My Son Just Got COVID in daycare. Be Careful You Guys!

[Anonymous]

I understand OP's frustration. My DS3 has been in daycare since August 2021 (we'd kept him and DS8 home the prior year). As much as I like the idea of masks, they just don't work in daycares. Maybe in preschools where the kids are there just a few hours. But at my kid's school, they eat three times a day and many weren't very good about masking. His classroom closed three times from Jan/Feb.

Bottom line: I'm sure there are some exceptions, but I'd say that for the most part, if you're sending your child to daycare, you have to know that there's a real chance of exposure.

And for folks who think they haven't gotten in, many of you have. My DS8 got a positive at the weekly school testing. He had the most insignificant nose run and was perhaps slightly more fatigued than normal. Had the school not caught , I wouldn't have thought to test. I'd also had minor cold symptoms, prompting me to test as I'd had a known exposure. I finally got a positive a week after symptoms started. Had I not known about the exposure, I would have thought I'd had a light cold.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I understand OP's frustration. My DS3 has been in daycare since August 2021 (we'd kept him and DS8 home the prior year). As much as I like the idea of masks, they just don't work in daycares. Maybe in preschools where the kids are there just a few hours. But at my kid's school, they eat three times a day and many weren't very good about masking. His classroom closed three times from Jan/Feb.

Bottom line: I'm sure there are some exceptions, but I'd say that for the most part, if you're sending your child to daycare, you have to know that there's a real chance of exposure.

And for folks who think they haven't gotten in, many of you have. My DS8 got a positive at the weekly school testing. He had the most insignificant nose run and was perhaps slightly more fatigued than normal. Had the school not caught , I wouldn't have thought to test. I'd also had minor cold symptoms, prompting me to test as I'd had a known exposure. I finally got a positive a week after symptoms started. Had I not known about the exposure, I would have thought I'd had a light cold.

If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?

Of course our family can get exposed to COVID at daycare, we all know this, this is nothing new or groundbreaking. FWIW I am one of the posters that said we haven't gotten it, and for the past year or so we have been getting PCR tests every time DD gets sick, even just a runny nose, and they have always been negative. Of course it's possible that we did catch it and the tests didn't detect it. At that point, I'm sorry, I just don't care. None of us have had lingering symptoms. Of course I don't want to get anybody sick, but we've been following public health advice and doing everything we can to protect people and at a certain point there are only so many things I can worry about.

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Anonymous wrote:This is OP. Surprised to get these responses. My son has been horrifically ill to the point of hospitalization, with no pre-existing conditions. I hope to God that you don't have to deal with what our family has had to over the past two weeks.

I'm really sorry OP- are you exploring different childcare arrangements for the future? Sometimes a second infection can be even worse so I'd start making plans now. It seems like daycares should be back at reduced capacity and full time masking at least.

Hi. This is OP. I am not able to explore other options right now. I don't know how it was contracted. However, he is having severe breathing issues and every cough sounds like he is about to vomit. I know people do not like the masks but perhaps until this variant has made its way through, we should keep them on. Although people are saying this variant is mild, it is really contagious so if your daycare has policies in place about quarantining and testing, many parents could be out of work for a bit of time if it runs through the household. So, in order to avoid it maybe keep the previous practices in place.

Yeah you should definitely still be making your kid at daycare even if others aren’t.

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Anonymous wrote:You mean he might be mildly uncomfortable for a few days. The horror!

I don't know if I have a cold or covid as the home tests are negative but I've been really sick for over a week as my child has been. Its been miserable. I have at least another few days to a week to go... can I thank you for this?

I don’t understand if you’re OP or someone else but why haven’t you gotten a PCR if you think you have covid?

Not op and I am to sick to go out for a prc and getting the test makes no difference. We are extremely careful and still got something.

Send away for a home PCR test

[Anonymous]

Why aren’t you all discussing how you build immunity?

[Anonymous]

My DD caught RSV at daycare when she was 18 months old. She was horrifically ill, and had to be hospitalized for days on high flow oxygen because she was having such trouble breathing. It was awful, stressful and she’s needed an inhaler since then. That was in 2018. No one talked about shutting down daycares or requiring masks on toddlers and I never would have thought to ask that of others. And that was okay.

OP, I have a lot of sympathy for the stressful situation you are going through right now. I hope your child feels better soon - it’s so hard to watch young children be so sick. I also hope we as a society can start to recalibrate our perception of risks after the chaos of the last two years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My DD caught RSV at daycare when she was 18 months old. She was horrifically ill, and had to be hospitalized for days on high flow oxygen because she was having such trouble breathing. It was awful, stressful and she’s needed an inhaler since then. That was in 2018. No one talked about shutting down daycares or requiring masks on toddlers and I never would have thought to ask that of others. And that was okay.

