When 1 is sick....

Kmarie823

When one of you LO's is sick do you take measures to keep the other one from getting it?  DD2 is sick with a runny nose but as I was feeding them their yogurt today I wondered if they should not be sharing a spoon?  This also applies to the water sippers they roam with during the day.

I feel a little lost in this arena since this is our first cold! 

So fellow MoM's what is your philosophy on this? 

missfire

I don't with colds. They share toys, spoons, etc., and colds are contagious before they show symptoms, so I usually figure they've been exposed to each other already. If it were something more serious I might though. When DS1 had a stomach bug, I changed my clothes after all barfing and washed my hands pretty obsessively. In the same house, though, there's only so much I feel like I can do.

gekeler6

Nope, its too hard.  If one shows symptoms, the other one usually gets sick within 24 hours anyways.  Just get it done and over with.

Lemondrop

It's very difficult, especially with a cold. My ds has one now and I know dd is gonna get it. I also worked in child care for years and know that it's almost impossible to sanatize everything. Don't make urself nuts over it. If it was something more serious than a cold then I would worry more. 

jalaiaa

I tried for about 10 minutes with the first cold. Way too tough. Would have to disinfect all of the toys and sippies and keep the boys in separate rooms. Would never work.

Temp6313048411121614

gekeler6:

Nope, its too hard.  If one shows symptoms, the other one usually gets sick within 24 hours anyways.  Just get it done and over with.

This exactly.  First off you're already contagious even before you start having symptoms (so IMO it would be done in vein anyway).  Second, I'll get the bad mom of the year award, but I'd rather them hurry and share the germs and the sickness be over in a few days instead of dragging on and on and on.

jxd215

missfire:

I don't with colds. They share toys, spoons, etc., and colds are contagious before they show symptoms, so I usually figure they've been exposed to each other already. If it were something more serious I might though. When DS1 had a stomach bug, I changed my clothes after all barfing and washed my hands pretty obsessively. In the same house, though, there's only so much I feel like I can do.

This. Colds I can deal with, but stomach bugs are so unpleasant that I will do everything I can to keep the other from catching it. It worked for the last stomach bug and we managed to keep DS healthy.

sarahjane936

missfire:

I don't with colds. They share toys, spoons, etc., and colds are contagious before they show symptoms, so I usually figure they've been exposed to each other already. If it were something more serious I might though. When DS1 had a stomach bug, I changed my clothes after all barfing and washed my hands pretty obsessively. In the same house, though, there's only so much I feel like I can do.

Me too!  Fortunately, we haven't had anything too horrible run around the house (yet).