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My LO has never had the flu (knock on wood!) but if he tests positive on a flu swab tomorrow, then I would say he probably doesn't need to be flying in a few days. I would think he would still be contagious, but I could be wrong.

Did he have the flu shot? Maybe it's not flu if he has (or even if he has, he could obviously have caught a different strain)...HFM is going around big time. We just got over it and it started with a high fever. Hope he feels better!

Last year I got the flu even after having the flu shot. I felt very bad for about 2-3 days. I started on tamiflu the day after I began feeling bad. But I was weak and run down for a while. I was pregnant at the time, but prior to getting the flu I was actually feeling energetic and fine. So no, I definitely would not get a plane with a baby that has the flu even 5 days later. I felt normal about 3 weeks later.

I don't have kids but I have had the flu and it took me a good week to get over it and feel a little bit better. I would personally postpone a week or so. If it was really too expensive to change the flights, I might leave my child at home with my parents or something.

I don't know if it is the flu or not. I would see if the dr can tell you if that's what he has.

I hope B is feeling better!

When I had the flu I missed eight days of school. It was awful. Hoping that's not what he has!