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To want to avoid covid?

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CrappyNHappy · 13/07/2022 16:40

Mil has come for a holiday and is staying with us for more than a month. The day after she landed she tested positive for covid. She tried to pick up the baby and cuddle it so we asked her to try and keep a bit of distance from our two girls and maybe stay in a different room to them for a couple of days. Dd1 had an important event that she didn't want to miss (and I wouldn't want to send her there and risk infecting the other kids) so we said after that mil can freely mingle with us again. She's still testing positive so I thought even though we spend time and play together in the same room now maybe we can wait for another couple of days before mil picks up the baby and kisses her.

I know anytime we go anywhere there's probably someone with covid but knowing that someone has covid is it so strange to want to avoid close contact with them for at least a few days. Especially if we can easily do this.

Yabu: COVID is just another cold now. Stop being a control freak and let mil cuddle and kiss baby.

Yanbu: mil is staying quite long so trying to avoid for another two days the baby getting covid is perfectly reasonable and normal.

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cheninblanc · 13/07/2022 16:42

Even if someone had a normal cold they should avoid kissing a baby, I would if I had one

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CrappyNHappy · 13/07/2022 16:42

Our younger daughter is 10 months now Dd1's school holidays have started if that makes a difference.

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CrappyNHappy · 13/07/2022 16:44

cheninblanc · 13/07/2022 16:42

Even if someone had a normal cold they should avoid kissing a baby, I would if I had one

Yes so would I.

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Whodoiwanttobe · 13/07/2022 16:47

Once she tested positive I’d expect her to stay in a hotel until she was negative, not come and infect my family! How selfish!!

DashboardConfessional · 13/07/2022 16:48

It's not a cold. I had it 2 weeks ago and couldn't even walk up the steps. It was like flu for me.

Of course she shouldn't be kissing and cuddling the baby, but unfortunately I do think it's too late for her to keep to one room if she'd already been around you for 24 hours before she tested.

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CrappyNHappy · 13/07/2022 16:48

Whodoiwanttobe · 13/07/2022 16:47

Once she tested positive I’d expect her to stay in a hotel until she was negative, not come and infect my family! How selfish!!

She didn't know. We did a routine test after she got here fully expecting it to be negative.

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MummaTrinee · 13/07/2022 16:52

I expect her to keep her distance as much as possible.

Even if she had a cold would you be happy someone kissing and infecting your baby?

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CrappyNHappy · 13/07/2022 16:52

DashboardConfessional · 13/07/2022 16:48

It's not a cold. I had it 2 weeks ago and couldn't even walk up the steps. It was like flu for me.

Of course she shouldn't be kissing and cuddling the baby, but unfortunately I do think it's too late for her to keep to one room if she'd already been around you for 24 hours before she tested.

It's not even just one room. She's got the run of the entire upper floor. We just asked her not to come down during the day. She still asked dd1 to come into her room when I was putting the baby down for a nap.

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kateward11 · 13/07/2022 16:56

Definitely avoid contact! I had it in February. At the time it felt like bad flu (I had all jabs etc). Saw a specialist last week and I probably have permanent 40% hearing loss in one ear and debilitating tinnitus. You don’t know how any of you will react if you catch it; there’s no point taking the risk.

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CrappyNHappy · 13/07/2022 16:56

And that was only for 2 days. Now she can go anywhere she likes in the house and we are only going to ask her to not pick up the baby. Fil is giving dh a tough time about it.

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CrappyNHappy · 13/07/2022 16:57

kateward11 · 13/07/2022 16:56

Definitely avoid contact! I had it in February. At the time it felt like bad flu (I had all jabs etc). Saw a specialist last week and I probably have permanent 40% hearing loss in one ear and debilitating tinnitus. You don’t know how any of you will react if you catch it; there’s no point taking the risk.

We all.had COVID beginning of this year. It was t pleasant but not too serious.

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kateward11 · 13/07/2022 17:41

CrappyNHappy · 13/07/2022 16:57

We all.had COVID beginning of this year. It was t pleasant but not too serious.

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I still wouldn’t take the risk; it might not be the same this time.

JustDanceAddict · 13/07/2022 17:44

Covid is a right pain. I have it atm and it’s not a cold. I’m not too bad but I’m pretty wiped out and I’m missing out on some major events!
im certainly an avoiding unecessary contact w my family who are all adults! No infected person should be kissing anyone ffs!!

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