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A cardigan (well, ideally several!) is always a great option when you’re nursing, and while actual nursing cardigans exist, like this one at Nordstrom, a plain old cardigan works just fine (although some provide more coverage than others, of course). This one is from Core 10, one of Amazon’s activewear/loungewear brands.
It’s soft, comfortable, and machine washable — and it has thumbholes! It’s also getting great reviews. And if you’re not nursing, this looks like a nice, cozy cardigan in general.
The cardigan comes in three colors, is $51.40, and is eligible for Prime. It’s available in sizes XS–3X. Cotton Modal Yoga Wrap Sweater
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Postpartum Periods says
About how long after birth did you get your first period? And include if you nursed/when you stopped nursing.
I’m a little over 4 months postpartum and still nursing, though baby is combo fed, and I still haven’t gotten my first period. I’ve read it can vary widely from person to person, but we would like to start trying for #2 around baby’s first birthday. I’m wondering how far in advance I might need to cut back or stop nursing for that to occur. I realize you can still get pregnant before your first postpartum period, but I’d like to have some sort of baseline for when we do start TTC #2.
Boston Legal Eagle says
With my first, it came back when I stopped nursing entirely – around 10 months. With my second, I got an IUD 3 months postpartum so it came back extremely lightly when I stopped nursing at around 1 year. So in my personal experience, when you stop nursing is when it comes back. But I know of others who got it back earlier. If you would like to TTC again when baby is 1 year, you can probably nurse until baby is 10-11 months still.
Anon says
I think it’s a combination of how much you’re nursing but also how far removed you are from pregnancy. If you wean at/before a year, it’s more common for it not to show up until the baby is fully weaned. But if you do extended breastfeeding, it typically comes back while you’re still nursing. I don’t know any woman who successfully suppressed a period for 18+ months and I know lots of women (including me) who breastfed for that long.
Ifiknew says
I got mine at about 10 months with the 1st when I went to morning and night and 8 months with the second when I went to morning and night. It shoukd be within 30 days of cutting back on nursing from my experience and as the baby eats more solids
Anon says
Give it time. Most women get it back before fully weaning, but 4 months is still early. Mine came back about 7 months pp. I was still nursing a lot but baby was also drinking some formula and eating a little bit of solids.
Anonymom says
Mine didn’t come back until 2-3 months after I stopped nursing COMPLETELY. I asked the doc about it and she said that there’s a wide range on this but that a good number of women are like me and will not return to cycles until they completely done nursing and their hormone levels have time to adjust.
Anon says
Within a month of when I weaned, at around 11 months. No period or bleeding at all when breastfeeding.
Anon says
It really just varies a lot. I got mine back at 4 months while exclusively breastfeeding; my best friend had to completely wean her child at 12 months so they could TTC again, because even a once-daily nursing session was suppressing ovulation for her.
Anon says
Mine came back at 8 months. I was still nursing (and pumping 3x a day while at work) at that point – dropped to 2x a day at 9 months and 1x at 10 months and stopped pumping at 11 months (we switched to cows milk), but continued nursing until 17 months.
Anonymous says
13 months. I nursed until 2.5 years. I let kiddo take the lead until about 18 months, so there was still a lot of nursing/pumping until then when I actively worked to cut back to wake up and bedtime.
Anonymous says
Period started at 6 months post partum both times, and I was exclusively breastfeeding both times. And got pregnant with number 2 while still breastfeeding number 1 at 14 months (not exclusively, by then). Breastfed my little one for the last time one Friday night, positive pregnancy test the next morning.
AwayEmily says
Came back with both kids when I dropped to one pump session a day at about 10 months.
Anon says
14 months pp with both kids, still nursing but obviously less. That is a pretty late return of fertility, though. I’m in several fertility awareness/NFP groups and, anecdotally, 6-8 months seems fairly common, even while nursing (but yes, it varies for every woman!)
