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You are not necessarily doomed! Some viruses aren’t contagious until after you start to throw up. It just depends upon what kind of bug she has. Good luck. Stomach bugs are the worst!

The only suggestion I would give you is to make sure you have some bleach on hand. If your son does get it, the best way to try to prevent spreading it is to bleach, bleach, bleach. It’s the only time I use bleach!

@SweetiePie: Normally I just bleach bathroom surfaces (toilet, floor around it, countertops) and door handles. I just use a bleach spray.

This last time I went crazy (it was our second nasty stomach bug in a month) and bleached everything! I filled up the tub and soaked toys in bleach water, ran other toys through the dishwasher, and even put some bleach in with a lot of the laundry). That’s overkill I think, but we were desperate.

Edited to add that there are also some hydrogen peroxide based sprays that are able to kill norovirus and other stomach bugs. I prefer that to bleach, but it can be harder to find at the store.

Aren’t usually those sort of bugs passed through germs from puke/poop? I would go crazy with the bathroom in case she pooped there and then hope for the best!

@LemonJack: bleach is completely harmless once dry and is the only think that kills pretty much on contact. The peroxide stuff often needs to sit and stay wet for a prolonged period of time to work.

I'd bleach spray everything, like make 10 to 1 dilute and just spray down the playroom. Once it's dry you're good. For what it's worth my daughter got a stomach bug last year, I got it because she threw up all over me a couple times but my husband was fine and he helped take care of both of us so you'll likely be just fine

@LemonJack: I agree the smell is gross but can't beat spray on wipe off! Keeping stuff wet for 60 seconds always seems like forever to me

I got these during the last stomach bug- they claim to kill norovirus germs. I used them on commonly touched surfaces throughout the day and wiped with bleach and water every night. It was a really bad one my kids got, and one came down with it as the other was finally recovering, so I was crazy. But dH and I didn’t get it.

Saalfeld 30824 Clorox Healthcare Hydrogen Peroxide Cleaner Disinfectant Wipes, Kills Norovirus, Rotavirus, HIV, Poly-bag Protected, 6.75" x 9", X-Large Wipe (Pack of 95) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00K3U1B64/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_duDtCbVYCEB8Z