School or no?

[lala]

So DD1 threw up in the middle of the night. I know officially she should stay home b/c 24 hours. But do you still follow that when know it was a fluke not a virus, KWIM? 

I feel bad b/c she's totally fine now and is so sad to miss school. But I'm sure I should keep her home. Ironically, if she stays home she has to go to the doctor's with me for DS. 

[stoptalking]

How do you know it was a fluke? I usually follow the rule unless I know for sure.
Like the time DD ate like 4 slices of pizza and then jumped around and then threw up LOL.

And sorry I am new here, hope it's ok that I just jump in

[lala]

Well, I'm partly going off of her reporting. I know if I get sick and it's a fluke not a virus, I usually feel perfectly fine afterwards.

She still doesn't want to eat, though, and is really tired, so she's staying home.

[stoptalking]

Poor thing, hope it is a fluke!

[dizzycooks]

I'd look at their behavior. Last week dd1 puked overnight, no fever, no explanation and seemed fine. Until we walked into daycare and she puked again.

Friday night dd2 puked, looked and acted fine, we went about our day and she just was a lot calmer and chose quieter things to do. I would have probably kept her home from school because she talks too much, but we still went to church and she went to her art class.

[penguingrrl]

I used to keep home 24 hours post vomit with no exceptions, but Jukia is prone to vomiting if she has too much sugar. Now that I know the difference I will send her if I'm sure that was the cause. Before I realized that was going on she unnecessarily missed school several times.

[NandaB]

I know you already decided, but allow me to share my story...Saturday we went to a bday party for good friends who we don't see often (they live 2 hours away). G went immediately into the bouncer and bounced like a mad man. He proceeded to barf (luckily he made it out of the bouncer) all the parents were whispering to the host " you think he's contagious??" And she was like no look he's fine! It was just because its hot and he was bouncing. Nanda wouldn't bring a sick kid 2 hours to a party. He did barf again, but was fine right after so we figure fluke! He was totally fine all day Sunday. Yep barfed at school Monday morning. Oops. I didn't tell my friend. I realize that may make me awful.

[jag01]

I personally wouldn't send them. I'd keep them home and let them rest. I'd hate to have someone else deal with my sick kid on the chance it wasn't a fluke. My mom once sent me to school thinking it was just a one time thing. It wasn't. I vomited in class, and still embarrassed by it.

[jensriot]

Oct 28, 2015 7:09:40 GMT -5 lala said:

Well, I'm partly going off of her reporting. I know if I get sick and it's a fluke not a virus, I usually feel perfectly fine afterwards.

She still doesn't want to eat, though, and is really tired, so she's staying home.

Yeah, if she was eating and acting fine, then maybe go to school. It sounds like she still needs a little rest. Sorry your kiddo feels yucky.

[lala]

Oct 28, 2015 8:19:14 GMT -5 penguingrrl said:

I used to keep home 24 hours post vomit with no exceptions, but Jukia is prone to vomiting if she has too much sugar. Now that I know the difference I will send her if I'm sure that was the cause. Before I realized that was going on she unnecessarily missed school several times.

I think it was what she ate last night at church, lots of treats right before bed. She's thrown up in the middle of the night before and not actually been sick sick, but it's been awhile.

Jack & I had a virus over the weekend but 4 days is a long incubation period for a stomach bug.

[penguingrrl]

Oct 28, 2015 10:51:43 GMT -5 lala said:

Oct 28, 2015 8:19:14 GMT -5 penguingrrl said:

I used to keep home 24 hours post vomit with no exceptions, but Jukia is prone to vomiting if she has too much sugar. Now that I know the difference I will send her if I'm sure that was the cause. Before I realized that was going on she unnecessarily missed school several times.

I think it was what she ate last night at church, lots of treats right before bed. She's thrown up in the middle of the night before and not actually been sick sick, but it's been awhile.

Jack & I had a virus over the weekend but 4 days is a long incubation period for a stomach bug.

In that case Inwould have sent. I'm very careful about potential bugs, but know how to tell bug versus too many treats.

[lala]

Yea, I'm out of practice, apparently! Oh well. One sick day never hurt anyone.

[nicolewi]

Barfing=do not go to school! Often kids seem fine, but then puke again later.

Unless it's a special, special case, like you KNOW the kid just got carsick or something. Eating treats I would not think can necessarily be blamed for the puking, unless the kid has a history or puking after eating treats.

[erbear]

Keep her home. You have no way of knowing why she vomited (unless it was a cough or something - even then, if she's coughing so hard that she's throwing up, a day home would be good anyway).

[dizzycooks]

lala how's your dd1 doing now?

[trizzie]

I keep home because I am paranoid. On a complete side note, I can't tell you how relieved I am to hear that y'all have kids that have randomly thrown up in the middle of the night. DD1 has done it twice (once I know was because she got too hot that day and ate nothing but crap at a party we were at), but DS has never done it. So, it kind of freaked me out.

[lala]

Oh she was totally fine. I kept her home and she acted totally normal and went to ballet in the afternoon.