I have a 17 month old DS. He is really prone to getting a temperature with any sniffle, and when at nursery would have a high temperature at least every few weeks. He also has a cough half the time.
He has just gone back to nursery and, predictably, now has a cold. Although he didn't feel too hot I took his temperature last night and it was 38. So now we're in isolation for two weeks. There is no way I'll be able to swab his throat for the NHS test, he won't even let me brush his teeth, so that's not an option.
I'm a single parent in a flat with no outdoor space. It's going to be very very shit. And if he follows his usual pattern and we follow all the rules, we'll be unable to leave the flat for approximately half the time, during which time I won't be able to work (I work from home but he is not able to play independently for longer than a few minutes).
I don't know how I'm going to manage. I'm sure others must be in the same boat, does anyone have any ideas on how to mitigate this? Is there some way to get a professional to swab him?? Could I just do the nasal swab or will that not work? There must be something I can do! He's up screaming half the night at the moment and my brain is addled from lack of sleep, I can't think.