OP says
Thanks. I realize 4 months is still very early and I’m not sweating it now. I just want to be able to plan that if I don’t get it back while nursing, I need to stop completely at 9 months or so. That way I’d hopefully get my cycles back with a couple months of data before trying for #2. And that’s assuming that it takes me about the same amount of time to get pregnant as it did with #1 which is a big if.
Anonymous says
Why do you need 2 months of data? Just DTD every second day starting whenever you want to start trying. Don’t make assumptions about how long it will take based on how long it took the first time. My cousin took 3 years to have her first (she was late twenties so they didn’t jump to fertility treatments after a year), but she got pregnant (unplanned) six weeks after her first was born.
OP says
We are not every other day folks. It is just way too much and too much pressure for us.
For #1, ovulation tests worked great. I also don’t want to pee on a stick every single day for a month so having a ballpark of when I should be ovulating requires at least a couple months of cycles.
anon mom says
OP, I hear this – every other day is too much pressure for us too. Sometimes we manage it but I don’t want to HAVE to. I used the Ava bracelet to help pinpoint when I was ovulating – I start wearing it once my period comes back regularly. If you go that route, I’d get two (buy used) because they malfunction allll the time – customer service is good and will replace them but it’s a pain.
Anonymous says
That’s so interesting to me! I tried the ovulation testing thing for a month and it was the only time we tried that I didn’t get pregnant. I was a nervous wreck about making sure I tested the right way at the right time and recorded the right info and felt tons of pressure to DTD on specific days. With OTD it didn’t seem like a big deal to remember to not DTD on consecutive days or to try and not go more than three days without DTD. I didn’t realize other people found the ovulation testing business easier!
Anon Lawyer says
One thing to think about re testing the first couple of months is that your cycle might be unpredictable at first. Mine came back at around 7 months but definitely took a few months to stabilize.
Anon says
You may notice a dip in your supply once a month even if you don’t get your period back – that is a good time to test also if you’re impatient.
Anon says
Around 6 months, EBF.
cbackson says
No advice, but thank you for this thread because we are going to start trying for #2 soon and I am trying to figure out if I’m going to need to give up breastfeeding. I’m 5 months pp, baby is breastfed + a bottle at bedtime and we started solids about a month ago. No sign of my period yet and I’m worried I’ll have to wean entirely to get it back.
DLC says
I’m 14 months post partum and still haven’t gotten my period back with my 3rd child. We still nurse 4 times a day.
2nd child period came back at 10 months while still nursing. Got pregnant again when kiddo was 23 months old, while still nursing night and morning.
1st child, period came back at nine months while still nursing.
I wonder if age has been a factor because i’m 41, and was 39 with my 2nd.
Katala says
I was EBF with both of mine and my period came back within 2 (maybe 3, hard to remember those days) months. I was pretty regular in terms of the period itself but wasn’t tracking other signs and apparently was not ovulating when I thought. Because #2 was a surprise when #1 was about 11 months. So I guess the lesson is it really varies, and even if your period is back that doesn’t mean you’re ovulating “normally” – I’d get some ovulation tests when you’re closer to ready to TTC.
anon mom says
About 5-6 months after every baby, EBF and co-sleep so nurse around the clock.
I can’t seem to actually stay pregnant until I’ve weaned completely though, so my kids are all two year and nine months apart because I nurse for two years.
anon says
FWIW, my period came back around 6 months (breastfeeding exclusively) and I got pregnant at 14 mo while breastfeeding (though not exclusively, since DS had decided he would deign to use a zippy cup). The two months I was pregnant and nursing were exhausting, FWIW.
TheElms says
Exclusively bf until 6 months, combo fed 6 – 9 1/2 months (was still nursing or pumping 2-4 times a day), stopped nursing/pumping at 9 1/2 months because my supply was tanking and it just wasn’t working. Assumed it was because I was about to get my period back, but it didn’t show up until just after 12 months (or about 3 months after I stopped nursing entirely).
Anonymous says
Baby 1- 6 months Baby 2- 8 months Baby 3- 12 months
Anon says
It didn’t start back up until I finish nursing completely around 13 months after birth. It kind of freaked me out but my doctor said it was within the range of normal, although not super common.
