To think I may have already had it

[doireallyneedaname]

I often think this.

As a family we have been extremely cautious. We had a baby in Feb 2020 and since then we have been very careful. We’ve been inside shops twice since then, all shops delivered, we don’t meet friends and we just go out for a walk daily. My partner has been working but he works with an FFP2 & face shield due to his job (not healthcare) and has had to stop when close contact workers were forced to.

I live in fear most of the time, I think it’s the unknown that gets me. But sometimes we think.. what if we have already had it and been asymptomatic? In which case this fear and worrying is completely unnecessary as likelihood of reinfection is low, and of severe disease even lower.

Haven’t had the antibody test because I’m not sure how reliable home kits are; but what a relief it would be if we had already had it, and how much live would change for us psychologically if we had.

Why do you live in fear? Are you vulnerable?
I think its likely a huge majority of us have had it by now.

I should add that despite all the measures we’ve taken, we did catch the worst cold I’ve ever had a few months ago. It lasted a good 10 days and baby even had a temperature at one point. I had a bad dry cough towards the end for a few days which prompted me to do a covid test which was negative.. but I still question that.

At this point I think everyone is vulnerable really. Nobody really knows who the virus is going to batter, and what about long covid? My 22 year old healthy niece tested positive and she was floored for two weeks, with her boyfriend having to bathe and feed her. How could we cope with a baby if that happened to us? I’d just rather not.

You sound overly anxious and OTT to be honest sorry. This could carry on for years. One one hand you think you've had it and are fine. On the other you say you live in fear. There's no need if you have no pre-existing health conditions that make it likely you'd suffer badly from Covid, the vast majority don't.

Well yes, I am anxious about it. I’m still surprised people aren’t tbh.

@doireallyneedaname

At this point I think everyone is vulnerable really. Nobody really knows who the virus is going to batter, and what about long covid? My 22 year old healthy niece tested positive and she was floored for two weeks, with her boyfriend having to bathe and feed her. How could we cope with a baby if that happened to us? I’d just rather not.

Everyone is not vulnerable OP. There's a difference between being floored and in bed and in ICU. I feel your anxiety is getting the better of you. Babies get temperatures with colds. It's just how it goes. For the first 3 years of her life my DD1 had a temp of 40 every time she had a cold. It's normal OP and nothing specific to covid. If you're feeling this anxious I think you need help for that.