Help me prop my DD up tonight

[Anonymous]

My DD plays an instrument and has a mandatory holiday concert tonight. If she isn’t there, her part won’t be covered and she may lose her spot for the spring. It’s not a wind instrument and she can wear a mask, and her Covid tests are negative.

However, she’s pretty down for the count and has a fever, sore throat and headache with post nasal drip. I’m alternating cold/cough medicine with Motrin and making her light smoothies with ginger and coconut water and pineapple juice. What else can I do to revive her for the evening?

And yes, I know I shouldn’t send a sick kid out into the world, but the Covid era of forgiveness for absences for illness is definitely over at her school and at her activities. And obviously she wouldn’t have caught something if someone else didn’t go out with it first.

[Anonymous]

I'd confirm with the director that she will lose her spot if she isn't there. If they say yes, I'd give her a cough drop and send her. I wouldn't mask because that makes her look suspicious. If other people get sick, blame the policy

[Anonymous]

Wait and see how she is and let her decide.

This sounds like a really poorly managed orchestra. If they don’t have a sub for her, it seems unlikely she’ll lose her spot.

If she does, that’s just the reality and she can understand it and make a call based on how she feels.

[Anonymous]

Seriously? You'd send a kid with a fever out? Unreal.

[Anonymous]

I'm not sure about your ginger, coconut water, pineapple thing. Sounds great and would love to know if this is a traditional thing for colds! I guess I'm trashy because I'd by trying gatorade and ramen or chicken noodle soup. Some calories and salt to get her through the concert, and a pocket full of tissues and cough drops.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Seriously? You'd send a kid with a fever out? Unreal.

+1

[Anonymous]

You’re a jerk. Karma.

[Anonymous]

Gargle with very warm salt water, nasal spray, vitamin B, vitamin D, caffeine, hot shower washing her eyes/nose/mouth really well, chicken soup help me but she needs rest. Reach out and plead your case.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Seriously? You'd send a kid with a fever out? Unreal.

People go to school and work with fevers every day. It isn’t 2020-21.

At some point it becomes necessary. Last year my DD missed 10 days of school (two different weeks) due to fevers. School freaked out about attendance even though she was complying with their fever policy. She was applying to schools and it had to be put in her applications. Her main extracurricular was in jeopardy, too.

There were obviously kids going in to school and activities who were way more sick than she was and who she caught it from. It’s fine to play by the rules in preschool but the stakes get higher for older kids and it backs families into tough corners.

[Anonymous]

1-2 TB ACV in a bottle of water every 3 hours. Add a drop of iodine if you have the edible kind (not the drug store kind, that’s poisonous).

Ice pack on back of neck, Can even stuff one in her bra during the concert if she’s really feeling terrible.

Eating ice chips Can help too, maybe a convenience store slushie right before the concert.

Sudafed or something with Sudafed in it for nasal drip. Give a 12 hour dose asap as it might make her sleepy at first.

Get some sugar and caffeine in her before the concert. Can also try excedrin migraine for headache, it has caffeine.

Hot tea with honey.

[Anonymous]

Go to urgent care and get a doctor's note. That is terrible. Don't send her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:1-2 TB ACV in a bottle of water every 3 hours. Add a drop of iodine if you have the edible kind (not the drug store kind, that’s poisonous).

Ice pack on back of neck, Can even stuff one in her bra during the concert if she’s really feeling terrible.

Eating ice chips Can help too, maybe a convenience store slushie right before the concert.

Sudafed or something with Sudafed in it for nasal drip. Give a 12 hour dose asap as it might make her sleepy at first.

Get some sugar and caffeine in her before the concert. Can also try excedrin migraine for headache, it has caffeine.

Hot tea with honey.

Thank you. This was actually helpful and I appreciate it. -OP

[Anonymous]

Steam inhalation
Vicks vapor rub under feet with socks on, vicks on chest ( can do this in the day time too)
Humidifier in room overnight
spoonful of honey to sooth throat

keep the ginger/pineapple going you can add lemon juice and garlic and honey to it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:1-2 TB ACV in a bottle of water every 3 hours. Add a drop of iodine if you have the edible kind (not the drug store kind, that’s poisonous).

Ice pack on back of neck, Can even stuff one in her bra during the concert if she’s really feeling terrible.

Eating ice chips Can help too, maybe a convenience store slushie right before the concert.

Sudafed or something with Sudafed in it for nasal drip. Give a 12 hour dose asap as it might make her sleepy at first.

Get some sugar and caffeine in her before the concert. Can also try excedrin migraine for headache, it has caffeine.

Hot tea with honey.

Thank you. This was actually helpful and I appreciate it. -OP

Stuffing ice packs in a bra because of a fever is insane. If she needs all of those remedies to cope, she is too sick to be out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seriously? You'd send a kid with a fever out? Unreal.

People go to school and work with fevers every day. It isn’t 2020-21.

At some point it becomes necessary. Last year my DD missed 10 days of school (two different weeks) due to fevers. School freaked out about attendance even though she was complying with their fever policy. She was applying to schools and it had to be put in her applications. Her main extracurricular was in jeopardy, too.

There were obviously kids going in to school and activities who were way more sick than she was and who she caught it from. It’s fine to play by the rules in preschool but the stakes get higher for older kids and it backs families into tough corners.

No, you just valued her extracurriculars more than your daughter's health and the health of everyone around her.