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.

Yes definitely. We're not at risk.

No, my parents are in their 80s and don't live local to me. I'm not sure when I'll see them next 😞 I don't want to risk passing the virus on to them.

These responses probably tell the story of why they won't announce this on Sunday or Monday

No but only because they live 400 miles away

No. My DM and my DPILs are over 70 and I’m not going to be the one that infects them.

My dds miss their grandparents badly and they will be straight round once the lockdown is eased.

No. They’re both 70+ and have health issues (not shielding). It is just not worth the risk for any of us.

My parents are early 70's and in good health. I'll visit them and sit in the garden and keep a distance. Although I wfh, there's always a chance I could pick it up in the supermarket and be carrying it without realising. I'd hate to pass it on to them. It's a nasty illness, even though the majority of people don't end up in hospital, you can still be really ill for a number of weeks - no one wants that.

No. It’s not magically going to be all ok when lockdown is lifted. We plan to do pretty much the same as now for some time. Both to keep us safe and others.

Probably not. Mine are a good hour away, and the only ones we'd normally see locally are elderly and vulnerable. I can't see us doing much different, socially.

I would like to see my parents but they are over 70 (well Dad is 69 but the same thing!). We have been able to keep in isolation due to kids going on contact and his partner is a key worker. I’m 99% sure we’ve had COVID 19 (I was very ill but not in hospital - not just wishful thinking!) but that 1% isn’t worth it!

I might go and see one or other of my brothers. Especially as they may have had it too.

@kingkuta my parents live 10 minutes away and DP’s are 40 minute drive!

This is annoying me though because you have a newborn Op and most people on this thread don’t! You can’t expose your vulnerable baby to other people, surely?

Yes if it is allowed

My mum is shielding and it's a journey of 4 buses or 2 buses and 2 trains each way so I will be waiting for a bit before seeing her

@Bluntness100 oh in that case I’m not. I have inflammatory bowel disease but that doesn’t put me in the vulnerable group as I’m not on medication for it, and I’m 24, DP is 27.

No - inlaws are shielding and my parents are 4 hours drive away. If they lived round the corner and were in good health I'd probably arrange to meet up in a park or something.

I imagine there are a large number of adults who won't be able to see their parents for one or other of these reasons.

I would love to see my family, but only in the garden and miles away from them and adhering to social distance, regardless of the advice. I do not want to kill my parents, so I won't be going anywhere near them.

Maybe my DPIL but they're a 2.5 hr drive away so unlikely for now I think. My DSIL is 4 hrs away so even less likely. Sadly not my DP because my Mum is high risk. Would be nice to see the odd friend if possible though. Maybe in the garden or something.

Yes.

@crispysausagerolls I’m in two minds because my health visitor has said social distancing is okay. As I have bipolar disorder and have been suffering quite badly since having my baby my perinatal team said it might even be good for me, and my partner works in a supermarket and will be back working full time in a week so we are at risk, and I’m definitely going to need the support then. Still not sure on what to do but if we did do it we would be heavily social distancing, nobody holding baby, immediate family only.

No relatives! Kids' grandparents all died years ago, we don't have siblings, so our entire family of 5 is in this house. I think I'd wait a bit to see friends, unless I could do it with social distancing (e.g. in big gardens).

We need more information on asymptomatic carriers. Before, it was very much if you have symptoms of the virus, you would then stay well away. But it's this whole belief now that everyone out there now has it? I don't get it. Surely if you have it, you must have some symptoms???? The common cold as I understand it, is a corona virus and not life threatening. Does that mean that you could have a cold but not know it? If we were more clear on this, it would make moving forward much easier.

My two adult kids, 20 and 22, I miss them so much

No. I'm shielding and my children and grandchildren live many, many miles away. I suspect I may not see one lot of family for 18 months. I last saw them in October and their Easter and summer visits are cancelled. It makes me feel very sad.