Do you think this is okay?

[mefordis]

Very simple question: Do you think it's okay to bring your kid to school or activities if they were throwing up the night before?

 

[NaLisa]

No. I think the general rule of thumb is at least 24 hours with no fever or vomiting.

I'm sorry your baby is sick.

 

[CurlyGirl]

Depends on why they were vomiting.

Nerves? Food poisoning? Stomach bug?

If it was nerves or food poisoning, I would send child to event. If it was a stomach bug, I wouldn't.

 

[castleview]

If it's not a virus, yes. If it was bellyache from eating too much junk, then no. The problem is viruses in kids are tricky. You think they're done and then they throw up three nights later.

 

[FergieTCat]

I'm going with no! I had to cut my trip to WDW short because I caught a norovirus.

 

[FredinFL]

Depends on if they were sick because of a virus or sick because of another condition. Nervousness, too much junk, stomach problems.

If from a viral cause or a cause you don't know, no, please keep little Germy home. Thanks.

 

[Mkrop]

Depends, if I have any inkling that they are sick then no I dont send them, but both of my kids have horrible allergies, that gunk just sits there, they start to cough, they cough so hard sometimes they get sick. If it is a situation like that, then I am 99% sure they are not contagious and off they go.

 

[Scurvy]

It wouldn't be acceptable at my son's school. They have a rule that a student must be fever free and not have thrown up for at least 24 hours before going to school. If the school didn't have that rule and I was completely certain that the vomiting wasn't related to anything contagious then I would consider sending my son to school or other activities - he used to throw up due to car sickness when he was otherwise healthy. But with or without the rule, if there was any possibility that the vomiting was because of something contagious then my child would be sitting out school or other activities until he was symptom free for at least 24 hours.

 

[mickeyboat]

I have before. DDs sometimes throw up in the middle of the night for no apparent reason, and then feel fine and have no fever in the morning. So they go to school, unless I know there is some sort of stomach bug going around. I figure they ate too much or ate something that didn't agree with them.

Eta - this is just a one time puke occurrence. If they are repeatedly throwing up all night long, even with no fever and feeling o.k. the next day, they would stay home.

 

[dngnb8]

Before I answer this, do I like the school?

 

[FlightlessDuck]

Not Enough Information.

 

[aaarcher86]

I think it's situational.

My kids have thrown up and been totally fine the next day. Heck, I've felt sick before, thrown up and felt a million times better almost immediately.

I won't send them if there is a chance it will get the other kids sick. But if they are no longer sick, and it's something important I would send them.

 

[ccgirl]

Depends on why they were vomiting.

Nerves? Food poisoning? Stomach bug?

If it was nerves or food poisoning, I would send child to event. If it was a stomach bug, I wouldn't.

This. Although I would keep them out for food poisoning as well as it is sometimes difficult to distinguish between food poisoning or a bug. My DD8 has some sensory issues as well. Eating certain foods make her vomit due to the texture.

 

[palmtreegirl]

Depends why

 

[golfgal]

Like other's have said if they aren't sick I would send them. Vomiting does not always mean a child is sick and the 24 hour rule is there for kids that are sick, not for kids that threw up because they ate too much candy or because they were car sick.

 

[NaLisa]

Hmmm, I forgot there are kids who throw up due to something other than stomach bug. Even forgot that DD6 has on a couple of occasions spun herself into a dizzy bout with vomiting, then been fine an hour later.

So if it was car sickness, dizziness or something like that, I guess the 24-hour rule wouldn't apply.

 

[HM]

No, unless the throwing up wasn't sickness related.

24 hour rule.....

 

[NotUrsula]

Yep, depends on why. DD managed to get very sick on Easter -- but only because too many bunnies found their way into her tummy.

My kids will also throw up sometimes if their environmental allergies are acting up; a stomach full of nothing but snot will do that to a kid. My rule is that if there are no other flu symptoms and eating some bread fixes the queasiness right away, then it's pretty much safe to go to school.

 

[RoundtownGirl]

If they had a fever then No. If you suspect nerves or due to something they ate then it would probably be okay. You know your child best, are they acting normal in the morning or do they seem lethargic and sick? As a teacher I can tell you it's hard on a kid who feels horrible to try and stick it out.

 

[KimR]

My youngest threw up out of the blue quite often and it was always easy to tell when it was due to a sickness. If I had kept her out of school or activities for 24 hours after each puking incident, she'd never have been able to do anything.