OP, I have a lot of sympathy for the stressful situation you are going through right now. I hope your child feels better soon - it’s so hard to watch young children be so sick. I also hope we as a society can start to recalibrate our perception of risks after the chaos of the last two years.

+1 I'm so sorry you had to go through this. And I too hope we can get back to a point where people can understand the world is full of risks and it is not reasonable or helpful to expect everyone to center their lives around avoiding COVID.

[Anonymous]

This is OP. I'm still actually shocked to see these responses but now I feel far less guilty about sending my kid back to daycare while still having symptoms. 🤷‍♀️

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is OP. I'm still actually shocked to see these responses but now I feel far less guilty about sending my kid back to daycare while still having symptoms. 🤷‍♀️

Glad to hear your child is feeling better and out of the hospital! But why would you send them back with symptoms while telling others to be careful? I assume your ped said they were no longer contagious? My daycare would send anyone symptomatic straight back home.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This is OP. I'm still actually shocked to see these responses but now I feel far less guilty about sending my kid back to daycare while still having symptoms. 🤷‍♀️

Glad to hear your child is feeling better and out of the hospital! But why would you send them back with symptoms while telling others to be careful? I assume your ped said they were no longer contagious? My daycare would send anyone symptomatic straight back home.

Because parents here are acting like it's no big deal. So why would I go out of my way to be a good citizen? I'm missing work, opportunities, etc. Our school says he can come back when he reaches a certain benchmark, which he has. Ordinarily I would still keep him home if he was still coughing and snotty but nope - I'm sending him back.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Omg it’s almost like it’s endemic!

No, it's still a pandemic. Endemic means regional outbreaks that can be contained. Pandemic is global, large population spread. We have never left the pandemic stage, and won't for another year or more.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why aren’t you all discussing how you build immunity?

The best way to build immunity is through a vaccine. Not available for the youngest set yet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is OP. I'm still actually shocked to see these responses but now I feel far less guilty about sending my kid back to daycare while still having symptoms. 🤷‍♀️

That’s also an a**hole move. Sending your kid back when they’re still sick, whether Covid or flu is despicable.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This is OP. I'm still actually shocked to see these responses but now I feel far less guilty about sending my kid back to daycare while still having symptoms. 🤷‍♀️

Glad to hear your child is feeling better and out of the hospital! But why would you send them back with symptoms while telling others to be careful? I assume your ped said they were no longer contagious? My daycare would send anyone symptomatic straight back home.

Because parents here are acting like it's no big deal. So why would I go out of my way to be a good citizen? I'm missing work, opportunities, etc. Our school says he can come back when he reaches a certain benchmark, which he has. Ordinarily I would still keep him home if he was still coughing and snotty but nope - I'm sending him back.

With the low standards your daycare has, it’s no wonder your son caught it there. Ever stop to think about that? I got called last week to pick up DC because her eye was slightly red- they were like, it might be pinkeye and pinkeye has been associated with Covid! Took her to ped and a tiny piece of mulch had gotten in there that I didn’t see- no pinkeye. Getting called for every little thing is definitely annoying and inconvenient but we’ve had zero class quarantines in 18 months, and only a handful in the other classes. So their sone upsides to a strict illness policy.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I understand OP's frustration. My DS3 has been in daycare since August 2021 (we'd kept him and DS8 home the prior year). As much as I like the idea of masks, they just don't work in daycares. Maybe in preschools where the kids are there just a few hours. But at my kid's school, they eat three times a day and many weren't very good about masking. His classroom closed three times from Jan/Feb.

Bottom line: I'm sure there are some exceptions, but I'd say that for the most part, if you're sending your child to daycare, you have to know that there's a real chance of exposure.

And for folks who think they haven't gotten in, many of you have. My DS8 got a positive at the weekly school testing. He had the most insignificant nose run and was perhaps slightly more fatigued than normal. Had the school not caught , I wouldn't have thought to test. I'd also had minor cold symptoms, prompting me to test as I'd had a known exposure. I finally got a positive a week after symptoms started. Had I not known about the exposure, I would have thought I'd had a light cold.

If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?

Of course our family can get exposed to COVID at daycare, we all know this, this is nothing new or groundbreaking. FWIW I am one of the posters that said we haven't gotten it, and for the past year or so we have been getting PCR tests every time DD gets sick, even just a runny nose, and they have always been negative. Of course it's possible that we did catch it and the tests didn't detect it. At that point, I'm sorry, I just don't care. None of us have had lingering symptoms. Of course I don't want to get anybody sick, but we've been following public health advice and doing everything we can to protect people and at a certain point there are only so many things I can worry about.

My DD just tested positive after testing 2 neg days in a row. If we had stopped after 1 or 2 tests we would not have known.