Anonymous says
20 ish months!! (a month or two post dropping the final 1x per day nurse, which it did seem he would keep doing until college… ha). However, i was very spotty prior to conceiving and was definitely ovulating without a period (as I did become pregnant).
It was a glorious almost three years without tampons!
fallen says
what’s everyones plan for thanksgiving break? worried about keeping two small kids entertained for four days with COVID and shitty weather.
Anon says
How old are your kids? Mine preschoolers are home full-time now anyway, so we’re used to occupying them, but things we’re likely to do this weekend include playgrounds as long as it’s not actively raining (everyone masked), driving 30-45 min to a conservation area for a short hike if the weather is nice, baking something, an art project, maybe dinner in front of a movie one night.
GCA says
Pretty much exactly this. Two or three hikes, even. Baking something. Using all the Costco cardboard boxes to make a play kitchen and a rocket ship (or a play kitchen that can turn into a rocket ship?). Takeout and popcorn and a movie. I have a 5yo and a 2yo who never got the memo that the sofa is not a trampoline.
AwayEmily says
Yup, also exactly this (down to the distance we will drive to the conservation area!). Also, lots of walks around the neighborhood, bribing with jelly beans as necessary. At some point we will probably turn off all the lights upstairs and let the kids play flashlight hide-and-seek.
Anon says
It’s going to be decently warm in our part of the Midwest, so hopefully lots of playgrounds and walks. For indoor activities, baking, reading, watching TV/movies, coloring, legos, play kitchen.
Anon says
The same as it is every freaking day because our preschool has still not reopened, sigh….at least there’s no virtual speech therapy this week because the public schools are closed. Practically speaking, kiddo loves to cook so I will involve her in as much of the cooking and baking as possible (TBD if that results in her eating anything other than bread and cake, but one can hope). Will likely also break out some “rainy day toys” I’ve been buying and saving for critical junctures. Will take her with to go get a Christmas tree on Friday (masked and in a big box store outdoor garden center, so relatively low risk). Have her play outside while we put up outdoor lights and “help”. Might let her help decorate the tree this year (she’s 3) but will probably do it on Sunday during her bathtime and let it be a surprise Monday morning.
Anon at 9:05 says
Oh yeah, we’ll probably also put up lights and let them “help” aka amuse themselves in the front yard and “supervise” while the grownups hang them up.
We’re also planning to do a drive-through light show in one of the county parks this winter as a festive, completely covid-safe activity, so might do that this weekend if we get desperate for activiites.
Anonymous says
We enjoy having the kids hang out with us while we hang lights. Last year we put the baby on a blanket with his toys while DD ran around. This year the baby is a toddler who would run down the sidewalk or into the road, so we had to do it during naptime but DD is old enough to just run around. She’s also old enough to make a rats nest out of lights hahaha.
Katy says
Our 3 year old absolutely loved decorating the tree. He mostly carried stuff around but liked the responsibility and actually did a decent job. i do not have a “styled” tree to be quite clear!
Boston Legal Eagle says
Outside as much as possible, even if it’s below freezing. It poured here yesterday, most of the day, which was terrible as the kids are a lot worse when cooped (or maybe we just have less patience). Next two days look good for morning outdoor adventures. Thanksgiving will be raining again so I think we’ll be watching more TV in the morning while my husband cooks – will attempt magnatiles, coloring and train play in between, until they get restless. The rest of the days will be more of the same – outdoor time and maybe some more Christmas decorating (getting a tree today!) We’ve decided to just keep seeing my parents outdoors for now (thanks everyone for the input last week), so they’ll take the kids out one of these mornings. Not gonna lie, not really looking forward to this long stretch of time, and roll my eyes at everyone who wishes me a “relaxing holiday break.”
Anonymous says
Kiddo (5) will help cook on Thursday. We’ll decorate for Christmas at some point, which we can stretch out for quite a while. We’ll probably drive around to look at lights. Hikes if we can. Probably lots of movies. Putting together a gingerbread house kit we just bought at Target. Hoping to purge from the toy room to prepare for Christmas and narrow down some Christmas lists. DH has a couple house construction projects that kiddo would love to “help”with. Craft projects. Just get bunches of supplies and set her at the table with them.
Anonymous says
Full rain/snow gear for kids and adults then go outside regardless of the weather. Outside time helps my kids sleep better and they are happy to zone out in front of a movie for a hour when we come back and I can have coffee and read in peace. DH and I also take turns going outside with them sometimes so the other person gets the house to themselves. Hiding painted rocks and looking for painted rocks and collecting rocks for painting is a great and easy activity. Painting the rocks creates an inside activity that doesn’t involve a ton of supervision as well.
Anonymous says
Yup, we have to go outside at least for a little bit every day or my kids go insane. Also, DH and I disagree on how much screen time is appropriate, so getting outside where screens are not an option helps me win on that.
The weather is supposed to be dry except Thanksgiving day, so we’ll probably go for a hike or two, hit up the neighborhood playgrounds, fire pit with the neighbors one night, and go buy a tree + decorate for Christmas. Possibly ride bikes to the outdoor ice rink. And bake a bunch of cookies.
DLC says
I echo all the outside time possible. A visit to the local Botanical Gardens. And lots of switching off of childcare duties with Husband so that hopefully neither one of us gets too burnt out from all the unrelieved togetherness.
AnonATL says
PSA: Muck boots on zulily today. Parent and kid sizes
christmasgifts says
already thinking of christmas gifts. what are some of your favorite toys for elementary school kids and toddlers?
Anon for this says
Preschooler has symptoms and got tested yesterday so we’re hunkered down for the rest of the week minimum. He’s only exposed at school (though they’re masked, they are 3) so I’m still holding out hope it’s some other random illness. Still, it’s awful having to mask up around your own kid, especially when he’s sick and says things like “snuggle me mommy”.
Only blessing is it is a holiday week so work is light. Send good vibes!!!
Anon says
Good vibes! It’s likely something else, unless you know someone in his classroom has it.
OP says
Thanks, that’s true, we have no reason to believe he was exposed, but I’m still nervous.
AwayEmily says
Ugh, it’s really hard. My 4yo came down with a fever this fall and so we kept her and her brother home all week (test took FOREVER to come back). Test was negative, as I suspect your kid’s will be too. I’m impressed you are masking around him — that’s smart and we should have done the same. All we really did was try to keep her apart from her brother. Good to remember the mask for next time.
Anon for This says
A nonprofit group I work with is doing a free online toddler parenting class, Home for the Holidays with a Toddler. It follows Hand-in-Hand parenting principles, if you have ever used their website. The idea is to give you tools to help with your toddler and avoid parental overwhelm.
Link: https://m.facebook.com/events/2668654083445212
Anonymous says
I would love to check this out but the link didn’t work for me.
Anonymous says
Do you have a Thanksgiving breakfast tradition or recommendation? Bonus points if it pairs well with mimosas, lol.
Anonymous says
Muffins. I like my family to arrive at the table I slaved over cooking hungry so for breakfast they just get muffins.
OP says
I get it. I think we’re aiming for 3-4ish for dinner. We want kiddo to get a nap. I was thinking decent breakfast, very light lunch (leftover breakfast?), and then dinner in the late afternoon.
Anon says
Our Thanksgiving breakfast tradition is to drink mimosas but not get around to eating actual food until Thanksgiving lunch is served at noon or one, so I’m no help here…
Cb says
My family always did cinnamon rolls. Pillsbury from the pops for the first 30 years, but we’ve gotten fancier.
anne-on says
We will be making these the night before, and then I will eat entirely too many with coffee, while watching the parade. Sorry not sorry for sharing the recipe, they are AMAZING
https://smittenkitchen.com/2011/12/cinnamon-brown-butter-breakfast-puffs/
Anon says
Cinnamon rolls with mimosas (sometimes we do bacon and eggs too depending on when the dinner cooking needs to start or how tired I am). Overnight cinnamon rolls – and we halve the recipe for our family of three: https://ourbestbites.com/overnight-cinnamon-rolls//
CPA Lady says
We do cinnamon roll turkeys, where you use the cinnamon rolls from a can, then cook bacon and stuff it in between the dough layers so it looks like tail feathers, then use candy eyeballs and a candy corn beak. You can goo gle to see pictures.
DLC says
OMG!!!! Bacon in my cinnamon roll sounds brilliant and amazing to me.
Anonymous says
You just blew my mind!!! My family did rolls for a can on Christmas and Easter, but I think our regular Thanksgiving tradition was just normal cold cereal breakfast and then being hangry and bored and snacking half the day until we finally got full shortly before the main meal was served mid afternoon.
anon says
Weird Covid question – is there any reason to tell my employer I tested positive if I’m working remotely and feel fine? DH and kiddos are home for a scheduled break this week anyways, and work is slow. I’m not sure there’s any incentive for me to tell.
AnotherAnon says
This will probably be an unpopular opinion, but if I’m working exclusively from home and get it I will not tell them. I’m a contractor and have been informed that if I get it, I will require THREE negative tests (or two negatives and a doctor’s note) AND must take two weeks unpaid leave. Honestly, I think telling is the “right” thing to do, but my employer has pulled so much shady stuff this year, I don’t feel I owe them anything. Of course I would tell if I had had any physical contact with my colleagues, out of respect for them.
Anonymous says
2 weeks unpaid leave?! Is their goal to keep reported cases low? That’s a powerful disincentive for r porting.
octagon says
Only if you want to take sick leave?
Anonymous says
Nope, your health is only their business if it affects your work or workplace.
Jeffiner says
My employer puts out a list of positive cases each day, along with which building/area the person works in. There have been a lot of “work from home” cases. I think they are just trying to be transparent.
If you develop symptoms and need time off, you’d need to tell them. Or if your husband develops symptoms and you need to take time off to take care of him and the kids. Or if your employer asks you to come in next week when you’re still positive and asymptomatic.
EB says
WHAT? Like, they list names? That is full stop a violation of the ADA and they should stop immediately. (Just FYI, if you care to tell them.)
Anon says
I assume she meant they break down # of cases by office location and one of the “locations” is WFH. I don’t think this is a violation of anything, assuming numbers in each group are sufficient for people to remain anonymous. My office does something similar.
Anon says
My employer requires all employees who have symptoms to get tested through our work’s testing center, so in my case they would know. I don’t think you’re obligated to tell them though unless you have a policy like this in place.
Anon says
A lot of employers will only keep good WFH policies if they have “close to home” cases. I think telling enforces it was good for them to keep you WFH.
Unless you think there will be judgment about how you got it that clouds there view of you. Like if others knew you had a party or something.
Jeffiner says
Yes. My company has locations all over the country, and some are starting to return to work. Locations like mine with lots of WFH cases are still WFH for the foreseeable future.
Anon says
+1 I would tell them because it makes it more likely they’ll delay the office reopening. If you have kids in school or daycare, there’s an obvious explanation for how you got it and no one is going to assume you threw a party.
Anon says
My dad wants to get my kids a monitor and microphone set up (?) for doing video calls (zoom?) with out of town grandparents. Basically something to make those more fun for them (which is sweet because he’s actually the in town grandparent). Kids actually already do pretty well on video calls with out of town grandparents but usually running around fighting over holding my phone, so I can see having some sort of setup would be good. Or something that encourages more frequent calls? Does anyone have an idea?
instead of his idea, i was thinking maybe the amazon video echo or something like that? Kids are 5, 4, and 1.
anonamama says
That is so sweet of your dad. We love the Google Nest Hub Max for grandparent calls on Duo. iPhone users have been able to download Duo and chat with us that way. A little freaky, but the camera can zoom either way to capture everyone as they move around or stay put. You can leave video messages too, which have been a hit with my dad. Google has plans to add Zoom to the platform, too; and it’s come in handy for playing youtube videos or Netflix in the kitchen.
Anon says
My 3 year old has a metal phone holder her grandmother got her that works pretty well for calls using one of our cell phones – we use different platforms for different people so the phone is the easiest for us. It works in both portrait and landscape mode. Might be a low-tech way to solve the problem. It looks something like this one: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08FJFK7S1/ref=sspa_dk_detail_0?psc=1&pd_rd_i=B08FJFK7S1&pd_rd_w=bCq82&pf_rd_p=f0355a48-7e73-489a-9590-564e12837b93&pd_rd_wg=4AT73&pf_rd_r=Q62EM570KFF1GG2ARXSX&pd_rd_r=db3928ad-c845-42b4-9211-44a88783d07e&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUE3RkI2T1FIVUxONVUmZW5jcnlwdGVkSWQ9QTA4OTQxNjMyN04xVVpUSjFSWjhKJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTA4OTAyNDAzTE5TMlpESU83N1o2JndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfZGV0YWlsX3RoZW1hdGljJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==
LittleBigLaw says
Highly recommend this setup. We switched to our old Apple desktop for FaceTime calls, and it’s been a game changer. When 2yo is on, we use the computer’s microphone/speakers just like regular speakerphone. Kiddos still run around, but the camera stays still and is wide enough that they can be seen the whole time. Plus, the grandparents seem to be able to hear at least some better without little hands covering up the phone microphone. When it’s just our 5 yo, it works even better because she uses headphones plugged in to the computer. She sits still and has a real conversation without constantly getting distracted trying to show grandparents all.the.things.
MNF says
Yesterday someone posted about the transition to whole milk and if their toddler is getting enough nutrients. I had the same concerns and found two things really helpful – 1. following child nutritionists on instagram. This helped me recalibrate what an appropriate serving size for a toddler really is. 2. The ezpz plate. It’s expensive for a kid plate but again, the little sections help me give the correct (smaller than I would think
Anon says
The EZPZ mat (or the mini) is one of my go-to baby gifts because they are more money than most people want to spend on themselves, but they are handy
Katala says
My 3.5 yo is in a new daycare, a large chain so I thought they had the COVID precautions down. We got a notice that a child tested positive and was at daycare that day. So… child was exposed, parents got them tested and sent them to daycare while waiting for results?! I am pretty taken aback – who does that. What would you do? Email the director just to express concern? Do nothing (it wasn’t my kid’s class and we haven’t heard of further cases)? I’m upset but not sure there is anything to be done.
Anon says
Maybe they mean they were at daycare before the test? Eg., kid went to daycare in the morning, developed symptoms, left school, got tested, test eventually came back positive? That would put them at daycare on the day if the positive test with ni bad faith. But either way if it’s not your classroom, I wouldn’t sweat it.
Anon says
*no
anon says
I suspect you can’t do anything. At least at our daycare one of the daily screening questions asks if anyone in the household has been exposed or is waiting on test results and if you say yes you can’t bring your kid. If parents are lying about that, there’s not much the director can do…
Anonymous says
Yes this seems like possibly the case of a parent lying about waiting on a test result.
Anon says
That shouldn’t apply to asymptomatic testing though. Some people are testing to be near a high risk family member. They should be treated the same as people with no symptoms / no test.
Anon says
Yeah this is one of my objections to policies like this – they’re overly broad. Lots of people in healthcare are tested weekly, at least in my area. If they had to keep kids home from daycare whenever they had a Covid test pending, their kids could never go to school.
Anon. says
My large corporate daycare includes this question in their screening. I raised your point and was told that “peace of mind” testing with no symptoms would not exclude my kids.
