Dd and dh still working ,4 of us following guidelines to stay in

[Staypositivepeople]

How are other families dealing with this ,I think what is the Point in the 4 of us following the rules ,when the other 2 are still working as normal ,and likely to bring it back .
I’ve suggested they isolate from us when at home ,but you can imagine how that went down.
Are other families staying separate at home ,when some members are still working,and some not

We are the same OP, I'm a key worker therefore still working, my partner isn't a key worker but still has to work and my little one is going to nursery.

I completely understand staying at home, but if we are all mixing in these environments I don't see how it limits the risks.

I don’t understand either ,my neighbors are all carrying on as normal ,kids out mixing and playing in the street ,my child is in ,won’t even walk the dog as he’s to scared to go out .

The point of you staying in is that if your family members do bring it back, it doesn't go any further than your household. I'd be most concerned about the possibility of your two keyworkers infecting each other (and thereby spreading it into a new workplace) I don't think you can completely isolate them whilst well, as this will probably go on foot months, though you should at the first sign of illness

I think they should be isolated at home from the rest of us,I’m wondering if this is what other families are doing ,and if so how it works

Yes this is how it works. The point is about reducing unnecessary contact to slow the spread, not eliminating contact completely.

People are isolating themselves within the family home if they are keyworkers by using a seperate bathroom, sleeping in a different bedroom, maintaining 2m from all family members at all times. I am a nurse and we have discussed this at home and concluded it would be impossible for us. We only have 1 bathroom and don't have a spare bedroom that I could sleep in. I could sleep on the settee but then no one else could use the front room which has the only tv and settee. DH would have to work from home with 2 DC in the same room as him if I was self-isolated in the front room, and the DC would not understand that they couldn't go in the other room and couldn't see me or come near me. There is the option at my work to be put up in a hotel to avoid bringing the virus home, but I am, possibly selfishly, resisting this, because I don't want to not see my DH and DC and live out of a suitcase for the foreseeable future. I am currently not working in an area of highest risk though just leaving the house, travelling on public transport and being in close contact with any other people for 13hrs a day is pretty risky, so DH and I feel this is ok as none of us are high risk (I write this in knowledge that people younger than me with no known underlying conditions have died). It is hard to know what to do, or maybe it is easy to know what you should do (stay away from the family at all times) but feels impossible to do it.

I think the key thing to remember is that lockdown and isolation is not to protect you as an individual, or anyone in particular, or is to reduce transmission nationally to the point where the peak doesn't overwhelm the NHS and to further protect the shielded and the vulnerable. So while you having key workers coming back to your house, you are not going out so massively reduce any further transmission. Yes, you could be score likely to get it than if the whole house was in lockdown but unfortunately individual protection is not the point.
I say this as someone in a vulnerable group who's OH still works, I'm not afraid though, the actions we are taking are for the greater good not for our own protection. Just try to follow to rules as best as possible and don't panic

It is, not 'or is'. Sorry!

So if 2 are working and 4 not going out that's 2 people who might catch and spread it

If all 6:of you were out and about that's 6 people who could catch and spread it. Three times as much chance .

Doing it your way is a huge benefit for everyone

We’re a family of 4 adults and 3 of us are key workers working unsocial shifts so the non key worker does the shopping, no possibility of isolating from each other.

Thanks for the replies ,we are not even shopping for food ,dh is doing it ,as he’s at work anyway,he’s having to go out ...it’s a very frustrating time ,

People are isolating themselves within the family home if they are keyworkers by using a seperate bathroom, sleeping in a different bedroom, maintaining 2m from all family members at all times

This is only really necessary if your family members are vulnerable or shielding. In our work those who want to continue working are moving in with colleagues.

My family are fit and well. If i bring it back the odds are we’ll be OK. As others have pointed out the aim is to reduce the spread- so 4 of you staying home means the risk to others is still reduced.

I did suggest that, as I am the one doing all the other high-risk, outside the house activities, I should be the one to do the supermarket shopping, but DH insisted on doing it (there was a reason I can't now remember). We would all have to go in the car though because I can't drive, so DH and DC would have to sit in the car while I did it.