how soon should nanny come back after stomach flu?

[Anonymous]

we have a 3 month old in the house. feel slightly uncomfortable letting her handl baby bottles etc right after. on the other hand, i need to go to work...

[Anonymous]

She should come back as soon as she feels able to perform her job and you feel comfortable with exposing DC. This is a personal choice each nanny and employer makes according to their individual needs - there is no "should" to speak of.

If you're asking how long after being struck down with the flu she remains contagious, check out the CDC pages about it: http://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/disease/spread.htm

[Anonymous]

Most daycares use the 24 hr rule I think. YOu need to be fever/symptom free for a full 24 hrs before you can come back. For an older child, I'd have them come back when they feel up to it and just make sure they are being really careful w/ hand washing and bottles. For a baby that young though, I'd have her stay out an extra day after being sick w/ that. But that comes out of YOUR time, not her PTO if she's able/willing to work since it is just you being cautious.

[Anonymous]

No vomiting or fever for 24 hours.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Most daycares use the 24 hr rule I think. YOu need to be fever/symptom free for a full 24 hrs before you can come back. For an older child, I'd have them come back when they feel up to it and just make sure they are being really careful w/ hand washing and bottles. For a baby that young though, I'd have her stay out an extra day after being sick w/ that. But that comes out of YOUR time, not her PTO if she's able/willing to work since it is just you being cautious.

Agree with this - generally I would expect her to stay out until she had no fever or vomitting for 24hrs (and she would use her sick days for this). For a 3mo, I would probably ask her to stay out and additional 24hrs (so 48 hrs after any symptoms) and would not charge the extra day to PTO.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most daycares use the 24 hr rule I think. YOu need to be fever/symptom free for a full 24 hrs before you can come back. For an older child, I'd have them come back when they feel up to it and just make sure they are being really careful w/ hand washing and bottles. For a baby that young though, I'd have her stay out an extra day after being sick w/ that. But that comes out of YOUR time, not her PTO if she's able/willing to work since it is just you being cautious.

Agree with this - generally I would expect her to stay out until she had no fever or vomitting for 24hrs (and she would use her sick days for this). For a 3mo, I would probably ask her to stay out and additional 24hrs (so 48 hrs after any symptoms) and would not charge the extra day to PTO.

Keep in mind "24 hours after the resolution of symptoms..fever, vomiting...diarrhea... A 3 month old has yet to comple the rotavirus vaccine schedule. And this illness can be devastating to a small baby. It usually lasts 3 days and then she needs a day after that. Sorry, its just one of those things

[Anonymous]

I would give it a couple days at least, and you may want to offer the same consideration to her when the children have the flu. Stomach flu can be contagious for up to a week.

[Anonymous]

Most daycares use the 24 hr rule I think. YOu need to be fever/symptom free for a full 24 hrs before you can come back. For an older child, I'd have them come back when they feel up to it and just make sure they are being really careful w/ hand washing and bottles. For a baby that young though, I'd have her stay out an extra day after being sick w/ that. But that comes out of YOUR time, not her PTO if she's able/willing to work since it is just you being cautious.


Agree with this - generally I would expect her to stay out until she had no fever or vomitting for 24hrs (and she would use her sick days for this). For a 3mo, I would probably ask her to stay out and additional 24hrs (so 48 hrs after any symptoms) and would not charge the extra day to PTO.

I generally agree, but think it should come out of PTO. That's what sick days are for, compensation for when a nanny is sick. It would be irresponsible for her to come back when she might still be contagious, and, therefore, sick.