever and the cough isn't so bad that it's causing them to become red/difficulty breathing.
Post by thecatinthehat on Mar 3, 2015 1:05:49 GMT -5
We started a new daycare also so I wasn't sure. I looked at their handbook and it lists runny noses and persistent cough among the reasons to not take kids in. The runny nose alone is ridiculous because I feel like at least some of the kids at daycare have a runny nose at any given day. I am not sure what persistent cough means. I assumed he is fine, I am going to be just crossing my fingers that they don't call me at work tomorrow.
We started a new daycare also so I wasn't sure. I looked at their handbook and it lists runny noses and persistent cough among the reasons to not take kids in. The runny nose alone is ridiculous because I feel like at least some of the kids at daycare have a runny nose at any given day. I am not sure what persistent cough means. I assumed he is fine, I am going to be just crossing my fingers that they don't call me at work tomorrow.
If I followed these rules, O would never go to daycare again.
Post by undecidedowl on Mar 3, 2015 4:06:41 GMT -5
I would definitely send. Runny noses and coughs linger forever in little ones. They would never be at daycare if they had to stay home for that. I would picture a persistent cough as one that significantly impacts the child's day, e.g. they can't properly eat, sleep, or keep up with activities etc.