re: Covid symptoms in toddlers

They sean the nose. They should only disqualify your id based on temp, not a simple
Cough

Do you think I otherwise sit at home all day with my feet up because I don’t want to “take care” of my children? Dumbass.

fyi, have 2 in daycare now and if there's a hint of any symptoms, they're requiring them to stay home until they get tested and not able to return until a negative test is proven.

So if I were in your shoes, I'd keep them home, call the doc just to see about getting tested and just go through with testing. If they're negative, then they go back, if positive, well you know the answer

It may be nothing at all, but in this environment, you'll have to go the extra step.

We've had a few covid scares at the daycare here but they have come and gone, we sent them back in May since I'm not able to do any work while they're home. It's worked out well so far but I just know these scares will keep popping up from time to time, just gotta deal with it.

My 7 month old just read this thread and asked me why the big kid was not wearing a mask.

I'm not sure how to answer.

Our pediatrician works with a lab that gets results back in around 24-36 hrs, for better or worse, so I guess that's a good thing for us.

Your kid will fricking hate the swab, fyi, be ready for the tears

I’m sitting here anxious AF about it. I know I’ll need to bring my 7 year old in, too, to be tested. He freaks out about a flu swab for some reason, so I cannot even envision them putting that up his nose on each side. I and another nurse had to physically restrain Him when he got his last flu swab. If his sister sees that, she will go insane. Or, if he sees her get it first, then he will literally lose it before his swab.

I may have to figure out a way to bring them separately.

I’m for opening up schools, but this is the stuff they’re going to have to figure out. They can’t send home every kid with a cough and runny nose, especially after they’ve all been locked down at home for 5 months and are then getting thrown in the middle of a bunch of other little kids. My kids have been out of daycare since March, and they are currently the healthiest they’ve ever been. Not one runny nose, ear infection, etc... I know when they go back it’s going to be like a bomb hits their immune system, and I have a feeling there’s going to be a lot of people who treat every instance of little kid crud like possible Covid.

Call & see how far they do the swab
If it’s the one that’s not too far start playing it up as a nose tickle
Or explain & see if the nurse can watch one while the other gets the swab

Good luck

Viral swabs are in the nasal cavity and bacterial swabs are in the throat. So the flu and the covid swab should be the same.