Would you tell another mom your LO is sick if...

chuicafina · January 2012

you're going for a walk? LO will be in the ERGO. I will obviously let her know when we get there so she knows not to get her and her LO too close. But is it overkill to text her beforehand?

EMLYNNLERETTE · January 2012

I don't think it's overkill, I would say something beforehand. It's better than pissing off the other mom if she does care IMO.

Dani0701 · January 2012

I don't think it would be over kill if you were going for a playdate, but you're just going for a walk. You'll be outside, no one touching, so I think it's ok.

IdigDirt · January 2012

I probably wouldn't care but I would appreciate the warning beforehand.

CarlaAndJames · January 2012

Depends on how sick she is and how well I know the other mom. I have mom friends I know wouldn't care and mom friends I know would!

MommaG123 · January 2012

Meh I wouldn't make a big deal about it but I think I'm more lax than most people on here about that.

If you wanted you could send her a quick text before that said something like "Our walk may have to be a quick one because I think LO may be coming down with something"

Or something to that effect so she gets a heads up. Like I said though I probably wouldn't say anything any ways because I don't think it's a big deal.

emilys629 · January 2012

I guess it would depend what you mean by sick? A little cough, stuffy nose. Nah, no need to tell me. I assume she has no fever or vomiting though if you're taking her on a walk!

I assume any and all children around mine are petri dishes at all times, so I try not to stress about it.

chuicafina · January 2012

CarlaAndJames:
Depends on how sick she is and how well I know the other mom. I have mom friends I know wouldn't care and mom friends I know would!

Good point. He's not that sick, just a runny nose, but I don't know the mom that well yet. I'll shoot her a text.

DaisyJanie · January 2012

Depends on what illness and how sick. I cancelled a walk because I thought LO had a stomach bug - this turned out to be an excellent decision because practically everyone Isaac saw last weekend ended up getting it. If it's just a minor cold, I'd barely mention it because he pretty much always seems to have one of those. Regardless, a heads-up wouldn't be a bad idea!

Off topic - Emlynnrette, we have a chair with that same print!

chuicafina · January 2012

Mare0527:
Meh I wouldn't make a big deal about it but I think I'm more lax than most people on here about that.

If you wanted you could send her a quick text before that said something like "Our walk may have to be a quick one because I think LO may be coming down with something"

Or something to that effect so she gets a heads up. Like I said though I probably wouldn't say anything any ways because I don't think it's a big deal.

Yea, I'm pretty lax about it too, which is why I wasn't sure. I would definitely not care if her LO were sick for our walk. I would, however, have appreciated a heads up from my friend whose LO got Quentin sick last week. She's just over 1 and had snot dripping from her nose and was ALL over him and his toys when we saw her. Sure enough, 2 days later, Q ends up with a runny nose (his first!). Oh well...it certainly wont be his last!