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Will you be seeing your family if lockdown is relaxed?

335 replies

CandleFlames · 06/05/2020 19:16

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.

OP posts:
Lazypuppy · 06/05/2020 19:29

Cannot wait! If it is announced on monday we are allowed to see family i'll be round my mums before the end of the speech!

didireallysaythat · 06/05/2020 19:29

No - it would involve traveling and it's not as essential trip is it?

megletthesecond · 06/05/2020 19:29

No. They're not local. I assume it'll be next year.

DDIJ · 06/05/2020 19:30

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vanillandhoney · 06/05/2020 19:31

I'm not sure. My mum has asthma and my dad (as a retired doctor) is massively against any form of easing and probably won't let me anywhere near the house!

mummypie17 · 06/05/2020 19:31

I would. I'm only planning to see parents and brother via a short drive when lockdown eases

Crunchymum · 06/05/2020 19:31

Toddler is in the shielded group. Her condition means some people have respiratory issues (she doesn't) and other issues that would make them vulnerable (again she doesn't) but her condition means a blanket cover, not an assessment based on each individual.

I also have 2 older kids, I'm not sure I can keep in for another 6 weeks? Not if parks open, not they know they can pop into granny's?

But MIL has lots of grandkids so wouldn't be mixing with just us?

It's a really tough question. I don't want to risk my youngest but even her consultant has agreed that she doesn't fit the vulnerable profile applied to some who do have the same condition.

We dont have a proper garden, we are climbing the walls here. I wouldn't know what to do for the best? I think an indefinite lock down for us all would be more harmful for our mental health than mixing in small groups would be overall?

CrowCat · 06/05/2020 19:31

Yes.

Ilikefresias · 06/05/2020 19:32

Yes, but in the garden and only at a distance of more than 2 meters.

Twickerhun · 06/05/2020 19:33

No as I don’t think the risk has suddenly gone and who wants to risk accidentally killing granny?

Pipandmum · 06/05/2020 19:33

Social distancing will still be in force.

Drivingdownthe101 · 06/05/2020 19:33

Probably my mum who lives around the corner. She’s already had it (tested) and recovered. I know we don’t necessarily know if that makes her immune but evidence suggests there is at least some immunity.

BrightYellowDaffodil · 06/05/2020 19:33

Yes. I’ve been seeing them anyway to drop off food and we usually chat for a bit at a distance, but it will be nice to do it in a more relaxed form, even if it’s just sitting in the garden.

DaphneduM · 06/05/2020 19:34

Yes, my daughter, son-in-law and grandson. Can't wait. We haven't been out since lockdown and son-in-law has been working from home. No-one in the vulnerable group.

Drivingdownthe101 · 06/05/2020 19:34

No as I don’t think the risk has suddenly gone and who wants to risk accidentally killing granny?

Granny would be more likely to accidentally kill us as she still works full time in the NHS.

BrightYellowDaffodil · 06/05/2020 19:34

who wants to risk accidentally killing granny?

Dramatic much? ♟

Fairylillie · 06/05/2020 19:35

No, we are staying in lockdown until we see what happens. If there's a second wave we don't want to be part of it.

CruCru · 06/05/2020 19:36

I'd like to see my brother. My Mum has said that she doesn't want to see us for a while as she's convinced that, if she does, she and my Dad (who is in hospital recovering from a fairly major operation) will catch coronavirus and die.

Littlemissdaredevil · 06/05/2020 19:37

Yes we will see PIL. If they want to see us. They live near us and have a very large garden. If we sit in the garden we can socially distance easily.

TinRoofRusty · 06/05/2020 19:38

Yes.

SauvignonBlanche · 06/05/2020 19:38

I can’t wait to see my DS!

Imapotato · 06/05/2020 19:38

I will see siblings and friends, but as I work in a hospital I don’t think I’ll be seeing my parents or in laws.

My parents will be ok with that. However I’m expecting the in laws to knock on the door the second lock down is relaxed. They’re both over 70 and I’m really worried about passing something on to them.

user1487194234 · 06/05/2020 19:39

Absolutely

Inmyownlittlecorner · 06/05/2020 19:41

I’m in two minds. My sister lives 2 hours away & is a lone parent of 4, 3 of whom have SEN & she has no help at all. We are her respite care & support & this has absolutely made her mental health deteriorate. She’s desperate to see us. My DH is a key worker (not NHS) & I’m considering going up & staying with her for a couple of weeks & DH will stay here. She has a big house with a huge garden & we are in a small 2 bed flat in the city.

Bluntness100 · 06/05/2020 19:41

why do you assume OP or her family member is shielded? Nothing in her post suggests that?

Everything in her post suggests it. No healthy child bearing age person needs to isolate. Everyone should know that.

Op. Shielded is people who have one or more on a list of chronic illnesses or health conditions that makes them vulnerable to the disease being serious.