AIBU to want to hold my children even though I might have the virus

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I am ill at the moment, fairly mild symptoms, pretty sure it’s not the virus, but as I have tightening in my chest and occasional tickly cough my husband wants me to self isolate as he has asthma. I am currently in bed as I don’t feel great, but this is day 2 and hearing my 17month cry because she can’t come near me is breaking my heart. My other DD is older and is happy to stand just outside the door and chat.
I don’t know how I would cope not being able to see my 17month old for 14 days and I don’t even know if I have this bloody illness! This is all very ironic as every day I have been craving peace and quiet ha ha! Now I have it.. I don’t want it!

The current guidance says that women can continue breastfeeding just make sure hands are washed and a mask is worn.

Personally I think if you ensured both of you were clean and keep it to a minimum then do it. 17 months is a hard age but can wash their hands properly and you can wear a mask .

Dh could also be cleaning all touchable surfaces regularly and only see the children in one place so their hands can be washed before they touch anything else.

Hope you feel better OP

I think that the attachment issues that could arise from isolating are more of a risk to a 17month old than the risk of covid... so I would not isolate from my toddler. I have faced life threatening illness myself and still decided to take the considered risks that involved the happiness and wellbeing of my children. I’m just saying that should the OP want to do so- she should do a risk/benefit analysis herself and not blindly follow some partially incorrect “rules”...

Isadora, the toddler is there with the other of her main caregivers: it's hardly as if she was going to be shoved into an orphanage. A serious case of Covid with complications otoh might result in separation from both caregivers for a much longer time, not to mention all the other risks associated.