how fast does pink eye come on?

Melanie2003

daycare director called me at 9:40am and asked if i noticed that Sam probably has pink eye - neither dh nor i noticed any gunk or crust or red eyeballs this morning or even yesterday.

they said she's rubbing her eye and it's very red and that it is likely pink eye, but she can stay until naptime and if she wakes up gunky - she's got to go.

first, i would have thought it would be noticeable when she woke this morning because it's always worse after sleeping, unless it comes on that quickly since drop off at 9am?

second, if you think the kid has a contagion, why allow her to stay for hours and spread it around the room? she's 15mos - everything gets touched, rubbed and put in the mouth.....

knittygrl

i think it can happen out of nowhere although L's been sent home  for it in the past and it turned out to be nothing

Mc_Newlywed

My daughter was fine  in the morning and had a tiny bit of redness and wetness (but not gunk) around noon. We had an appt for 2:30 anyway but as we sat in the waiting room it was like the floodgates opened and I couldn't wipe her fast enough.  So, in my opinion, it can come on fast. Or at least te initial symptoms are such that you wouldn't actually notice.