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Covid - Should I let someone who had covid see my baby?

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NameChange433 · 12/03/2022 06:30

This person says they are recovered, it’s Day 13 since start of symptoms. I’m worried about them being around baby, holding baby, being around me also in the house. Aibu?

OP posts:

Joystir59 · 12/03/2022 07:55

It isn't like a cold for most people who get it, it takes them out of action for a few days to a few weeks, so you are wise to be cautious when you've got a baby to look after.

LoganberryJam · 12/03/2022 07:57

At day 13 it is very unlikely they're still infectious.

SelfIdentifiedRightsHoarder · 12/03/2022 08:03

@FTEngineerM

Erm, what are you going to do if you get covid?

Stay away from your baby? Lock them in a room on their own?

Even if they did catch covid it’s a minuscule percentage chance of the baby becoming incredibly ill, I mean really minuscule.

But the op doesn't have covid. If the op had covid then obviously there's not much you can do, but it's not necessary for a friend who has just had it to see the baby within the next couple of days. Can you really not see the difference between those two scenarios?

GodspeedJune · 12/03/2022 08:23

@FTEngineerM

Erm, what are you going to do if you get covid?

Stay away from your baby? Lock them in a room on their own?

Even if they did catch covid it’s a minuscule percentage chance of the baby becoming incredibly ill, I mean really minuscule.

The risk of the OP becoming ill is not minuscule though, and that’s the point. Baby would be fine but the OP doesn’t need to be dealing with covid herself on top of looking after her child.

sst1234 · 12/03/2022 08:28

Wow people are still engaging in this Covid madness?

Baaaa · 12/03/2022 08:31

@Joystir59

It isn't like a cold for most people who get it, it takes them out of action for a few days to a few weeks, so you are wise to be cautious when you've got a baby to look after.

Agree. Even "mild" covid is not something you want to be dealing with if you can avoid it.

Icequeen01 · 12/03/2022 08:41

I was looking forward to meeting a new baby in the family at Xmas but caught Covid a week before Xmas. I was going to try and visit again (they don't live near us) before I returned to work after the Xmas holidays but the baby's parents weren't comfortable even though I was testing negative.

I totally understood and didn't visit but then another family member visited who then tested positive the next day. I would have been less of a risk to the baby.

TyrannosaurusRegina · 12/03/2022 09:16

@sst1234

Wow people are still engaging in this Covid madness?

What madness? Considering asking a person to wait a few more days before visiting due to them recently having an infectious illness, whether that be covid, flu, cold etc? I'm not sure where the madness is in that?

FTEngineerM · 12/03/2022 09:25

OP doesn’t need to be dealing with covid herself on top of looking after her child

So do you/OP/people generally give people a health questionnaire before coming to visit?

Have you had D&V in the last 14 days?
Have you had any cold or flu symptoms in the last 14 days?
Have you been to sub-Saharan Africa in the last 14 days (highest rates of TB)?

All those things would also be awful to look after a child with but this whole quarantining people based on their illnesses is only since covid.

inheritancetrack · 12/03/2022 10:36

If you're not comfortable you wait until you are. Your baby is your concern

GodspeedJune · 12/03/2022 10:52

@FTEngineerM

OP doesn’t need to be dealing with covid herself on top of looking after her child

So do you/OP/people generally give people a health questionnaire before coming to visit?

Have you had D&V in the last 14 days?
Have you had any cold or flu symptoms in the last 14 days?
Have you been to sub-Saharan Africa in the last 14 days (highest rates of TB)?

All those things would also be awful to look after a child with but this whole quarantining people based on their illnesses is only since covid.

Not really interested in your whataboutery.

Even before covid, it’s basic courtesy to stay away if there’s a chance you’ve an illness you could pass on.

If covid has made people more aware of this then all the better.

BankingOnChange · 12/03/2022 10:55

It doesn't need to be a drama.

Just message them and say I know you're now over it but because of the baby I'd rather give it another week just to make sure if that's OK.

I did it with my friend who wanted to pop over on D11. No issues at all, anyone reasonable will be fine.

AffableApple · 13/03/2022 14:38

@sst1234

Wow people are still engaging in this Covid madness?

Yes, because we're still in a pandemic. We're also still engaged in the madness of keeping newborn babies and new mothers away from highly infectious dangerous illnesses other than a pandemic, so

Babyvenusplant · 13/03/2022 14:47

Completely up to you, if you don't feel comfortable just wait a bit longer

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