Should two covid positive people share a bed?

[Smashedavacado]

Just that really.
Husband had positive result on Christmas Day.
Mine and DS's have just arrived. Have been sleeping downstairs since DH's first symptoms a week ago. I am desperately lonely and very anxious.
DH says it could increase viral load and we should stay apart. Googling hadn't given me an answer.

🤨 tell him to sleep on the sofa if he's that concerned. I highly doubt it makes any difference and I imagine he's just enjoying the bed to himself!

I would.

It's so cute that you're lonely cos you're not sharing a bed with your husband 😊
Sorry, don't have an answer for you though.

I wouldn't bother if you live together. If you're going to get it from him, you will regardless

If you've both got it then what difference will it make to share the bed? Is he enjoying sleeping alone or something? Tell him you want your bed back

@EmeraldSpo

I wouldn't bother if you live together. If you're going to get it from him, you will regardless

She already has got it and probably from him

If you've both got it then why wouldn't you share a bed?

Tell him it's his turn on the sofa, I'm sure that'll change his mind pretty quick.

We'd be sharing a bed if only one of us had it as we have no other choice so I certainly wouldn't worry about sharing a bed if we both had it.

Go back to your bed, if he doesn't want to share then he can go sleep outside elsewhere.

He has Covid, you now have Covid. Get yourself back into your own bed. If you DH has an issue he can sleep on the couch. Sorted.

By that logic, all people in hospital should be on individual wards ....so no I think he is incorrect

I suspect it's viral load /dose at time of infection that matters

If you are both positive then yes. Not like you can pass it on to each other anymore.

Your title made me laugh! I mean, only if they like each other...

Thank you all. At the very least it's added some humour to my rather sad day. It's actually a rather comfy sofa bed & I usually like having a TV which we don't upstairs. I suspect it's my snoring he doesn't miss though.
Starting as new Netflix series tonight though so may choose to stay downstairs anyway!
@VashtaNerada - I didn't think of it that way

It's an interesting question and one that we carefully considered.
DH has a PhD in clinical research and we were both concerned re increasing the viral load to each other so slept apart for a few nights.
It was a small price to pay for peace of mind.
Get well soon OP.

I thought viral load was at the point of infection?
Do i can catch mild load covid and it can build up in me if someone else has it to near me?

Is Infectious dose not the amount that infects a person and Viral load is the amount of virus that brews inside the person and how much they can shed?

I’m with Serin on this.

@dementedpixie

Is Infectious dose not the amount that infects a person and Viral load is the amount of virus that brews inside the person and how much they can shed?

Yes.

I had covid and still slept in the same bed as dh. He was negative and never got it at all during our self isolation period.

It's ups to you. It'll be the same strain anyway. Personally when I'm feverish unwell, coughing etc I don't want to be near anyone

@swashbucklecheer

I had covid and still slept in the same bed as dh. He was negative and never got it at all during our self isolation period.

Same here. Dh chose to stay sleeping in our bed when I returned from hospital when I had covid. He never showed any symptoms throughout the whole time, before during or after.

Sounds like your DH is enjoying sleeping alone in the bed. Tell him its his turn downstairs, cheeky sod

We know viral load is an exacerbating factor so I wouldn’t share a bed with him . Hope you both get better soon .

Thanks @Serin for your thoughts on this. Its seems like it won't hurt to be cautious for a little longer.