Need to Know If I Did the Right Thing...

You did the right thing. It doesn't matter whether she is contageous or not. If your not comfortable then that is all that matters. You have 2 small kids to think about and have only their best interest at heart. I would never consider taking my kids to a very public place when they are sick like that. That child needs to be home resting. By all means, you have every right to do what you did. Way to stand up for yourself and your family. Your a good momma.

You have to go with your insinct... I had a situation with chicken pox last fall where a friend was going to bring her kids who had just been exposed to chicken pox to a playgroup. I called my pediatrician and as told not to go near them for 2 weeks because that's the incubation period and my then 4-month-old should not be exposed. There was a bit of a scuffle over e-mail because she insisted that I was being rediculous... her daughter broke out in spots less than a week later. Making a stand for your kids is always the right thing to do!!
Best of luck!
C.

If you are scared for your babies, go with your gut, Mama. Maybe it would put a little Fear of Google in that mother who trusted it so implicitly. We all want to believe our babies are "all better", but...at what cost? I think you did the right thing, if you were scared.

J.,
Whether or not you did the right thing is up to you, however from what I understand about coxsakie, even though the "blisters" can stay for weeks, once the fever is gone for 24 hours, the child is no longer contagious.

Regardless, you need to do what is best for you and your kids!

J.