Sick baby

[Anonymous]

Are you worried about Covid, OP? Are you vaccinated?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are you worried about Covid, OP? Are you vaccinated?

OP here,

I am vaccinated and boosted. The mom text the baby is in the emergency room at children National, he was admitted this morning at 5 am and she will keep me updated. This outcome is what I was scared from the beginning. I am praying the baby is ok.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are you worried about Covid, OP? Are you vaccinated?

OP here,

I am vaccinated and boosted. The mom text the baby is in the emergency room at children National, he was admitted this morning at 5 am and she will keep me updated. This outcome is what I was scared from the beginning. I am praying the baby is ok.

I hope the baby is okay! Wow, that’s horrible.

[Anonymous]

You have a legal duty to care for a sick child in your care. If the parent is unwilling to seek medical care, then you can't work, unless you want to be held legally liable if something disastrous happens. The parent needs to either take the child to be checked or stay home, or they have to be willing for you to call for an ambulance.

This is exactly what I tell my families. We establish cutoffs as to dehydration level, vomiting and/or diarrhea duration and consistency, otc meds, fever spikes and duration, etc. I will not be held liable for a child's injury or death due to a parent's distrust of the medical community.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:How high is the baby’s temperature? What’s considered an adult fever and what’s considered a baby’s fever are very different.

And why would you be uncomfortable caring for him with a fever?

Monday through Wednesday, it was in the range 98.5 to 101.
Thursday and Friday, it was super high .103 and 104

Yes, that’s a fever and parents should have taken him to the pediatrician. The parents are wrong.

But why would you not go to work? If his fever spikes you can take him to the ER.

I disagree w/the last sentence.
Nannies cannot simply “take their charges to the E/R.”

Some parents do not want their Nanny driving their children anywhere - so many Nannies do not have proper authorization to do this.
They likely do not even have a car seat in their vehicles.

Also, it may be tough to have a Nanny authorize medical care since the Nanny is not the parent nor the child’s legal guardian.

If I were this particular Nanny > I would not go in to work either.

I am a Nanny & would not want to watch a child w/a fever…..especially during these times.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How high is the baby’s temperature? What’s considered an adult fever and what’s considered a baby’s fever are very different.

And why would you be uncomfortable caring for him with a fever?

Monday through Wednesday, it was in the range 98.5 to 101.
Thursday and Friday, it was super high .103 and 104

Yes, that’s a fever and parents should have taken him to the pediatrician. The parents are wrong.

But why would you not go to work? If his fever spikes you can take him to the ER.

I disagree w/the last sentence.
Nannies cannot simply “take their charges to the E/R.”

Some parents do not want their Nanny driving their children anywhere - so many Nannies do not have proper authorization to do this.
They likely do not even have a car seat in their vehicles.

Also, it may be tough to have a Nanny authorize medical care since the Nanny is not the parent nor the child’s legal guardian.

If I were this particular Nanny > I would not go in to work either.

I am a Nanny & would not want to watch a child w/a fever…..especially during these times.

Actually the nanny has to take the child, by law, to the ER and report the parents. Just like teachers do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are you worried about Covid, OP? Are you vaccinated?

OP here,

I am vaccinated and boosted. The mom text the baby is in the emergency room at children National, he was admitted this morning at 5 am and she will keep me updated. This outcome is what I was scared from the beginning. I am praying the baby is ok.

How is the baby, OP? What was the diagnosis?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How high is the baby’s temperature? What’s considered an adult fever and what’s considered a baby’s fever are very different.

And why would you be uncomfortable caring for him with a fever?

Monday through Wednesday, it was in the range 98.5 to 101.
Thursday and Friday, it was super high .103 and 104

Yes, that’s a fever and parents should have taken him to the pediatrician. The parents are wrong.

But why would you not go to work? If his fever spikes you can take him to the ER.

I disagree w/the last sentence.
Nannies cannot simply “take their charges to the E/R.”

Some parents do not want their Nanny driving their children anywhere - so many Nannies do not have proper authorization to do this.
They likely do not even have a car seat in their vehicles.

Also, it may be tough to have a Nanny authorize medical care since the Nanny is not the parent nor the child’s legal guardian.

If I were this particular Nanny > I would not go in to work either.

I am a Nanny & would not want to watch a child w/a fever…..especially during these times.

Actually the nanny has to take the child, by law, to the ER and report the parents. Just like teachers do.

What on earth are you talking about? A febrile child does not need to be automatically taken to the ED, and they certainly would not see the child without a parent present barring a life threatening emergency.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How high is the baby’s temperature? What’s considered an adult fever and what’s considered a baby’s fever are very different.

And why would you be uncomfortable caring for him with a fever?

Monday through Wednesday, it was in the range 98.5 to 101.
Thursday and Friday, it was super high .103 and 104

Yes, that’s a fever and parents should have taken him to the pediatrician. The parents are wrong.

But why would you not go to work? If his fever spikes you can take him to the ER.

I disagree w/the last sentence.
Nannies cannot simply “take their charges to the E/R.”

