How long can you realistically not see your family for?

[YourNameIsSenNow]

I know the simple answer is 'until lock down is over'

However, I took my kids out of school a week early.

We've followed every lockdown rule since then.

Complete isolation for the kids. Just walks in fields. They've been near no adult but us.

I'm feeling so lonely.

As is my sister. Single parent.

She lives a short walk away and we've not seen each other for a month.

I'm seriously considering asking her over for the kids to play

She's been isolating too completly.

Highly unlikely any of us have it. No symptoms at all.

It seems like A&Es are very quiet

I know I'm probaly being unreasonable but we've followed every instruction and I feel like I'm going insane for some adult conversation and normality.

I can't do this much longer

Alarae Do reach out to midwife and or gp. Don’t feel like you have to suck it up because of other things going on and do post and reach out to others in the same boat. Haven’t been a new mum in a long time but bet a group support thread for new mums in this weird time would gain traction. If one doesn’t exist already.

Don’t suffer alone

I've lived away from my family for years. Of course I miss them but you get used to it - 5 weeks really isn't a long time. And nowadays we have amazing technology which means we can keep in touch instantly and even see people when we interact with them. When I first moved away there was only the landline and calls were too expensive to make them regularly and for a long time.

Now I find it amazing that my brother who lives on the other side of the world and I can exchange messages on What's App, share newspaper articles and reviews, photos, FaceTime if we want to. And all at no cost other than our regular phone/broadband contracts.

I do think we need to try and look at the positives in this. We are in a so much better position than we would have been years ago.

My parents live 60miles formusa nd we last saw them at the end of February. We would normally see each other every 3-4wks and we’ve had birthdays and Easter as well so it would’ve been more than that. They have both been very unwell with suspected covid (as have DH and I) but we are still not breaching it. I really hope those who are ignoring the advice are not standing on their doorstep clapping the NHS on a Thursday night

I could go for the rest of my life without seeing my family, bunch of cunts..

My daughter sees her mum tho, I insist on that, she goes 3 days a week. I take her, drop her off, pick her up etc. Important and allowed in the rules I believe.

SunShine682

I've seen mine too

Well done you sanealaddin, what a strong and positive person you are. In my postnatal haze do i have your permission to be a bit sad and finding it hard not to be able to see my mum and introduce her to her grandchild because of lockdown and also she is frontline NHS? Does the fact that you chose to live away from your family and I have not chosen to be separated from them when I am vulnerable, need support and there is nothing available in the community make any difference? As one of the feeble whiners, I need your validation that it’s ok for me to find it hard :)

Ivinghoebeacon. I haven't said I don't find it hard. I can't see or hug my children or grandchildren. All I said was that in the great scheme of things this is not a long time.

I didn't call you a feeble whiner. And I didn't say that I chose to live away from my family.

I wish you and your baby well. If I upset you, I apologise. I really do.

@Frompcat

I don’t blame you.