Will you be seeing your family if lockdown is relaxed?

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If lockdown is relaxed on Monday, will you see your family from other households again? I had a baby last month and none of my family have met him and I’m in two minds whether to stay isolating or to let them meet him if the rules change.

No. My parents live a 4+ hour drive away, my brothers both live almost 2 hour drive away. We’d usually go longer than this without seeing them anyway. It’s friends I’m missing most

It's very unlikely that they will be allowing households to mix on Monday. I don't know why the media has been allowed to suggest this.

No, we don't see MIL that often anyway, but she and her partner are on the shielded list. Her partner is an absolute asshat and frankly I wouldn't cry too much if we passed an infectious disease on that may decrease the chances of his longterm survival (he is a vile child abuser).

But no, we won't see them until things settle down later in the summer. And my family live abroad so no chance of them flying long haul to see us. They are both also quite vulnerable (stepdad with a heart condition and mum just finished chemo last year and in remission, and over 70).

It would be lovely to get back to some aspects of life though, not the least finishing up our house purchase, which has been delayed during lockdown.

I won't be seeing my family. My mum and stepdad are of the vulnerable age, the rest of my family and my partner's family don't live near us.

I think it about time that that robotic Government message was changed.

How about:

Go Out - Save the economy and Jobs - The NHS says 'thankyou' ?

I'm not going to see my over 70 parents unless we're at least 2 metres apart as I work at the hospital & I don't want them at risk of covid.

Unfortunately not likely, my son lives in London, me in deepest darkest Devon, my daughter locked down in her care home, both far to dangerous visiting. Probably won’t see either until there is a vaccine but hopefully we’ll all be alive at the end

If it's relaxed we will visit grandparents at the same time as my brother, so the kids can play. Wouldn't visit anyone else though.

For those who have said they've recently had babies / are due to have babies... what did you do about older DC? Did someone come to look after them? My parents live far away and I'm not sure what to do about my toddler when I go in to have the new baby!

For those that will be seeing family friends next week if ‘allowed’. What makes you feel more confident to do so than last week. Is it purely because it would be ‘allowed’? I think it’s important to not lose sight of what is actually happening scientifically more so than socially. SARS-CoV-2 will be as prevalent next week as it was last week.

For us the only reason the children staying with us haven't seen their grandmother is because of the risk of being stopped and fined. Both houses are as safe as can be with only food deliveries coming in, she just couldn't stay with us as we don't have the ground floor facilities she needs.

Because she lives near a tourist spot there's been a police prescence. We wouldn't risk the children being upset by seeing DH or I fined by them to visit, but would if it was allowed.

No, no change here. Even if ‘relaxed’. Not enough is known to change anything whatsoever.

I would really like to but I’d be very wary of going to visit. My nana, who I’d like to see most is, 91 and my mum is a nurse in a care home so it feels too risky. They all (my family and in-laws) live several hundred miles away so it’s unlikely I’ll see them any time soon unfortunately. I work in a school, doing reduced hours there at the moment but would still worry about passing germs on if we did.

Hell no. It's been bliss without parents breathing down my neck. I'd like to see MIL though.

Parents yes as live 10 mins away.Db lives an hour and half away in a city so unlikely.

Yes, no reason not to. No vulnerable people and both me and mum work in hospitals (different ones) so more at risk at work than home

Not the parents or PIL as there yes all over 70.
Might go see BIL/SIL and their kids as we are 90% sure they’ve all had it weeks and weeks ago.

Social distancing will still be in force surely ?

I assume the OP means if/when we are permitted to see our family, will we go.

I would see others but I don’t think they would want to see me. Frontline nhs worker. Definitely won’t be seeing the in laws as much as I love and miss them. They are in the vulnerable category.

We live 200 miles from ours so probably not.

However if we can have bubbles of people I can't wait to get together with my best friends.

Yes definitely! Especially my MIL.

Congratulations on your new baby first off! If rules are changed I'd have a chat with your health visitor first off (they're obvs more up to date on any potential issues for your baby than us lot) and see what your family feel is right for them. My family all live in another country & the inlaws live several hours drive away, but when the times comes we're going to go with what they want to do on meeting up (they're mid-60s & not high risk in other ways, although FIL's a bit more overweight than he would like to admit!)...at the moment they want to see us when the time comes so we'll respect that.

Just to add I've sadly accepted I may not see my lot for quite a bit, but as soon as we can safely travel we will.

No. My parents and in-laws are all in vulnerable groups and don't live nearby. Same with my sister-in-law so won't be seeing her and kids either, and my brother and brother-in-law both live abroad.