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Quick one - sick 2yo and DH going to work

32 replies

Mrschips07 · 07/08/2020 06:54

Our 2yo DS woke up crying and with a chesty / croup sounding cough at 5am this morning. He seems tired and just wants to sit and watch TV, not interested in playing. He's coughing every so often, chesty sounding coughs and he has a froggy voice. No high temp. Says his nose and mouth hurts.

Should DH go to work? He's NHS non patient facing

OP posts:
Bitchinkitchen · 07/08/2020 06:56

Nope, better safe than sorry. Test for DS, all of you isolate, then take it from there when the results come in.

milkjetmum · 07/08/2020 07:00

Agree with pp, I think this is something we (and our workplaces) are all going to have to get used to over coming months as normal kids bugs overlap with CV symptoms.

If your dh is in a hurry to go back to work go to a drive through test centre today and you should have results in 24hr ish. I did the home diy test on DD(6) and it was Tues I requested, weds it arrived, Thursday posted back, Friday results with me.

Icedlatte · 07/08/2020 07:00

Nope, follow the covid guidelines please

ginnybag · 07/08/2020 07:03

Nope.

You all need to isolate and at least DS needs to be tested, although I would get all of you done.

This is partly why schools are going to cause issues. The symptoms are so common in kids that we're going to see a lot of isolate-test-negative but its the only way.

Original poster
Mrschips07 · 07/08/2020 07:03

He's only coughing here and there, 5 times an hour something like that, and he doesn't have a temp. That's what DH is saying anyway...

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midgebabe · 07/08/2020 07:08

The rule is a new and persistent cough, and persistent means not a one off cough

So exactly what your baby has

Lockdownseperation · 07/08/2020 07:11

Government guidelines are very clear. You all need to isolate until you get the results back from DS covid test. 5 times an hour is a persistent cough.

Your DH would be incredible selfish to go to work. If he does so then he will be risking the lives of others.

Jent13c · 07/08/2020 08:10

If he non patient facing can he work from home for today? No he cannot go into work. He works for the NHS he should really know that. Your son can get a test this morning and your husband can be back to work on Monday.

I would be incredibly annoyed if someone on my team made a selfish decision to go in while there was ?covid at home.

FenellaMaxwell · 07/08/2020 08:14

No he can’t. And it’s a bit odd that he doesn’t already know that, tbh.

kerosene20 · 07/08/2020 08:15

Nope! My DS also started with A cough yesterday. Test at 8.30am -Household isolated. Result by text at 6am today.

Timeforanotherusername · 07/08/2020 08:16

Not today.

Get DS tested and hopefully he should be back by Monday.

I am glad my kids are a bit older. We would be constantly self isolating if my youngest was a toddler. He got a high temp almost weekly. Good luck!

megletthesecond · 07/08/2020 08:19

No.
The more people stick to the rules the quicker we'll be out of this.

A drive through test should give you the results within 48hrs. Heaven knows how you can do it on a 2yr old though.

LibrariesGiveUsPower · 07/08/2020 08:21

He needs to stay home and your baby needs a test.

Tfoot75 · 07/08/2020 08:24

I don't really understand why people try to rationalise the symptoms away. I would get a test for any strange symptom tbh, particularly in a young child, as it seems there is a wide variety of symptoms and tests are readily available, quick and free. Why wouldn't you? It really doesn't matter where someone works, just isolate, test and 95% certain you can go back to work the next day after a negative test result.

Motorina · 07/08/2020 08:26

I'm NHS and patient facing, but work closely with a non-patient facing admin team.

If one of them came in in your husband's situation I would be incandescent with fury, as they would be putting me (and, through me, my vulnerable patients) at risk. He would be sent straight home, and I would be raising it with HR to see if it needed addressing formally.

He needs to stay home until your son is tested.

itsaratrap · 07/08/2020 08:26

He really ought to know better. If NHS workers aren’t testing, what hope for the rest of us? Please get tested.

TokyoSushi · 07/08/2020 08:27

Yep, isolate and test.

Redlocks28 · 07/08/2020 08:27

No, of course he shouldn’t. Get DC tested.

hippohector · 07/08/2020 08:28

He is being incredibly selfish by going to work. Like, really, really selfish!
People like him make my blood boil actually.
How dare he think he is so special that the rules don’t apply to him.
FFS.
Get a test for DS and you all must self isolate until you get the results.
How would he feel if he potentially spreads the virus to someone else and they die? Dramatic maybe, but maybe not! This has happened to tens of thousands of people already.

ScrapThatThen · 07/08/2020 08:29

His workplace likely have an HR telephone line for advice

ScrapThatThen · 07/08/2020 08:30

It's really selfish to go in. Shielding colleagues may be back in work.

FinnyStory · 07/08/2020 08:31

How can the NHS have not educated their own staff on this?

Although, I have to admit, I don't think I've ever seen an explanation of what a persistent cough is, five times an hour is every ten min or so!

mosquitofeast · 07/08/2020 08:32

If he goes in to work he is incredibly stupid and selfish, and you should ring his employer and report him.

You should also be questioning why you are with someone so stupid and selfish.

tiredanddangerous · 07/08/2020 08:33

No. Isolate and test as per the guidelines.

emdrneeded · 07/08/2020 08:35

@FinnyStory

How can the NHS have not educated their own staff on this?

Although, I have to admit, I don't think I've ever seen an explanation of what a persistent cough is, five times an hour is every ten min or so!

They have!