AIBU not to see any family?

[Lou0808]

I have a 15 week old baby, and family are so desperate to see her again, as most have only seen her one or two times before lock down.

Now the seeing family in gardens has been allowed, we’ve had a few family members already ask us.

The issue is I’m in the high risk category (not shielding)

Im 34 and have mild asthma. I did go for a long time without any inhalers at all, but decided to start taking them at the start of the pandemic to ensure it was properly controlled.

I suffer with anxiety and I don’t know if I’m just letting the anxiety beat me; or if my worries about my risks are justified.

I’m know the risk for people being seriously ill my age are low, but that’s without any underlying health conditions.

I have asthma, therefore an underlying health condition.

I don’t know what to do for the best, but I am frightened not sure I feel safe seeing anyone right now :(

Mild asthma does not put you at higher risk from the virus than anyone else of your age. For anyone under 40, the risk of dying is minute and that does apply to you too.

You should read this mumsnet thread OP. Hopefully, you will see that having asthma may not necessary increase the risk of a serious response to COVID-19. So, given your age, the risk is minimal.

Also, another way to try and manage anxiety levels is to switch off from all the doom and gloom. Turn off the news and daily bulletins. It's hard to do I know. But as someone told me, listening to all the bad stuff and constant negativity, doesn't do anything for you except to make you more anxious and worried. So it becomes a vicious cycle. Instead, just focus on your lovely new baby. This is a special time for you which you won't get back. So enjoy every day with your bundle of joy and marvel in other people's enjoyment of your little one.

Sorry. Here's the link.
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/coronavirus/3921972-Some-conditions-have-been-removed-from-shielding-list

Visit but stay the 2m distance. They won't be able to hold the baby still - imo your anxiety may drop.

Staying home for months isn't good for anyone...

Mild asthma is not on the list. I spoke to gp and there is a link on nhs stating exactly how much of each inhaler type would make you in the at risk category. It is quite a high dose which I imagine you are not on from your comments.

See people when you're ready but if you are outside and they dont touch anything and keep a distance then I wouldnt worry. It's not different to having your shopping delivered or your post man deliver post.

I've got asthma too, mine is a bit worse than yours and I'm a little older too. I have been quite careful with social distancing, however my partner works for the NHS so my risk of catching the virus is still relatively high. I'm not especially worried about dying of covid because the risks for my age group are still very low. I'm a little more worried about catching it and having a long illness. I am much more worried about passing it onto my parents, who are over 70, so I will not be seeing them in the near future.

As I understand it, age is the biggest risk factor by a long way. So a young asthmatic is at much lower risk than (for example) a healthy 60 year old.