Are you following all the rules?

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Hi, just wondered if most of you are following the lockdown rules (if you can make head nor take of them!?).

We've been good, met with one friend socially distanced plus met with my parents outside 2M apart. My oldest is a stickler for rules, my youngest is desperate to meet with all her friends over. We've said when rules relax of course we can.

My youngest is really miffed as she says some of her other friends are having friends stay over and having get togethers (they posted it on their school chat with their teacher) so why do we have to be so strict?! The parents in question aren't in support bubbles.

It's none of my business what others do, I just hate seeing my little one upset.

Mine are back at school now so we’ve been having play dates - with 1 or 2 families at a time . Mainly outside but inside as well if weather not great!

Got to admit we have seen both set of grandparents and the children haven't socially distanced (both under 3.5). We all weighed up the risks and MIL's mental health was starting to nose dive so we used common sense (healthy grandparents, none are shielding). Up until then we have lived by the rules

Mostly. The only rule we've broken is that kids did have a sleepover at grandparents last week. That's the only rule we've broken the whole way through and was honestly worth it.

Yes.

Yes, but we’re lucky in that my DD’s are back at school and my mum lives alone so we have formed a support bubble. If they had no prospect of socialising through school or seeing grandparents properly I’d probably have been more lax with following them and allowed indoor play dates etc.

We have done our best to observe them strictly. They were really confusing in parts and we unwittingly broke them (non-UK) but we’ve been living like hermits so 🤷‍♀️

I have. I'm a carer so do. Though I've been on the fence about this whole business. I've just come across this and I think it's well worth watching!

I don't know what's true but I don't believe what the MSM tell me. I question everything.

In fact, I think the most reliable advice these days is rely on your own experiences. Just that! But, still watch this and then, rely on your own judgements.

I mainly have, but I hugged my mum last week and idgaf.

Yep. I have done all the way through (but I'm naturally introverted so happy to stay at home).
Seen family but only from 2m away.
Made a bubble with a friend last week. Wow was it good to hug someone other than the DC!

Only rule we broke was DCs travelling between two shielding households, and that was only once meeting up was allowed for non-shielders but our rules hadn't been lifted yet.

No, I'm not. I've been seeing and hugging my mum as has DS. Also I'm not rigid about staying 2m away from people.

Mainly followed them, and haven't touched anyone, but if I meet up with someone for a walk it tends to be at fairly normal distance.

Mainly followed too.

I have, however I met with four friends outside for the first time last week and did note that we were not sitting 2m apart. More like 1.5. The first 8 weeks we were all good- only going out for essentials and limiting shop visits to the minimum.

Yep.

Followed them up until the last week or so. Well, I formed a "bubble" with my parents a month ago to help with childcare but we hadn't seen anyone else really until a week ago. I've relaxed a lot in the past week. Seen friends and had a few playdates with kids. Hugged PIL and auntie/cousins when we saw them. Seems like most people are doing this (maybe not on Mumsnet but in the general public).
DD is back at nursery next week so we won't be seeing grandparents for a while whilst she settles in and things stabilise more virus-wise.

Honestly? I have no bloody idea.
I’ve kept roughly in line with what I believe the rules to be, but they are getting more convoluted by the day and frankly I haven’t fully kept abreast of is allowed to do what, on which date.
The government have scored an own goal announcing measures weeks before they come into genuine effect imo. And been deliberately vague.

Take the ‘1 metre plus’ distance thing? Plus what? In what circumstances? When from? Indoors or out? Confusing as f@ck

Yes followed the rules but still ended up with covid

yes, we've followed them. DH needs a haircut at some point but otherwise don't think we'll be going shopping or out for meals for a while really.

I think for me I cope better mentally keeping the risk as low as possible being pregnant and asthmatic and most of our friends and family aren't nearby so we're used to it being months without seeing them anyway, i imagine it'd be much harder to say no if we were in the same city.

Yes. I have a vulnerable toddler at home so I am bound to be more cautious than others.

I’m back at work full time as a teacher and also feel like I should follow the rules for the sake of the children in my bubble too. I don’t want to pass anything on to them or their families.

I have no idea. Not sure what the rules are. I've been at school, my child is back at her school, partner is at home,we go to the allotment, the supermarket, and meet up outdoors with whoever we fancy meeting up with. Kids, grandparents, other mates. Been swimming in the river and at my parents swimming pool at least once a week, even when we weren't suppose to travel. I haven't touched anyone outside of my family intentionally.

“ I have no idea. Not sure what the rules are.”

Likewise. So many different scenarios that I’ve lost track. My husband is a teacher who is back working in school. My 2yo doesn’t have a place at nursery but will go back as soon as one is available. I have to go to the hospital for routine medical appointments for my baby that would normally take place in my home or GP surgery. We have met people in parks and family have come over and sat in the garden. I don’t expect my toddler to manage to distance but actually at that age they play in parallel more so there hasn’t been a great deal of contact.

The weekend before last we drove (significantly) more than 5 miles to see grandparents and had dinner inside. Did the same again this weekend but could legitimately claim 'compassionate grounds' this time as our boiler has broken, so we went over for baths/showers.