Would you cancel a long weekend bc of RSV?

[Anonymous]

Yes I would cancel it if someone in the house came down with it as recently as 11/5. I just pulled my 1yo from a mommy and me class she was supposed to start because the outbreak here in NY is very bad.

[Anonymous]

I thought this was going to be about canceling because of all the RSV going around. If someone actually has it? 100% yes.

[Anonymous]

Wtf is RSV

[Anonymous]

I’d call my peds and ask about 5 days after onset of symptoms. Pretty sure 24 hr no fever rule applies to RSV. What do you think happens with kids at daycare? Unless my kid had special health problems, I’d go.

[Anonymous]

Cancel

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’d call my peds and ask about 5 days after onset of symptoms. Pretty sure 24 hr no fever rule applies to RSV. What do you think happens with kids at daycare? Unless my kid had special health problems, I’d go.

Exactly. Guarantee the kid in question will go back to daycare.

[Anonymous]

There's no way I'd go.

I had RSV as a young adult and wound up in severe respiratory distress, needing both hospitalization and extensive respiratory support post-hospitalization. Before having RSV, I was considered exceptionally healthy. After having RSV, however, I developed severe, chronic asthma. There is no way I'd want my kids to be exposed to RSV.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There's no way I'd go.

I had RSV as a young adult and wound up in severe respiratory distress, needing both hospitalization and extensive respiratory support post-hospitalization. Before having RSV, I was considered exceptionally healthy. After having RSV, however, I developed severe, chronic asthma. There is no way I'd want my kids to be exposed to RSV.

It's usually only dangerous for babies, especially premies. I'm sorry that you were so sick but that's not common.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There's no way I'd go.

I had RSV as a young adult and wound up in severe respiratory distress, needing both hospitalization and extensive respiratory support post-hospitalization. Before having RSV, I was considered exceptionally healthy. After having RSV, however, I developed severe, chronic asthma. There is no way I'd want my kids to be exposed to RSV.

It's usually only dangerous for babies, especially premies. I'm sorry that you were so sick but that's not common.

This is true, but I wouldn't risk it. Complications , especially development of RAD and asthma, aren't THAT rare, so I would err on the side of caution.

I used to work with a woman whose perfectly-healthy preschool-aged child died from RSV, follow a family on Instagram whose perfectly-healthy full-term six-week-old died from RSV, and have a family friend who had RSV as a middle school student and now has severe, poorly-controlled asthma that prevents him from functioning normally. Yes, these examples are all still exceptionally rare, but I still wouldn't risk it.

[Anonymous]

No. We never stopped life for RSV before and should not now. And sounds like those kids won’t be infectious anyway.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There's no way I'd go.

I had RSV as a young adult and wound up in severe respiratory distress, needing both hospitalization and extensive respiratory support post-hospitalization. Before having RSV, I was considered exceptionally healthy. After having RSV, however, I developed severe, chronic asthma. There is no way I'd want my kids to be exposed to RSV.

It's usually only dangerous for babies, especially premies. I'm sorry that you were so sick but that's not common.

This is true, but I wouldn't risk it. Complications , especially development of RAD and asthma, aren't THAT rare, so I would err on the side of caution.

I used to work with a woman whose perfectly-healthy preschool-aged child died from RSV, follow a family on Instagram whose perfectly-healthy full-term six-week-old died from RSV, and have a family friend who had RSV as a middle school student and now has severe, poorly-controlled asthma that prevents him from functioning normally. Yes, these examples are all still exceptionally rare, but I still wouldn't risk it.

Nice anecdotes fear monger

[Anonymous]

One of my children had it as an almost 2 year old and was hospitalized for a week. He then developed RAD and asthma and was hospitalized at least once a year for the next few years. His lungs are stronger now but it’s been a saga. Even if the chance of catching it in that house was minuscule, I’d do anything to avoid it. While it is just a cold for many, it’s unpredictable for others. I am not taking any chances this winter with my youngest.

[Anonymous]

I’m sitting in the hospital right now with my 5 year old who has RSV and as a result, pneumonia. We’ve been here three days. He’s not a toddler nor immunocompromised, yet here we are. So no, I wouldn’t go. His situation may be unusual but this virus is extremely contagious and can be very unpredictable. Children who contract it can continue to test positive for weeks.

[Anonymous]

I’d wait and see how the 1 year old nephew is doing when it’s time to leave.

[Anonymous]

My teen till struggles with respiratory problems after RSV damaged his lungs at age 1. Got it from a cousin on vacation. Avoid this illness as long as possible. The younger you get it, the worse damage it can do. As you age, it becomes just like any cold, but not so for the young lungs.