Sick and visiting people

Hi,

A friend texted me the other day asking me if i was home and could the pop around for lunch (she was bringing it.) I said no problems, but was unaware that they were both sick, the little one with a very runny green nose and a bad cough.

i was really worried about my DD as i dont want her to catch what ever it is they both had, I understand that kids get sick and blah blah but would you take your children around to someones house knowing full well that you are both sick.

i tried to keep my DD away from the toys the child had played with (as everything my DD touches goes into the mouth) and my friend said that i was over protective and that i was damaging my DD for not letting her get sick.

should i have just let them go? what would other people do in this situation?

Nope. If it were me I would have actually said it might be best if they go home and we have a visit another day. I don't believe in the whole get them sick and it builds their immunity crap. My kids have had a lifetime of sickness thanks to people willing to share, and it hasn't prevented them from getting sick at all. Both my children have asthma and a simple cold can cause big problems for us. The thing people don't think about is others. And I don't mean you necessarily. But they don't know if you have a relative with cancer undergoing treatment, or a cousin with an immunity disease. Sharing colds doesn't make us stronger it just makes us stupid. /rant

I would have sent them home.
Most of my friends know not to come over if they are sick. I think it is rude.
Kids get sick enough just 'living' let alone bringing illness into your home.

Keep em as well as you can! :hug:

I think that's just rude, no different than bringing a sick kid to playgroup and we all know how many vents there have been about that lately! Lol.
My said that stupid thing to me the other day when I told her we hadn't been going to playgroup because of parents that bring their sick kids and I don't want DD getting sick if I can prevent it...and she replies with oh but it will build her immunity...yeah and it will also give both of us sleepless nights and make us all miserable, I know what I'd prefer!

I would have been exactly like you - trying to keep my child away from the infected toys. Sickness may be inevitable in like but we get sick enough without having to go chasing illness!

I would have wanted to ask them to leave but wouldn't have had the guts!

I refuse to visit friends when I'm sick. If it is some major event and I'm not 100% I check with those with kids first if it is ok if I'm there.

I've got the niggles of the cold that is going around at the moment (dosing myself up with medication etc - have the cougars trip next weekend), and as much as it is killing me not being able to spend time with my sister, she is in the middle of chemo and her immune system isn't up to the challenge of even the remotest chance I'll give her what I have (or don't have - dr doesn't think it is anything serious).

So, I agree with Rouge - sharing colds doesn't make us stronger, it just makes us stupid :)

On the immunity thing. With a cold that's actually not true. Given the amount of strains and the mutation that occurs it's practically impossible. Otherwise we'd have a vacc for the common cold, and we don't. Doctors I have spoken to don't believe that colds build immunity.

like cai said there are around 70 strains of the common cold! as you get older you get less colds but thats because youve been exposed to more (strains) not because youve built a better immunity!
if my kids are sick, we dont go, simple as that, like cai a simple cold (actually just a runny nose) for us ends with DD getting an ear infection.

Thanks to you all. i am glad that im not the only person not wanting their child to get sick. I am not the one to say no you can visit as your sick, but sometimes i wish i was!
Thanks again