Isolating from partner

[BewilderedBee]

Is anyone else isolating from their partner? I'm asthmatic and thankfully HR have advised I work from home for the next 12 weeks. My mum is going to come and stay with me as she has care needs and an underlying condition. We agreed that she could come stay with me and I provide her care, and stop her carers coming and going. It means my partner will have to isolate away from the house and stay with family. We are 18 months TTC and gutted to be missing out on 3 months of TTC. Is there anyone else in this situation? We're going to try and give it some thought as to how we can make it work! X

Is it not at all possible for him to stay with you but work from home too, essentially self isolating along with you and your mum?

Appreciate having mum around might put a dampener on TTC, but you might get the odd opportunity to DTD, better than none, and emotionally having him around might be good support.

If he can't work from home though it might not be possible to see much of each other

Really hope it works out for you either way x

I'm in a similar situation, I'm a carer for my mam and we've been distancing for some time now. My partner has a child from a previous relationship who has been poorly so we are currently on 14 days separation. Not sure of how the logistics will work after that 14 days tbh

@CoalCraft yeah it's a bit tricky cos he's driving delivering everyday! I've told him to limit contact and keep using hand gel etc. I'm not sure it's enough tho and I'm so scared of my mum catching it! But hate the thought of missing 3 months of TTC! It's already been too long!!

@Catclock hoping you will be able to be together after the 14 days, good luck! X

Can he come and, ahem, "deliver his goods" to you when you are ovulating?? Or for him and your mum to be separate from each other if in the same house? My boyfriend has to have his son here twice a week and because we are TTC I just don't go near him and don't touch my partner when step son is here, and partner has to wash before coming near me. Not greatest of solutions but I think we will go into lock down soon anyway. My first ivf treatment got cancelled this month and it's highly unlikely we will conceive naturally but.... Not much else to do at the mo so may as well keep trying!