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September 2011 Moms
ldcoffel
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Would you side-eye me?
ldcoffel
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Would you side-eye me if I brought a snotty kid to a play group? No fever, but he's been snotty for almost a week. He seems fine, other than a gallon of snot, kind of yellowish, the kind that makes a snot bubble on one side...
He's "that" kid this week.
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Re: Would you side-eye me?
I mean... I
you and all, but yes.
Lol
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My LO would never leave the house if I didn't take her places with runny noses. They are CONSTANT. Sometimes they're not colds-- they can be teething related.
I get protecting newborns, but if a toddler hasn't been exposed to a few germs yet, their parents probably aren't doing him any favors.
Ok! I'm gonna remember that one! Just wait until you ask ME something about juggling those babies!
hahah! Ok
? Voted Cool Cat ~ 2012 Sweetpea Mom Awards ?
"What did my fingers do before they held you? What did my heart do with it's love?"
Same here. Logically, I know kids are sick this time of year and everyone gets runny noses and you can't stay home for every cold, but I still cringe when I know my kid is being exposed to germs. (I've gotten better though- a year ago I would have been freaking out)
Yep, this. I feel like I've read that kids are no longer contagious after a while. Maybe a week? I don't remember though.
When I just had Kai I totally would have - I would have assumed cold and that he was contagious.
After Halle had a teething related runny nose for 3 months straight, now I wouldn't bat an eye at a runny nose at all.
TBH, I would
Clear teething snot is one thing, but yellow with bubbles is another.
If I was at a playdate and did not know the symptomatology of K I would assume he was contagious based off of quantity and color. Again, I would be unaware of K's actual set of symptoms.
That said, I 100% understand where you are at. About a month ago I stayed in the house because Bo had a light cough and clear runny nose. At the 14th Day it was either I buy out the LQ store or I take Bo to go and play. I chose go play.
I knew he was not contagious by the terms of fever, diarrhea, and vomiting so I arranged a small get together with a few gals. While there, Bo has sneezes with some goop out of his nose, and of course, I was right there with the stuffy nose wipes to wipe it away. I made a few faces
shrugged my shoulders, and apologized to the others moms. They all were so sweet saying "It is the time of the year; my kid has it too" and so on.
The next day Bo ended up getting worse...and well I had my FTM freak out because he vomited and had diarrhea.
That said, you have to maintain your sanity, but at the same time he is snotty for a reason and exposure of novel germs may escalate his symptoms.
It is like being between a rock and a hard spot.