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He had a fever.

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Littlepeak34 · 22/03/2020 07:58

DS toddler had a high temp yesterday 38deg. Other than that seemed fine in himself. Today his temp is back to normal. Me and DP also feel absolutely fine...

DS can go to nursery tomorrow as DP is key worker (food production).

Should we be self isolating now as a family? Nursery check all kids temp and will send him home if it it high.

What if it’s nothing and then we have to go through self isolation again when we really get it?

Or do we not take the risk?

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After8itsgrownuptime · 22/03/2020 09:04

After having come out of the other side of corona (or I believe I have as hard to be sure without a test) I can tell you that I have a high temp that came and went a slightly sore throat and slight cough but the tiredness was awful and I was very achey with a headache. My kids now have headache and aches and slight temp but being kids are running round in the garden 1 minute and flopped on the sofa the next with calpol . The point I’m making is that you child may/may not have all of the symptoms but could well still have the virus. Please dont risk it especially as you could also be carriers and shouldn’t be near anyone’s food right now

Portosantamaria · 22/03/2020 09:06

Children have it mildly and recover quickly. Yes-you do have to self-isolate if your child has had a temperature even if they are completely fine the next day. As a health care professional, I am despairing slightly at the number of parents on here trying to justify away a temperature in their child (“he was running around and probably got hot” etc) so they don’t have to self-isolate. Stay at home please!

MrsPelligrinoPetrichor · 22/03/2020 09:06

You all have to self isolate for 14 days.

This is a prime example of why there needs to be lockdown,everyone thinks the guidelines don't apply to them.

MynameisJune · 22/03/2020 09:07

Jesus Christ the how selfish do you need to be? Just self isolate like every other person who has a symptom. You’re not going to save lives by going to work, you’re going to kill them and it’s fucking infuriating reading this shit on the internet knowing that people like you will do what they like anyway because they think they’re too special for the rules to apply to them.

chinateapot · 22/03/2020 09:10

Put it in to the 111 symptoms checker online

It will tell you that everyone here is correct and you need to isolate your household for 14 days.

unchienandalusia · 22/03/2020 09:11

You really shouldn't need to ask OP and it really worries me that you are and then despite overwhelming response are getting defensive. Yes it's sucks but unless we ALL follow instructions (not advice) this will get worse and worse and we will be in lockdown for longer.

Wfh and all totally self isolate for 14 days. If the rest of the family get symptoms isolate for 14 days from last person to get it.

Seriously.

HungryKoala · 22/03/2020 09:22

Utterly selfish!

We need a lock down as people cannot follow simple rules. I'm sure a lot of people's jobs are critical to the business they work in but that doesn't mean the rules don't apply.

CarolHasAnotherUTI · 22/03/2020 09:30

Just in case the message hasn't got through yet.

Say it is covid-19, and you sent your child to nursery.

Nursey is open only for children with key worker parents.

Say he spread it to the children there. And to you.

And you ended up needing a ventilator. But unfortunately the hospital didn't have enough staff for the icu because your child had spread it to the children of the hospital staff, who then needed to self isolate for fourteen days.

What then?

SoloMummy · 22/03/2020 09:38

Are you really asking?

Self isolate.

Same answer as was given by many on baby centre to you!

CarolHasAnotherUTI · 22/03/2020 10:08

Is it bad that this is one mumsnet thread I hope is picked up on by the media?

itsgettingweird · 22/03/2020 13:03

After having come out of the other side of corona (or I believe I have as hard to be sure without a test) I can tell you that I have a high temp that came and went a slightly sore throat and slight cough but the tiredness was awful and I was very achey with a headache.

This is exactly how I feel. I'm another who wished they'd test to be know for sure. I am now at home for 7 days but after that back into school to work. I won't know if I'm still at risk or not and it's terrifying.

glueandstick · 22/03/2020 15:48

Ive had a burning chest but not too bad. On off sore throat. Very very tired. On off headache. Bit of coughing. None of us are going anywhere for the next 10 days now.

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