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Nursery had to temporarily closed down due a positive test

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Fressia123 · 10/02/2021 10:43

Do we all at home have to self isolate? DP doesn't work from home and our fridge is empty as I was due to go shopping today ;(

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Flev · 10/02/2021 10:48

What have the nursery told you - is your child a close contact of the confirmed case? If so I would assume they need to isolate (which means you'd have to find a way of shopping without taking them with you). If its that they have had to close due to lack of staff then you may not need to isolate at all.

SnowyBranches · 10/02/2021 10:48

You only have to self isolate if you yourself were in contact with an infected person. So when DS's class teacher was positive, he had to self isolate, but we didn't. Of course, if you have a small child you are effectively self isolating as well if they can't leave the house. I would have thought your child would only have to self isolate if they were in the same room/ bubble as the infected person, and I would have thought the nursery would have told you, but I can't comment on that directly as I don't know the set up of your nursery, maybe all the children are mixing.

Bananarama101 · 10/02/2021 10:48

If your child is not showing any symptoms, then no, you don't have to isolate. If they were in close contact then they will need to isolate, but not anyone else in household.

Cloudsurfing · 10/02/2021 10:48

Just your dc at nursery if they had contact.

Mindymomo · 10/02/2021 10:49

Only the person who has had contact with the nursery, your child if they go there, or you if you work there. Other family do not have to isolate.

Porcupineintherough · 10/02/2021 10:49

No. Only close contacts need to self isolate so that would be your child if they were a close contact (the nursery should tell you that). It may be that none if you do and the nursery is closing because so many staff are close contacts but your lo is fine.

SingANewSongChickenTikka · 10/02/2021 10:51

The nursery should tell you if your child is a contact (they may not be, the closure may just be that the individuals who do need to isolate make it impossible to open). You won’t need to isolate even if your child has to, although of course in practical terms one of you may end up doing so.

ifonly4 · 10/02/2021 10:51

Either way, if it's hard to go shopping due to an isolating child, Iceland is fairly easy to get a delivery - you might not have so much choice, but it'll be enough to get you a weeks food.

AuntieStella · 10/02/2021 10:52

You should be notified if your DC was a close enough contact to be required to SI

Household members of those in SI are meant to isolate from that person, but of course with a very small child that's not possible.

But as there is no formal requirement for household members of those in asymptomatic contact SI to isolate, then yes I think it wouid be very sensible for one of you to go and get in a big shop (you can't take the SI infant with you anywhere, so one of you will need to be home with her). You might have to put it off until this evening.

And - even though it is no use to you, for benefit of other readers - do not let your home supplies run out. You don't need a stockpile (though as the requirement to SI for 10 days could hit any of us on no notice, it might be sensible to have some stuff in) but if at all possible keep away from running out completely.

Iliketeaagain · 10/02/2021 10:52

No you don't all have to, just your child unless they show symptoms or are the positive case in the nursery.

So one of you can leave the house, the other stays at home with the child who has to isolate, unless your child had no contact with the positive case.

The nursery should be providing you with the PHE guidelines as to whether they had contact with the positive case or not. Ours was really clear when there was a case in dd's bubble - only she had to isolate, elder dd could still go to school, we were able to leave the house with one of us staying at home with the youngest unless she had developed symptoms.

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Fressia123 · 10/02/2021 10:57

It was another baby in his room that tested positive. I can't see myself staying at home for so long. I'll go mental.

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Llamapolice · 10/02/2021 11:03

We had this at dd's nursery. As others have said, your child needs to isolate but not the adults in the household (unless any of you become symptomatic). Sympathies, it was a very long 10 days for us too.

CarrieBlue · 10/02/2021 11:13

@Fressia123

It was another baby in his room that tested positive. I can't see myself staying at home for so long. I'll go mental.
Thankfully for the NHS plenty of people have managed to stay home if required.
Cloudsurfing · 10/02/2021 11:18

@Fressia123

It was another baby in his room that tested positive. I can't see myself staying at home for so long. I'll go mental.
Your baby has to isolate then. If that means you have to stay in with them, that’s what you have to do.
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Fressia123 · 10/02/2021 11:18

Our baby was sick all of the past week, so for us it's coming to more than 10 days. He ended up having something completely different but we still had to isolate.

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Fressia123 · 10/02/2021 11:21

I also need to go the pharmacy as I've ran out of my prescription. By the time my DP gets home the pharmacy will be closed

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dementedpixie · 10/02/2021 11:23

Did your child have close contact with the child that tested positive in the 48 hours before their symptoms started? Only your child would have to isolate, not you.

TheLovleyChebbyMcGee · 10/02/2021 11:30

Your child needs to isolate, you and your DP don't need to. But obvs one of you needs to stay at home with DC shil the other one goes to the shop.

Yes its difficult, but you won't go 'mental'. Its just not very fun bring stuck indoors. We've had to do it as a child in DS nursery tested positive!

TheLovleyChebbyMcGee · 10/02/2021 11:32

Can your pharmacy deliver? Or a friend? Ots amazing how people are willing to help if you ask!

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Fressia123 · 10/02/2021 11:38

I have no local friends nor family and no my pharmacy doesn't deliver! I took my last pill today.

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MyDcAreMarvel · 10/02/2021 11:40

@Fressia123 I can't see myself staying at home for so long. I'll go mental only your baby has too , but get a grip , some of us haven’t left home since March. And thousands of children have isolated for 14 days at a time more than once.

MyDcAreMarvel · 10/02/2021 11:41

@Fressia123 and you definitely cannot take your child to a pharmacy! Please do not consider that as an option. Your dh will need to leave work if you don’t have anyone else to pick up.

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Fressia123 · 10/02/2021 11:49

His boss said he can't leave work early of the baby hasn't tested positive. He says it's not his fault we have no one to help us. He's already on forlough for some says when he has to homeschool his other children. Sadly none left this week.

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ChonkyChook · 10/02/2021 11:56

Honestly baffles me how some people put their bra and pants on the right way.

Get an Iceland delivery. Go on Facebook, find your local volunteer group, ask them to grab your script.

Long as they have your name, address and DOB they can. Neighbour got mine even though it's a controlled substance as I rang ahead.

ZoBo123 · 10/02/2021 11:57

If your baby was sick all the past week then they may not have been in contact with the positive child so you don't need to self isolate at all. We had the same at our nursery but my child was off for something else in the day in question so didn't need to isolate