Meet the Other Phone. A phone that grows with your child.

Meet the Other Phone.
A phone that grows with your child.

Buy now

Please or to access all these features

Covid

Mumsnet doesn't verify the qualifications of users. If you have medical concerns, please consult a healthcare professional.

Do we need to self isolate again?

4 replies

BrowniesAreSuper · 18/04/2020 14:04

I tried searching but couldn't find if this had been asked before.

had a temperature for one day a couple of weeks ago - cue us all (husband, two under two and my mum who's with us for now) isolating for two weeks. Nobody else had symptoms in that period and husband went back to work (care home so can't work from home at all) Weds this week. I'm still on mat leave.
Baby now has a temperature, argh! What are we supposed to do next?

OP posts:
NuffSaidSam · 18/04/2020 14:12

You need to self isolate if anyone in the household is showing symptoms of Coronavirus.

It's for you to judge whether the baby's symptoms are coronavirus related or teething etc.

NuffSaidSam · 18/04/2020 14:13

If your husband works in a care home, it would be best to very much err on the side of caution though.

BrowniesAreSuper · 18/04/2020 15:15

Agree with the "err on the side of caution". Obviously babies (at least mine) get fevers all the time so on the whole it's very unlikely to be coronavirus. If he had to go on SSP every time the baby gets a fever we'd soon be in the poorhouse as well!
I thought it was just cough or fever and you self isolate but if it's actually "symptoms of coronavirus" I guess that leaves a little bit of wiggle room to judge it. Off back to NHS inform I go!

OP posts:
thaegumathteth · 18/04/2020 15:36

OP - care home staff here can get tested (or their symptomatic family member) - worth checking that? Although I think possibly only after initial 72 hours

New posts on this thread. Refresh page
Please create an account

To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account.

This thread is closed and is no longer accepting replies. Click here to start a new thread.