I've given my grandbaby Covid :(

[StillMedusa]

And feel absolutely awful.
I work in a high risk environment (special Ed) and since a colleague tested positive last Tuedsay have LFT-d every day.
Had my booster Saturday, and felt truly awful by the evening and assumed it was that. Negative LFT Sunday so my DD2 popped round with 6 month old on Sunday...literally 2 hours max.
Monday morning I tested positive on LFT, then had a PCR. Covid.
I'm isolating obviously, and so far my dh and DS2 who live here are negative,
But my beautiful baby grandson started coughing last night and when DD2 swabbed him.. instant positive :(

I bloody hate Covid. I feel like poo, I can't go out, I can't walk my poor dog, I can't help my daughter and now she's got a poorly baby, the light of our lives , and it's my fault because unknowingly I was incubating it.

I can't taste anything, can't smell anything, feel like crap, and the most beautiful boy is now coughing and feverish. And probably because we aren't allowed to wear masks in our classroom. (three colleagues and two kids so far with covid in a class of just 8 kids and 4 staff)

I hate this!

and it's my fault because unknowingly I was incubating it.

Unknowingly.

Its not your fault.

You can absolutely tell from your words your dgc is so precious to you, and you wouldn't have went within a mile of him had you known.

Rest, take care of yourself, plenty of messages of support to your dd, and the worst of it will be over very soon and you can resume those gorgeous baby snuggles

Sending love. It's tough going. You did everything you could so it's not your fault.

It isn’t your fault. You did everything that you could have.
If he hadn’t got it from you he could of got it somewhere else.
I worry about doing this too.

I really hope that you are both better soon.

It's absolutely NOT your fault, it's a virus being a virus.

I hope you both improve quickly

These LFTs though.

A bunch of my friends went to a gig last weekend and a few of them have since tested positive on PCRs. LFs all showing negative until 2-3 days after positive PCR.

I have no faith whatsoever in the LFs any more.

Oh @StillMedusa what a crappy situation. It's absolutely not your fault, so please don't feel guilty. Really hope you and your grandchild get better ASAP, stay positive.

How are you so sure you gave it to him and not the other way around? His mother or someone else in the house could have had it without knowing.

I understand the guilt, it's crushing, but this is NOT your fault as such. You didn't know! Pre-Covid, you probably gave your DC/GC colds every now and then, and them to you. It happens.
You did NOTHING wrong. But I know these words probably won't help you too much right now.
I am a full time carer for my sister. I gave my CEV bed bound, shielding, double lung transplant, immunocompromised and on permanent home oxygen/CPAP at night sister Covid.
I didn't know.
I didn't sleep for a fortnight, I ended up having a full breakdown over the guilt.
She made it but spent 3 month in ICU, and then a further 2.5 months in high dependency respiratory ward with no visitors. I had to get therapy for it because I just felt like I'd killed her (I Hadn't). I couldn't eat, sleep, anything. But with the therapy, I am learning that it wasn't my fault as such, as I didn't know.
Please PLEASE believe me when I say, you are NOT at fault here. It's a pandemic, you didn't know. Children do extremely well in their recoveries. I am thinking of you OP. And your family

Not your fault. You have done your best. Children often have fewer symptoms than adults. And our immune systems do need some challenging when we are young.