Should I send him? Or keep him another day?

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My son got diagnosed with pink eye in both eyes yesterday. The doctor gave me a note for yesterday and today but my work is pressuring me to come back in. His eyes are crusty still should I wait???

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Please don’t send him. Pink eye is highly contagious and others can and will catch it.

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If your dr gave you a note for him today then they most likely want you to keep him home. My oldest has had pink eye twice and I was told to keep her home for at least 24 hours after starting the eye drops. I wouldn't risk him going and giving it to other kids.

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Another vote for staying home. Nobody wants pink eye and kids are little walking petri dishes lol. They spread things so quickly lol.

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Keep him home another day! And if your doctor didn't say it, also wash his eyelids with a wash cloth, and rinse his eyes with sterile saline solution, and use the drops his doctor prescribed.

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If it’s daycare keep him home. I worked in one and it’s impossible to know all the time when a child has touched their eyes and touched something else. My son got pink eye because a mother sent her son in and he was in the same class. If it’s school, it depends on their policies I think. Usually elementary schools have a much better handle on things like that to keep it from spreading to other kids.

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If he still has crusty eyes hes contagious, so if you do choose to go back to work today doing send him to school/daycare, get a sitter at your house

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I'd wait. Also what helped my baby sister was a warm rag. As hot as you think your son can handle it and place on his eyes. Little kids are harder but even just a second of warm/ hot rag helps bring out the infection and can give instant relief for him. Itll literally go away over night especially if you do it alot before bed

Should I send him? Or keep him another day?

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