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.

I’ve keen to have lockdown reversed. Unfortunately, we can’t see my mum yet as her partner is in the extremely vulnerable category and until we have antibody test to confirm we’ve had the virus we can’t go near them.
We can see other family members and friend though and I can’t wait.

I will definitely see my mum, but will still be sensible about social distancing with pretty much everyone else

Yes. I will openly admit I've done a welfare check on both my parents and ils every 10 -14 days or so. Socially distanced, standing in the front garden and talking through the window. Sometimes taking them essentials depending on if they have managed to get to the shop or not. My dad is shielding so I would only sit in the back garden and stay 2m away.

Nope - DH is shielding (autoimmune condition) so he hasn’t left the house since lockdown started, I only go out for food and medication (but started getting that delivered to reduce risk further). My mum lives an hour away by train, NC with my dad and his lot. Both sets of DPiLs are down South so a 3-4 hour train journey for them. All we hope at the moment is that by Christmas we could go and stay with them but if the shielding advice stays in place then it’ll be our first year not visiting them which will be a little sad. But I’d much rather DH stayed safe.

I would however they all live circa 250 miles away - so probably not for the time being....

I have elderly parents who aren't local, but once we get to the point where more travel is allowed I would consider driving down for a socially-distanced visit in their garden. As we have been following the rules for several weeks and had no contact with anyone except occasional and very careful shopping trips, the chances of me bringing it to them would be extremely small and keeping a distance would also reduce any risk further, so I think the benefits of company would outweigh the risks for them by that time. I would go alone though, not with DCs yet as that would make it much harder to maintain safe distancing and hygiene.

Yes cannot wait to see my dad, my DD misses him so much.

In laws are 40 miles away, won't be seeing them 🥳

Why do people think lockdown will be eased on Monday, have I missed something? I know Boris is speaking to us on Sunday but I assume he is just going to let us know what the phased process will be, but it's not going to be an immediate you can go and mix numerous households.

Definitely (if I can get past the roadblocks into the south-west). I am not thinking lockdown will be eased on Sunday but hoping it will be eased enough to allow me to see her at the end of May half term.

Yes but probably from a safe distance as my mum is on the shielding list. I would love to sit in the garden or park with my cousin, I’m missing not being able to pop over for a cup of tea and a chat.

Yes, all healthy. And we’ll see close friends too, but outside rather than inside

Yes as they're all local.

We'll be careful but life cannot go on like this or until we get a vaccine. It's unsustainable.

Yes definitely, but in their gardens and socially distancing. Apart from mil and fil, who are shielded.
Ds1/Dil/gd and Ds2/partner, and my dsis when we can travel more than a couple of miles.

Why wouldn't I? Life is for living. Got to die of something.

I think it will be eased and so it should be but I don’t think we will be allowed to people’s houses just yet but IF we were allowed I’d see family and friends that are fit and healthy but I wouldn’t see my best friend with cancer for example for her own safety.

I think they will ease it is phases so non essential shops first....then maybe outdoor meeting with others ok...and so it goes on.....

Yep I’ll be seeing my family. We live fairly close and we’ve all been isolating for at least two months

Yes, our daughter and her husband and our two granddaughters. They live 5 minutes away and although we have talked from the ends of our drives or facetimed it is not the same as seeing them in person. We are retired but early 60s and not vulnerable and have been isolating as has our daughter and her family. We have all been doing click and collect rather than going to shops and just going out for exercise. Can't see the risk really and it would be nice to help them out with the children as they are trying to work from home.

Well , both my parents are dead , so much as I’d like to see them , it’s not possible
DD in her 20s is furloughed and home with us , my sister lives next door , so I see her anyway
DS lives 4 hours away and is planning to come and stay in August , and I really hope to see him , and his lovely GF then ( and give them a massive hug , for at least 10 minutes)
DH can deal with the in-laws as he desires

Yes, none of us are shielding.

Yes my parents xx

Cannot see mum as she is in nursing home, but me and my sister have both said as soon as we allowed I getting the train to see her. I cannot wait and hoping i might be able to next weekend if announcement Monday says we can.

Hope so, but as they live just over an hours drive away it will depend if Boris says I can.

Don’t really have much family, most of us live together, just have my uncles who live 10 roads away, I presume they will resume thier weekly Sunday morning visits 😊

Hm. Dunno. Not sure Scotland will be following suit.

Yes we will be visiting my Dad who lives 3 hours away from us, my sister BIL and niece will visit too.