Rant: Sitting here with my kid who has been unwell with some sort of gastrointestinal virus for the past fortnight, I'm about ready to burst! I'm so pissed off that she's sick. We can't be sure where it's originated from, or even what's wrong with her, but more than likely it's from some person or people who have been unwell and not stayed away from public places. I get that life has to happen even when you're sick but for the love of everything people: KEEP YOUR SICK KIDS, FAMILY AND SELF HOME for at least 48 hours following the final symptoms!! Gastro especially goes around so easily and is quickly passed on to other family members, some of whom may suffer additional complications because of preexisting illnesses. Not to mention the financial implications of being unable to work or attend daycare (which we still have to pay for even if our kids don't attend). /rant
RANT: Keep sick kids home, and stay home if you're sick yourself.
RANT: Keep sick kids home, and stay home if you're sick yourself.
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Has your child been tested for cryptosporidium? It's often contracted from swimming pools ?
I'd also add, don't go swimming for two weeks after gastro!
Unfortunately this how my son and I got sick, contracting crypto from our local swimming centre. It's one of the few bugs that chlorine doesn't kill.
It took 6 weeks to get the all clear to return to normal life and a following two weeks before we could swim.
Oh really?! We swim a lot. That is really interesting. She's had an bad run of gastro-like illnesses lately which is really unusual for her. I will look into it (and we'll stay out of the pool!)
Unfortunately, some people are unable to stay home 100% of the time.
People like myself have no friends and family in town. And a partner who works away.
Who's supposed to get much needed essentials from the supermarket when none of them home deliver?
Sometimes it's just not possible.
I hope you all get better quickly and don't get sick again any time soon.
Getting sick is an unfortunate part of life but I totally agree with you. Stay home if you or your kids are contagious. It's the considerate thing to do.
Some people have such a shifty attitude when it comes to this, I have friends who say "it's just the flu, it's just gastro. I'm not taking time off work for that". I have a lot of stomach is yes and a bout of gastro Will knock me about for weeks.
In December before school finished my kids had gastro, conjunctivitis and some awful flu virus. Literally one after the other each time they went back to school. Drives me INSANE lol.
Go get a f**king life and stop blaming other people for ur child getting sick my son has gotten sick from other people and I have just put on a brace face and powered through it my son recently had whooping cough because of another child at his school and I just powered through it for my son as he needed me s**t happens with kids getting sick and this is coming from a mum who's child has a compressed immune system