Covid prepared with kids

[IrishMamaMia]

Apologies if this has come up before. I am looking for experiences of people who were confirmed cases and what they did to get through. What is the best way to prepare to have covid if you have young children? I have paracetamol in the house, were there any other products or remedies that helped.
Did you OH do childcare? Or if you both became ill at the same time could you power through? I feel resigned to contracting it sooner rather than later. Travel to work on public transport and have a people facing role that can't really be done from home.

Following with interest. I’m a single mum to 2 dc, one of whom is in bed with a temperature as of a few hours ago, so at the very least we have to isolate. In terms of what I have in the house, we should be fine - usual otc medicines, vitamin supplements, ice lollies to keep poorly children hydrated, easy meals, the usual stuff I have on standby. I thought I was fairly prepared. Now that my daughter has actually become unwell, I am shit scared that I will start feeling unwell too and have no idea how we’ll cope if I get hit hard.

Hi, some of us were ill at the start but I have no idea if it was covid. But we had to isolate at home

What I would say helped was:

• cleaning stuff available in each room, we had spray and loads of cut up rags ready

-Stock up on easy food, so you don't have to cook

• get in gloves in case needed
• Hand towels for different family members etc, I put all their things far apart
• Work out where you'll put ill people's washing etc. We had a plastic box with lid and washed at end of isolation
• sanitiser, water bottle, tissues, snacks for each room
• pack of things to do that then get quarantined not passed between kids
• process for dirty dishes

It's a logistical nightmare, but think it through in advance. Minimising complex cooking was a big thing for me as I seemed to go up and down stairs a lot.

@HorridHamble that sounds difficult, especially as it's all on your shoulders, hope she starts feeling better and you don't come down with it too. The worst case scenario is definitely all being ill at the same time.
Having ice pops in is a good idea, I think I need to get lots of easy meals too.

@labyrinthloafer thanks so much, this is really well thought out. Trying to prepare rather than panic.

@IrishMamaMia I think you’re very wise to prepare for you and DH to get sick at the same time. Worst case scenario is the best thing to plan for, but even one of you being unwell will be disruptive so it’s great you are thinking ahead.

I’m a natural slattern so have been loosely following TOMM. I appreciate not everyone struggles to keep on top of housework but I do, and if I became unwell the last thing I’d need is a big backlog of outstanding chores, so hopefully this will help a bit in a practical sense.

Some great ideas from @labyrinthloafer

I made sure there was cupboard at kids height that had plastic glasses for water, custard and fruit and rice pudding pots. Th I vs they could open and survive on for a day or tw if needed. And tha they know how to dial for help.

I'm not really convinced you can do much to avoid it spreading within a household so for us it's paracetamol/calpol and easy to eat food.

@SnuggyBuggy

I'm not really convinced you can do much to avoid it spreading within a household so for us it's paracetamol/calpol and easy to eat food.

Hi, at risk of bring an arguer,I think there is evidence from the antibody tests that maybe it doesn't always affect the whole household - and given viral load affects severity I think it is worth trying.

I would always try tbh as even if you only delay adult 2 getting it, they might not be rough until adult 1 is a bit better!

Hopefully there is a delay but I know when I'm feeling like death with an illness I'm not up for scrubbing the bathroom.