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Been in contact with it - what do I do?

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Namechangex10000 · 10/07/2020 11:27

Me and my baby visited my mum on Wednesday and she has just told me she’s tested positive for covid.

Do I need to get tested? My older children are due back from their dads next week, do I have to tell them to stay there? Do me and the baby have to self isolate for 14 days? There’s so much bloody information out there now I can’t make head nor tail of what to do and I’m quite an anxious person anyway so getting myself panicked. I need someone to talk to me in lamens terms about what to do now.

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MrsSpenserGregson · 10/07/2020 11:31

First thing: go on the NHS website and book / request a test for you and the baby.

Then speak to the kids' dad.

Is your mum OK?

VioletCharlotte · 10/07/2020 11:32

Try not to panic, the chances are you'll be absolutely fine. You will need to self-isolate for 14 days but you don't need to get a test unless you have symptoms.

All the uptodate info is on the NHS website www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/self-isolation-and-treatment/when-to-self-isolate-and-what-to-do/

Hope your Mum makes a quick recovery.

Drivingdownthe101 · 10/07/2020 11:35

You have to self isolate for 14 days with the baby. Get a test if you develop symptoms.
Not sure about your other children though, sorry.

Original poster
Namechangex10000 · 10/07/2020 11:47

It’s all so confusing! I don’t know what o do about the older children, their dad has no
Problem with them staying there, it just means me and the baby won’t have seen them for 3 weeks which is tough

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sleepyhead · 10/07/2020 11:50

If the children come back, they will have to self-isolate for an additional 14 days from the point they get back which won't be much fun for them.

ItsSpittingEverybodyIn · 10/07/2020 11:52

When did your mum take the test? Did she not tell you she suspected she had it then as its only two days ago?

Quartz2208 · 10/07/2020 11:54

I think its best for your children to stay with there Dad for now rather than self isolate and risk infection

Yes you will need to self isolate for 14 days and get tested if you have symptoms

Is your Mum ok

MotherMorph · 10/07/2020 11:58

I think you have to count 14 days since wednesday.
I saw dr Sarah Jarvis on tv a month or so ago and she said it was 14 days since you had contact with the person. She gave the example if you were in close proximity to the person 5 days ago you would only isolate for 9 days.
But dont know if guidance has changed.

Original poster
Namechangex10000 · 10/07/2020 12:00

Sorry my mum is fine, she doesn’t have symptoms, she had to take the test because she works in a medical environment not because she suspected she had it, so honestly, I didn’t give it much thought! According to the nhs website, as long as me and baby aren’t showing symptoms then nobody else in house hold needs to self isolate but I’m sure I speak for the majority of the human race when I say how contradicting all of that is. No wonder people don’t know what to bloody do!

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Oxyiz · 10/07/2020 13:23

Don't panic. But yes, I'd let the kids stay with their dad for a while longer just in case. Look at it as a time to get to spend some extra time with baby/resting more maybe?

Yetiyoga · 10/07/2020 14:02

Is your mum OK?
If you are able to keep your older children with their dad then I would, only to be on the safe side. Get a test if you develop symptoms, however slight.

NK346f2849X127d8bca260 · 10/07/2020 14:38

My teen ds caught Covid, he was hugging me and gave a kiss the night before he became sick and i never got it or if i did it was very mild. My dd and dh didn't catch it either, if you children can stay longer with their dad i think that would be a good idea.

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Namechangex10000 · 10/07/2020 15:19

I’m not really scared of catching it or anything, I’m a believer a lot of us have probably had it already and not known, I’m more anxious about doing the right thing for everybody, I don’t want to put anybody else at risk needlessly, as I said, my mum works in a medical setting yet her work don’t seem to be taking it seriously Confused they’ve not even sent her home, quite worrying really!!!!! I’m happy to stay home with the baby (toddler, really, but struggling with him growing up) and I know it’s best for the older ones to stay at their dads however sad I am about it!

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loveyouradvice · 10/07/2020 15:36

Yup self-isolate as others have said 14 days from Wednesday... and I would look after yourself physically so that if you do get it, you have the best chance of having it mildly..... eating healthily, sleeping enough, taking Vitamin D supplementation if you might be low....and rest if you feel a bit tired.... Recognising these aren't the easiest thing with a baby but do know it is unpredictable how badly people will get it so giving your immune system a bit of support for the next 12 days feels like a good idea

BillBaileysBum · 10/07/2020 15:38

Sorry, your Mum has tested positive for a current Covid infection and is still staying at work???

ajandjjmum · 10/07/2020 15:41

@Namechangex10000

I’m not really scared of catching it or anything, I’m a believer a lot of us have probably had it already and not known, I’m more anxious about doing the right thing for everybody, I don’t want to put anybody else at risk needlessly, as I said, my mum works in a medical setting yet her work don’t seem to be taking it seriously Confused they’ve not even sent her home, quite worrying really!!!!! I’m happy to stay home with the baby (toddler, really, but struggling with him growing up) and I know it’s best for the older ones to stay at their dads however sad I am about it!
Staggered that your Mum hasn't been sent home - no wonder the virus gets a grip in medical establishments!

Hope your Mum remains well, and you and your little ones. I agree that it would probably be sensible for your other DC to stay with their Dad for longer.

SophieB100 · 10/07/2020 15:52

Your mum should not be working OP!
She shouldn't have gone in to work in order for them to decide to send her home or not.
If people/companies are choosing to work with positive Covid, what's the point in any of the steps!

Gobsmacked!

Hope you continue to stay well and baby too.

Deelish75 · 10/07/2020 16:01

OP I'm presuming your mum was tested and given the results in work? Then what?
They should have sent her straight home when she tested positive. If they didn't then WTF are they playing at?

louloubelx · 10/07/2020 16:15

Yeah you should leave the children with their dad. If you had contact last weds, it’s 14 days from then. I know it seems a long time, but they would have to come back and isolate for a further 14 days on their their return.

ajandjjmum · 10/07/2020 16:16

Although some homes and hospitals are sticking to the rules, others aren't, and it must cause endless problems.

SIL was allowed to sleep at the carehome where MIL was for four days before she died. We were staggered, but the carehome shouldn't have allowed it. MIL was the 7th resident there to die. Although it's easy to say that SIL shouldn't have stayed (and she shouldn't!), it's was an emotional decision at a difficult time, and she would probably have felt guilty had she not stayed when the offer was made.

CodenameVillanelle · 10/07/2020 16:18

Why is your mum still going to work?? Doesn't she have her own common sense even if her employer doesn't?

AbsolutWitch · 10/07/2020 16:20

Probably a silly question but are you sure it was a swab test she tested positive on not an antibody test?

Just seems strange that a healthcare setting would allow her to keep working

butterpuffed · 10/07/2020 16:21

I'm assuming your mum was at work when she got the results ???
She works in a medical environment and hasn't been sent home ??? Shock Shock

Norugratsatall · 10/07/2020 16:23

@AbsolutWitch

Probably a silly question but are you sure it was a swab test she tested positive on not an antibody test?

Just seems strange that a healthcare setting would allow her to keep working

^^This. A lot of HCP have access to the antibody test now (my sister is NHS and has had one recently). It seems incredible to think she would've tested positive for active virus and not sent home!
Gizlotsmum · 10/07/2020 16:23

Glad you asked as DH work colleague is in a similar situation, has gone for a test and will return to work if negative... 🙄