Some parents do not want their Nanny driving their children anywhere - so many Nannies do not have proper authorization to do this.
They likely do not even have a car seat in their vehicles.

Also, it may be tough to have a Nanny authorize medical care since the Nanny is not the parent nor the child’s legal guardian.

If I were this particular Nanny > I would not go in to work either.

I am a Nanny & would not want to watch a child w/a fever…..especially during these times.

Actually the nanny has to take the child, by law, to the ER and report the parents. Just like teachers do.

What on earth are you talking about? A febrile child does not need to be automatically taken to the ED, and they certainly would not see the child without a parent present barring a life threatening emergency.

If the fever was 103-104, like OP said, yes, they will start treatment pending parental involvement. A child can die of a prolonged 104 fever.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are you worried about Covid, OP? Are you vaccinated?

OP here,

I am vaccinated and boosted. The mom text the baby is in the emergency room at children National, he was admitted this morning at 5 am and she will keep me updated. This outcome is what I was scared from the beginning. I am praying the baby is ok.

How is the baby, OP? What was the diagnosis?

OP here,

The baby is still in the hospital. The mom said he has some type of infection but she will not elaborate on the cause, Plus baby was moved ICU last night.
I am praying for the baby speedy recovery.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are you worried about Covid, OP? Are you vaccinated?

OP here,

I am vaccinated and boosted. The mom text the baby is in the emergency room at children National, he was admitted this morning at 5 am and she will keep me updated. This outcome is what I was scared from the beginning. I am praying the baby is ok.

How is the baby, OP? What was the diagnosis?

OP here,

The baby is still in the hospital. The mom said he has some type of infection but she will not elaborate on the cause, Plus baby was moved ICU last night.
I am praying for the baby speedy recovery.

God, that is unbelievable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How high is the baby’s temperature? What’s considered an adult fever and what’s considered a baby’s fever are very different.

And why would you be uncomfortable caring for him with a fever?

Monday through Wednesday, it was in the range 98.5 to 101.
Thursday and Friday, it was super high .103 and 104

Yes, that’s a fever and parents should have taken him to the pediatrician. The parents are wrong.

But why would you not go to work? If his fever spikes you can take him to the ER.

I disagree w/the last sentence.
Nannies cannot simply “take their charges to the E/R.”

Some parents do not want their Nanny driving their children anywhere - so many Nannies do not have proper authorization to do this.
They likely do not even have a car seat in their vehicles.

Also, it may be tough to have a Nanny authorize medical care since the Nanny is not the parent nor the child’s legal guardian.

If I were this particular Nanny > I would not go in to work either.

I am a Nanny & would not want to watch a child w/a fever…..especially during these times.

Actually the nanny has to take the child, by law, to the ER and report the parents. Just like teachers do.

What on earth are you talking about? A febrile child does not need to be automatically taken to the ED, and they certainly would not see the child without a parent present barring a life threatening emergency.

If the fever was 103-104, like OP said, yes, they will start treatment pending parental involvement. A child can die of a prolonged 104 fever.

There are so many things wrong with what you are saying.
Bottom line, an ED will not see a kid with a fever (and nothing else) without a parent, and nothing about this is a legal issue, nor is it reportable neglect.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How high is the baby’s temperature? What’s considered an adult fever and what’s considered a baby’s fever are very different.

And why would you be uncomfortable caring for him with a fever?

Monday through Wednesday, it was in the range 98.5 to 101.
Thursday and Friday, it was super high .103 and 104

That’s not super high for a child especially a teething infant. I would have asked mom if I could give small amount of baby aspirin but it’s the moms call when her kid goes to the doctor. If this makes you uncomfortable you should find a job with older children or parents that work from home, you seem like you need more oversight

[Anonymous]

Team parent here.

Low grade fever and teething for a few days - no reason for major concern.

Sustained high fever (103/104) call the doctor.

Sounds like that's what they did and the baby is now getting care.

I employ a nanny expressly to provide care for a sick child (for any number of run of the mill illnesses - teething, colds, etc...) A seriously ill child then the parent takes over. It's a team effort and the parents and the nanny have to work together.

This nanny and I wouldn't be a fit. But I'm not going to second guess the parents on exactly when they should have called the doctor or taken the baby in. I might have taken a baby in a day earlier but maybe I wouldn't. Way too little known about this particular scenario to assess.

I certainly hope the baby is ok - that's a terrifying experience for the parents.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How high is the baby’s temperature? What’s considered an adult fever and what’s considered a baby’s fever are very different.

And why would you be uncomfortable caring for him with a fever?

Monday through Wednesday, it was in the range 98.5 to 101.
Thursday and Friday, it was super high .103 and 104

That’s not super high for a child especially a teething infant. I would have asked mom if I could give small amount of baby aspirin but it’s the moms call when her kid goes to the doctor. If this makes you uncomfortable you should find a job with older children or parents that work from home, you seem like you need more oversight

I sure hope you wouldn't give a baby aspirin :shock: