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Pink eye- question?
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I have no experience with this.
My DCP's DD has pink eye. They caught it early, she's on eyedrops already. The doctor told them that she will be fine/not contagious after being on the drops for 12 hours.
DD is 4 and is one of the daycare kids (as in, she's there all day w/ the other kids).
DCP is cleaning everything today and is going to be open tomorrow, but is leaving it to the discretion of the parents as to whether to send their child or not.
DS wasn't there yesterday or today because these are his normal days to be w/ my parents.
Given this, would you send your child?
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~Benjamin Franklin
DS dx with celiac disease 5/28/10
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Re: Pink eye- question?
DS has had it twice, and it spreads through DC like wildfire. I think if the DCP cleans the toys, and pretty much everything (pink eye lives on surfaces a long time) and her DD is on eye drops it should be fine.
I'd consider you disinfecting too, and always washing hands before and after doing things, and try to keep your child from rubbing their eyes, because that's how it would spread.
Both times our DS had it we caught it really quick (had the green gooey eye gunk signs so we knew) made sure to get him on drops, and disinfected our house from top to bottom until he wasn't contagious anymore.
Its probably one of the lesser contagious things kids can get but its still an inconvenience.
If I'm reading this correctly...
DCP's kid came down with pinkeye yesterday and got on eye drops right away?
Your DD wasn't there yesterday (when the pinkeye was discovered) or today. But she was there on Tues, when DCP's kid was contagious.
I would probably send her in tomorrow, since DCP is cleaning everything today. I would want to keep my leave for a day when LO is really sick.
Update - DCP actually also called me. Her neighbor's kids both had it, they were playing w/ her kids this week. While DS hasn't been there in 2 days, I wonder about the other kids.
She said that 2 of the other boys are staying home tomorrow, but she doesn't know about 2 others.
My parents can actually take DS for most of the day, so I'm going to keep him home and then I'll just go home a little early to relieve them. If he doesn't have it, I actually want to help ensure he doesn't get it!
But thanks for the input - I was leaning towards sending him, and if I didn't have my parents/ leave, I'd feel pretty comfortable sending him. But as I DO have those 2 things, why chance it?
~Benjamin Franklin
DS dx with celiac disease 5/28/10
Personally, I would use it as an excuse to call off of work tomorrow, but that's b/c I really really need a day off, LOL!
But otherwise, I would send your DS to DC tomorrow.
Funny you should post this b/c one of the little boys in DS class just came down with pink eye on Tuesday. Fingers crossed that both of our DS's don't get pink eye!!
~Benjamin Franklin
DS dx with celiac disease 5/28/10
If her DD has the viral kind then eye drops won't do anything for it and they will still be contagious. If it's the bacterial kind then it will respond to the drops in 12-24 hours. My doctor won't even prescribe them unless it's needed for daycare.. If prescribed to much antibiotics can make your child immune to them when they actually do need them. When DD had it, she got it on a Thursday and so we kept her home on Friday so by Monday it was all cleared up without drops. I would think it would be ok to send your DS. It's like a cold, theres not really to much you can do about it and if your child gets it, they were probably already exposed to it.
This. But also my DD gets conjunctivitis w/ every illness: strep, ear infection,etc... I'm used to it and it's easy to clear up. Scary the first time none the less.
BFP # 1 - 12/19/09 EDD 08/27/10 - D&C 1/26/10 @ 9w5d
BFP # 2 - 06/05/10 EDD 02/17/11, DS1 born on 2/14/11
BFP # 3 - 04/10/13 EDD 12/21/13 - D&C 05/15/13 @ 8w4d
BFP # 4 - 07/27/13 EDD 04/08/14 - CP 07/29/13
BFP # 5 - 09/14/13 EDD 05/28/14, DS2 born on 5/22/14
This is what I was thinking too...and then I wondered what the weather is going to be like tomorrow, if its nice, I may be inclined to take the day off.