https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 04 May 2026 07:52:42 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taking-daycare-colds-to-work#post-963143 Thu, 25 Jul 2013 12:57:00 +0000 Modern Daisy 963143@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO isn't here yet, but I get sick really easily so I deal with this often. Since I have limited PTO and my boss isn't crazy about us working from home when we're sick (she'd rather us just take a PTO day), I only call out when I have a fever or if my cold symptoms are so bad that it would clearly alarm everyone around me. I try to get around the whole workign from home thing by saying I have doctors appts and it would be easier for me to WFH that day, so at least I have justification for being there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taking-daycare-colds-to-work#post-963086 Thu, 25 Jul 2013 12:47:05 +0000 keiki_mama 963086@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I go to work sick unless I'm running a fever/throw up. LO gets sick from daycare often in the winter and I need those PTO days to take care of him. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taking-daycare-colds-to-work#post-963057 Thu, 25 Jul 2013 12:41:47 +0000 ElbieKay 963057@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Luckily, I can work from home with my job. That is what I do now when I'm really sick. I am not interested in wasting PTO for sick time. I imagine I will just do the same thing when I have a baby. But right now I'm planning to look for a nanny instead of daycare, so hopefully some of this will be avoided. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taking-daycare-colds-to-work#post-963037 Thu, 25 Jul 2013 12:37:33 +0000 DillonLion 963037@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I go to work sick unless I have a fever. I've had two fevers since LO has been in daycare. Otherwise I come to work. </p> <p>Like last week, I threw up like crazy the night before, but no fever, so off to work I went. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taking-daycare-colds-to-work#post-963025 Thu, 25 Jul 2013 12:35:19 +0000 Corduroy 963025@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sounds like we're all in the same boat. :sad: </p> <p>Just wanted to make sure I'm doing the reasonable thing by being here. I always judged people that came to work sick, especially when I was pregnant. I've learned not to judge in so many other areas of parenting since LO was born I guess this one more. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taking-daycare-colds-to-work#post-962931 Thu, 25 Jul 2013 12:21:26 +0000 dojo 962931@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am dealing with this right now too - we are on our 2nd week of being sick and DH gave me a hard time about not calling in sick this morning. I had to use up all my sick time while I was on leave so I hate to 'waste' it on a cold. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taking-daycare-colds-to-work#post-962929 Thu, 25 Jul 2013 12:20:58 +0000 mediagirl 962929@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I went to work sick. I had no PTO leftover so I was just miserable for my first 8 months back. I stayed home a few times unpaid when there was absolutely nothing else I could do. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taking-daycare-colds-to-work#post-962874 Thu, 25 Jul 2013 12:09:37 +0000 Corduroy 962874@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: Yeah, I used all my sick time and just realized accounting paid out my vacation time too even though I they weren't supposed to (I only looked at my pay stubs from leave last night). So any time I take off would be unpaid and need tobe approved by my department head. </p> <p>I am rarely in my cube and I'm touching surfaces all day long and serving food to people. Ugh. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taking-daycare-colds-to-work#post-962863 Thu, 25 Jul 2013 12:07:29 +0000 littlek 962863@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I go to work sick. That sounds awful, but I'd rather save my PTO off for fun things. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taking-daycare-colds-to-work#post-962843 Thu, 25 Jul 2013 12:01:51 +0000 Smurfette 962843@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Maternity leave took all my sick and vacation time, so I am just having to suck it up and get through the day. I use hand sanitizer like crazy and just stay in my cube as much as I can. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/taking-daycare-colds-to-work#post-962840 Thu, 25 Jul 2013 11:58:47 +0000 Corduroy 962840@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO has been at daycare about 4 weeks now. She's on her second cold and so am I. I haven't figured out how to avoid it when she suddenly sneezes in my face or jabs her fingers in my mouth. I presume I'll get a lot of these colds for a while. </p> <p>I'm trying to figure out the balance of when to call in sick. I hate the idea of getting co-workers sick but I can't be out all the time so I'm just trying to wash my hands a lot. DH decided to work from home today in the name of protecting his coworkers but I work in a lab about 50% time so I can't easily work from home. </p> <p>WOHMs, how do you decide if you should take a sick day? </p>