Tell me what to do to prepare!

[Quarantiming]

A, B, C and DD are good friends and always play together. On Sunday 25th A, B and C were quarantined because they were in after school, club on Monday (19th ) and the staff running it fell ill on Wednesday (21) and tested Friday (23) positive result on Sunday.

DD's whole class was quarantined on Wednesday (28) evening as A tested positive on Wednesday and is quite unwell. DD was very upset at being quarantined.

I think Dd is going to be ill. She has no symptoms (yet) but... I don't know. Something seems off. Or I might be imaging it. Or not, and she's about to get it.

So, what would you do? DH thinks, if she shows symptoms, she should be isolated in her room as per guidelines. And he thinks I should have sent her to bed alone if I really think she's going to be ill. But she's 8. And upset she can't play out and see her friends. And wants a hug. Would you really isolate a child that young in their room when they're ill?

On top of that, we live in a top floor flat. I'm allowed to take her out for exercise once a day (wear a mask to walk down stairs or better to take lift?) as long as she doesn't have symptoms.

We don't have much storage space in the flat, most of my food (inc fridge and freezer) is in my cellar in the basement. I can keep 3 days worth of food upstairs. Plus, my washing machine is in a communal washing room in the basement.

DH and I started feeling ill last Friday and after a delay until Monday to get a test, received a positive result on Wednesday. We have 4DC and although we didn’t get them tested too, i think it has also travelled through them as well as all of them have reported symptoms of sorts over the past week as differing times.
The symptoms were as follows in case it helps you know what to expect of your DC has picked it up;
DC1 age 12 - one night and the following day with a temp, tiredness and headache but all managed fine with calpol.
DC2 age 11 - a period of about 2 hours one evening complaining of a stomach ache and looking a bit off and that’s it.
DC3 age 9 - one evening and the following day complaining of a headache - controlled with calpol
DC4 age 7 - one evening complaining of a stomach ache and a little bit of an upset stomach and then fine again.

Thankfully all very mild, nobody lost their appetite and all back to full energy levels driving me crazy as we are all still isolating.

I hope everybody stays well at your house.

Oh and I didn’t end up isolating anybody in the family as it seemed a bit late by the time DH and I realised we might have it and two of my DC were also ill over the same first weekend.

Not in a million years would I isolate an 8 year old! She'll want her Mum & Dad if she's feeling unwell and it's pretty harsh to deny her that, I think your DH is being unreasonable

I would rather die than isolate DD by herself. Do not do it OP. She will be so so upset and never forget it. She needs you. 8 is so young.

Well DH has refused to put her to bed since Wednesday (usually we alternate DC).... so she's being extra clingy with me right now. Thanks for that info Lost.

If we have to isolate will I be allowed to get food from my cellar if I wear a mask and go late at night?
Allowed to do washing?

Is your DH always this hateful towards me your daughter!

It's not specific to now, he won't go near either of the DC if they're about to come down with a cold/bug

Argh! So DD looked awful on Friday and I was convinced she was going to be ill. But no symptoms except running slightly warm. Saturday, she looked better, but still warm, complained of a sore throat when she woke but after a drink, nothing. Today she is still warm, has sneezed a couple of times and complained of a stuffy nose when she woke. Her temp has been wavering 37.1 and 37.6 which is warm but not a fever!

Temp over 37 is considered to be high.
I would get her tested.

How will getting her tested help? Stay indoors (quarantine is quarantine after all) but not confine her to her room. You go up and down stairs as you need to but with a mask on. She'll want more love and cuddles not less. If her condition worsens then seek medical advice.

Her quarantine is now officially over.

How will getting her tested help?
It won't as such except for saying if the rest of us need to quarantine/ if she should stay out of school on Monday.

How can her quarantine be over if it started on Wednesday 28th?

Don't know. It's insane. The child who tested positive was on school on Friday 23rd, so the quarantine date starts from there even though they weren't put in quarantine until the following Wednesday evening 🤷‍♀️

Even if it started on Friday 23rd it shouldn't be over? And quarantines only end of not showing symptoms, which DD is.

@StripeyDeckchair

Temp over 37 is considered to be high. I would get her tested.

No it’s not.

O
P, if you have to isolate, even if no symptoms, you cannot take her out. She could still be shedding live virus.

Your OH is being an arse, but you already know that.

No it’s not.
See, that's what I've always been told. It's only a fever over 38, anything 37ish is normal, so although she feels warm, she's not actually got any symptoms.
We got the email informing us that her quarantine would finish at midnight yesterday. That's 10 days from contact.

In quarantine, you're allowed to take kids out once a day for exercise, when you're isolating (I.e. symptoms/ill) then not.