Almost weekly covid tests for DC who's under 2

[frickfrack]

DC was a lockdown baby who hadn't really mixed with other households until she went to nursery in autumn. Since then, she's been getting low grade fevers (

My 2 year old has been in full time nursery throughout covid. He’s had 2 covid tests (negative) - one for a phantom temperature (taken once via random number generator forehead thermometer at nursery never to be repeated) and one for a cough. Also had to isolate once due to staff member testing positive. 5 year old has been in school (keyworker hub when closed) and goes to the nursery for after school care, no covid tests and no isolations. It’s annoying having to get tested but sadly that’s just the way it has to be at the moment. It would be the same with a childminder or nanny.

@frickfrack our DS has had around 6 tests as each time he gets a cold it becomes a cough or fever. I’ve always kept him off nursery while waiting for results and once a negative result is received an£ he’s well in himself I send him back in. If anything the day or so waiting fir results means the less likelihood of spreading whatever germs he has

While they’ve said young children may be less likely to spread the virus, I couldn’t forgive myself if I sent him in unwell and it was CV and someone became seriously ill as a result.

I know it costs a lot to pay for days that can’t be used, and it isn’t the easiest having little ones off if you then have to take leave or work from home with them, but this won’t be forever.

If your child repeatedly gets fevers, have you taken them to the GP? There could be an underlying issue.

The rules are exactly the same for childminders as nurseries in terms of exclusion for covid symptoms.

My ds has had 7 tests since last September and only goes 2 days/ week. Poor thing. All for 37. Something temperatures which lasted a day or less so pretty sure they were down to teething. Also time off for chickenpox/tonsillitis and hand, foot and mouth in that time.....

We did consider taking him out but it has settled now all his teeth are through. Know how you feel though.xx

@DarcyLewis

If your child repeatedly gets fevers, have you taken them to the GP? There could be an underlying issue.

The rules are exactly the same for childminders as nurseries in terms of exclusion for covid symptoms.

Yes the GPs have ruled out underlying conditions. Also DC comes from a family of medics.

@Anotherdayanotherpark2020

My ds has had 7 tests since last September and only goes 2 days/ week. Poor thing. All for 37. Something temperatures which lasted a day or less so pretty sure they were down to teething. Also time off for chickenpox/tonsillitis and hand, foot and mouth in that time.....

We did consider taking him out but it has settled now all his teeth are through. Know how you feel though.xx

Thanks, great to know someone understands. Sometimes I wish DC's fevers actually mean something serious so we nip the illnesses in the bud, build antibodies etc but often she's teething or colds.

[quote Someaddedsugar]@frickfrack our DS has had around 6 tests as each time he gets a cold it becomes a cough or fever. I’ve always kept him off nursery while waiting for results and once a negative result is received an£ he’s well in himself I send him back in. If anything the day or so waiting fir results means the less likelihood of spreading whatever germs he has

While they’ve said young children may be less likely to spread the virus, I couldn’t forgive myself if I sent him in unwell and it was CV and someone became seriously ill as a result.

I know it costs a lot to pay for days that can’t be used, and it isn’t the easiest having little ones off if you then have to take leave or work from home with them, but this won’t be forever.[/quote]
"by not forever" did you mean another year or two? Lol. I really don't think these covid rules will go away anytime soon.

Moreover what makes you think my DC is spreading viruses, could be she picked up viruses at the nursery from other kids.

I don't have to pay for days DC doesn't attend due to covid tests if I don't want to. Which makes me qn the viability of nurseries.

@welshweasel

My 2 year old has been in full time nursery throughout covid. He’s had 2 covid tests (negative) - one for a phantom temperature (taken once via random number generator forehead thermometer at nursery never to be repeated) and one for a cough. Also had to isolate once due to staff member testing positive. 5 year old has been in school (keyworker hub when closed) and goes to the nursery for after school care, no covid tests and no isolations. It’s annoying having to get tested but sadly that’s just the way it has to be at the moment. It would be the same with a childminder or nanny.

From my knowledge it's not the same with other childminders or nanny. I mean there will always be those who follow by the book, inflexible. Firstly they're not as regulated and they can use discretion. They're also hungry for jobs. When nurseries say that our children "are not their self" it means they don't really want to take care of them. Not their self = cranky/clingy due to developmental milestones, not because they're severely ill.

My 2 are on their second cold since sept. Just sore throat and runny nose this time.
So dc1 has had 1 covid test. Both of mine are at school.
But we dont go inside anywhere. No shops etc. So the viruses are coming from school.
If you both work and the kids goes to nursery and childminder your contacts are a lot.
(Though ours is really a 400+ school.

Not sure when isolations will end but hopefully kids will be able to be vaxxed soon which might really cut infections down. It would be great to reach a point then when vaxxed people didnt need to isolate

Childminders are regulated in exactly the same way as nurseries the rules on covid exclusions and testing is exactly the same.

Maybe your nursery is not using much discretion and asking you to test for everything. But if your child is getting repeated temperatures and other Covid symptoms then I would be questioning the judgement of the childminder, the rules apply to them too.

My 2 year old has had 2 in the passed year both for coughs- both negative

I know of a local case where child at nursery tested positive. Older four year old sibling diagnosed first, so guessing it spread from one to the other.

In our nursery 3 children have tested positive and one was a young baby. I feel for you my daughter had frequent temperatures in her first 2 years at nursery and we also had blood tests for underlying conditions and it was fine. She is now 4 and things are much better so I am hoping her immune system is built up for school. Good luck it's a minefield.

Well we hadnt sent children to school/nursery for over 12 months due to one child being CEV. Cases in area are very low now so we recently sent back. 3 days back and 1 child with temp. So tested, negative back to school. Child 2 temp, tested negative. Back to school. Child 2 cough tested waiting for results. Adult cough tested waiting for result. Literally in out shake it all about. Likely this will be negative too. But each time we have to follow process. Id hate to ignore symptoms and be a cause of a. Spreading non covid symptoms which reaults in other families worry or b. Causing the start of a covid outbreak in this area and all the risks that entails.
Results are generally back quick at the moment. Just suck it up and do the tests