Reply to Flu exposure - am I being overprotective

Forum Index » General Parenting Discussion

Reply to "Flu exposure - am I being overprotective "

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Absolutely not.
We just had the flu at our house.  The day one kid was sent back to school was the day the second child came down sick.  Unfortunately a child is not only contagious until he has gone 24 hours fever free (without medication), someone else in that home could be contagious and hasn't come down with it yet.  Stay out of a home that has a flu case for a full week.  [/quote]

This.

Your husband absolutely should NOT go either, OP. He might be thinking, the sick kid will be in a bedroom away from us, I won't be anywhere near the child, etc., but that's foolish. It's probable that someone else has the flu in that household and isn't symptomatic yet -- but they could still be contagious even if they feel fine. The CDC says you can be contagious for a full day before you have any symptoms.

I'm writing this from my bedroom where I've quarantined myself because I have the flu (yes, I got my flu shot....). It is sucking days and days away where I can do nothing (though thank goodness for Tamiflu). Your DH needs to watch the game at home. Even the Super Bowl with friends is not worth the risk of lost days of work and school and feeling horrible. Has he ever had the flu? The real thing, not some cold he thought was "flu"? If not, he doesn't understand. Especially if you have kids, he needs to stay home. [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics