I would not fly sick, especially with a stomach bug. You might need the facilities at a time when you could not leave your seat. And, I’m strongly against going out in public and exposing others when I am not well.

How long did it take Emmett to recover? Food poisoning is not catching while a 24 hour bug could be.

So sorry you are not feeling well.

You can certainly wait and if you are 100 percent tomorrow then go.

Rick and a hard place.

If you're sure it's food poisoning, go. It is much more common than we think. Have you or Emmett been exposed to anyone with a stomach bug?

IME, a true stomach bug with my kids (and me the one time I had one) never lasted more than 24 hours. Most of the expunging, for lack of better word, would end after 12-18 hours and then after that, it was just queasy stomach, lethargy from all the expunging. How long was Emmett sick? I would wait until the morning to see how you feel.

See how you feel tomorrow. Some of these things are very quick.

Hope you do feel better!

Emmett is in daycare so he is exposed to everything. The decision was made for us because he is still a little sick so I think it’s best if we avoid contaminating everybody else. Plus I have a sneaking suspicion my husband is next. ugh!

Ooohhh... yeah, your husband... besides, if any of you show any signs of sickness at the airport, on the plane, etc., everyone will scream "Coronavirus!" and have you quarantined.

Sorry that it looks like you'll miss your trip but I would not go. I'd thought I was invincible this winter but this week had a stomach bug that now seems to be morphing into a cold. No 24 hour recoup for me.

One Christmas break, our 3 year old threw up the morning we were flying to Arizona. No fever, We figured he was nervous/excited. But no. Two days later we took him to the hospital in Arizona where he spent a day and a half with an IV for dehydration. Fortunately Santa came, as well as so many people who dropped off gifts for kids in the hospital on Christmas Eve (not many kids, actually). He was out in time for Christmas dinner. We should have stayed home, at least he and I should have.

Robo you may want to see if your doctor will prescribe an anti nausea medicine like Zofran that disintegrates under the tongue. Then the next time this happens you’ll have it as an option for traveling if your illness is mild and you can’t reschedule.

Sorry you may miss your trip :( We are in Florida just reading, listening to music, watching birds and surfing the internet. It so nice sitting outside we don’t even want to do anything. This weather is really restorative.

Best not to spread the joy. I also have a fear of being ill on an airplane. Can’t imagine dealing with a diaper explosion. Hope you’re all better soon. What bad timing. All,part of parenthood, though.

If you and Emmet got it sequentially and not at the same time, it's probably a virus and not food poisoning. I'd plan on staying home.

I'm sorry you and Emmett have had to deal with this. If it were me, I wouldn't want to board a plane if I didn't have mastery over my intestinal system. I wouldn't want to be on a plane with someone who didn't.

DH contracted food poisoning from a bad mussel at dinner the night before we were to fly home from vacation. He felt a little ill in the morning but by the time we were in the air, he had started vomiting. He literally vomited and moaned from coast to coast. It was a nightmare.

Omg I just waited on hold for 40 minutes (new travel bans = crazy call centres) and accidentally hung up! Ack

On hold (with airline)

No advice to add - just an interesting related story. Years ago we left on a plane for vacation with DH feeling unwell. He ended up in the airplane latrine during take-off. I can't believe the flight attendants didn't say something - they must have noticed he was absent from his seat. He eventually came out but was sicker than a dog. When we arrived in Boston I left him laying on a bench outside the airport while I picked up the rental car. He then laid in the backseat while I drove up to New Hampshire. By the time we got there he was feeling better and we had dinner at the inn where we were staying. I wouldn't recommend this approach but it all turned out fine.

We also went on a tropical vacation with friends - the wife feeling unwell at the airport. She felt lousy the whole time but lasted the 4-5 days. Turns out she had pneumonia and shortly after we returned I came down with it as well.

Glad you're not going to travel. There isn't anything much worse than being ill while traveling, unless you're child is ill while you're out.

I wish all of you a speedy recovery!

Robo, depending on the credit card that you charged your flight to, you might have some travel insurance protection. Get a letter from the pediatrician that your son cannot travel.

Agree with bbstx although it required an incredible amount of paper work (especially since it involved two different airlines to prove that there are indeed cancellation fees that were less than the actual ticket, so the ticket credit was useless).

On hold to rebook....praying he takes pity and keeps me in business class.

With all the C virus insanity right now, I think they will be glad to work with you. My friend just had to change around a flight because he was laying over in Korea so he was afraid the country he was flying to would ban incoming flights from Korea as some countries are now doing. So, he was able to change to a different flight plan completely, not stopping in Korea at all! With the virus popping up in the US now, you can bet they will be on high alert and perhaps not even allow you to fly at all!

We rescheduled to Monday. I am paying more money to switch from business to economy class, and missing five days vacation. very disappointing, but for the best. If we all feel much better tomorrow we may look to book in on Friday.

I've travelled with a sick toddler once ( 14 months old) and would never recommend doing it. I was pregnant at the time to make matters worse.

I hope you're all feeling better and get lots of rest on your vacation.

Cancel and reschedule if possible. You should honor your body and allow it to rest and heal before traveling. Emmet's too. Just my .02.

As someone who likely picked up an illness while travelling, I appreciate your rebooking.

Omg my husband JUST got sick after I already finished bleaching the house twice. Happy vacation to me. gah! The toddler and i may be flying solo on Monday

awww noooo

Get Emetrol over the counter . Works immediately. Safe and quick. After only one dose will be ever so much better! Good luck.

Oh, no, that’s awful!

How long were you and Emmet sick?

I’m so sorry!

Ugh...so sorry.

Emmett was sick longest, like five days. Me two days. Husband...tbd. I’ve forbidden him from leaving our bedroom/en-suite.

You're letting him in the house?

; )

Hope he has a speedy recovery and you guy get some vacation!

Oh no. I hope it is short-lived and you get at least some vacation/relax time. Hey, at least you've all had it now and you don't have to wait to see who gets it next.

I hope your hubby is quick about it! Good luck to all of you!

Ugh, hope Mr. Robo is feeling better so you can go on your trip.

I’ll be going with or without him but not looking forward to toddler wrangling solo. definitely not competent enough to be a full time single parent!