Anon says
My daycare director said that she’s had parents send kids who were awaiting flu test results (in a normal year). No one is doing “peace of mind” flu tests. I would be kind to the director. I bet the parents lied and it isn’t the director’s fault.
hoverboards says
Is a hoverboard OK for my 7 y/o? She has one on her list and says she’s used them at friends’ houses (all of which have older siblings- mine is the oldest). i’m inclined to get the one that is on sale this week at Target but I noticed it’s rated as a 12+. I can’t think of ANY kids that I’ve seen on these things that are 14– most of them are older elem school.
Thoughts?
Anonymous says
I would just say please for the love of god require a helmet with it. I hope she’s wearing a helmet at her friends houses. I’ve seen young children on these without helmets and I get so angry. Like one slip of balance and they could get a TBI
Anonymous says
OP here. This is a great point. She diligently (and without reminding) wears a helmet with all other outdoor stuff- scooters, bikes, etc. I think she even put one on before playing with a pogo stick :). I was imagining her using this more inside so in my head didn’t picture her with a helmet.
anon says
Idk, I wouldn’t do it. I’m all for kids taking physical risks on the playground, but I’m not super comfortable with motorized anything when balance is required. Age seven also seems really young got a hover board.
Anonymous says
Same. I think I tend toward the cautious side of things though. I don’t let my kids go to trampoline parks or go headfirst down playground slides.
Anon says
Daycare told us two staff members tested positive, but no info beyond that. They say HIPAA prevents them from giving us any info about which classrooms they worked in or people they had contact with. That’s weird, right? We’re not asking for a name, just whether or not my daughter had close contact with the infected people. Either way, my daughter’s teacher has been out sick this week so I think we have to assume DD was exposed. Teachers are supposed to wear masks all the time and the kids wear masks except when sleeping and eating so I’m trying to remain optimistic, but it’s hard not to feel anxious.
Anonymous says
In our area, if your daughter was a close contact you would know. A friend’s daycare had a teacher test positive and while they didn’t disclose which teacher it was, they DID let my friend know her daughter was a close contact and would need to quarantine.
Redux says
Your daycare is required to report it to whatever government agency (probably your local Department of Health) that is responsible for contact tracing. That agency will contact you if your kid was a close contact.
Anon says
My husband emailed the director and she said that if we’re a close contact, the health dept will call us. But the contact tracing via the health department in my area is pretty atrocious, so who knows when that would be. :/
Anonymous says
They’ll tell you if, based on health department definitions, your child was a close contact and you need to take any action. If not, it’s just for transparency.
We’ve gotten 2 notifications so far at our center. One was ” a staff member” but due to the person’s position and fact that they had limited contact with the teachers or students, there was no recommendation for any classrooms to close or quarantine. I can only assume it was one of the janitorial staff who works in the evening once everyone else is gone.
The other was “a child in XYZ classroom” who has tested positive. That classroom is closed with the request that all in it quarantine for 14 days, but the rest of the notification just said that there was no contact with other cohorts so the rest of the center will remain open.
NYCer says
This is the policy at our school too. If your daughter was a close contact and needs to quarantine, they will definitely let you know.
Anon says
Apparently no one is quarantining for now. They said they will “consider” quarantining certain classrooms if there are additional cases. That’s another thing that’s confusing to me – shouldn’t the close contacts of these two people already be quarantining? Our health department is overloaded and regularly takes 5-7 days to reach out to people who had close contacts test positive. I fully understand the school can’t release the names of teachers to the entire community, but I don’t understand why they can’t tell the people who had close contact with these teachers to begin quarantine ASAP.
Anon says
Our contact tracing is also overwhelmed. They have asked people to notify their own contacts in some cases. I think your center should look up the health dept, definition of close contact and notify people. If they don’t, it worsens the spread while you wait on the health dept.
Mary Moo Cow says
Not weird that they can’t tell you; that’s standard patient privacy protection and has been the routine for both my kids schools. We’ve had a few notifications that someone in the school has tested positive or been exposed to someone who tested positive and never knew who it was, or even what class. Like others have said, you would be contacted either by the school or the health department if your child was a close contact. Our ped just issued guidelines on who needs to be tested and when after receiving such a notice, so you you could check with your doctor; it might allay some concern.