Not Sure How To Handle This ... What Would You Do?

[DaycareMom]

DCB comes Mondays and Wednesdays. Last Thursday, he broke out with hand foot and mouth disease.

So he is supposed to come tomorrow. DCM just called saying he never got a fever and his blisters are healing.

By her description, my phb says she can bring him ...

Should I allow him to come? Should I tell them to stay home anyway? Would you have him stay home both days? This is the 3rd illness in 1 month that has come from this child. My daughter literally stopped antibiotics on Friday.

Any advice/suggestions are appreciated! Thank you!

[luckymommy75]

My daughters are both just getting over hand, foot, and mouth. Their pediatrician said to give it a full week (and she actually wanted my oldest out of school 2 extra days just to be sure. Everything I have read about it says they can be contagious for a week through mucus/saliva and for many more weeks through their stool.

I would require the boy stay out at least a week.

[Snapdragon]

DCB comes Mondays and Wednesdays. Last Thursday, he broke out with hand foot and mouth disease.

So he is supposed to come tomorrow. DCM just called saying he never got a fever and his blisters are healing.

By her description, my phb says she can bring him ...

Should I allow him to come? Should I tell them to stay home anyway? Would you have him stay home both days? This is the 3rd illness in 1 month that has come from this child. My daughter literally stopped antibiotics on Friday.

Any advice/suggestions are appreciated! Thank you!

Hand, Foot and Mouth disease is highly contagious. Does DCM have a doctor's note that her child is okay to return to daycare? If not, I would suggest asking her to provide a note from the doctor.

[cheerfuldom]

I would insist on a doctor's note. If you feel that she is someone who may hide the truth in order to get the kid back into daycare, you can insist on taking to the doctor directly. I would never take the chance with this.

[Christian Mother]

Tried that and the doctors will release 24 to 48hrs after fever. One of my daycare boys came down with it and he was out a week and then another boy came down with it and his doctor released him 3 days later. The doctor says They can return back to daycare school fever free for 24-48 hrs. It is really contagious as 2 of my daycare families fathers came down with it as well. No one in my family has gotten it though...very strange..but we all wash our hands quiet a bit. That is the key thing...washing your hands all the time.