My DD has gastrointestinal flu.

[Other Mummy]

Skysue...take care of your own child. Tell DCM that she needs to find back up care, no ifs or buts!
It's not fair to dcc to be exposed to your daughters illness or for your daughter not to have 100% of your attention when she's feeling so bad. Gastro flu is nothing to fool around with. It leaves you feeling like you are at death's door.

It may take 24 hours it may take 48hrs, but I guarantee she will still be contagious tomorrow. And you will also need the extra day tomorrow to sanitize and bleach toys, etc. Otherwise it will go round and round your daycare and into your family as well. It went thru my daycare and home over the holidays. I was hospitalized for 24 hours with IV due to dehydration !


If DCM does not understand or gives you a hard time...then I would say "too bad"! I hope your contract states that parents NEED back up care for this very reason!

Good luck Skysue..hope your little one is feeling better very very soon