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DSD13 and self isolating

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rosegoldivy · 14/07/2021 02:20

DH Saturday morning woke up with no sense of smell or taste. Went straight for test. Me, DH, DSD13, DD2 and 9 week old twins immediately started self isolating. since then we have all remained well (thankfully) no other symptoms in anyone other than DH loss of taste and smell.

There was a mix up with DH results and his got misplaced so me DSD and DH all got tested today. DH positive as expected and me and DSD are neg.

The thing is DSD is desperate to go back to her mum's and finish her self isolation there, her mum is happy to have her back on Thursday after her shift rotation ends. We're obv more than happy to keep DSD untill end of self isolation so it's not case trying to get rid of her, if anything she's an extra pair of hands with the twins. But she's desperate to go home.

I can't find any specific guidance on this. Can you help me out?

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rosegoldivy · 14/07/2021 08:20

Anyone?

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pilingup · 14/07/2021 08:24

I think it's up to her and her mum whether she goes back. Isolating is tough enough without having extra stress.

pilingup · 14/07/2021 08:24

And I wouldn't be worrying about what the official rules are either!

Frazzled2207 · 14/07/2021 08:24

This has come up on here before several times. I don’t think there is specific guidance no but if daughter and both parents are both happy I can see nothing wrong. Usually on similar threads the parents are disagreeing.

But the mother needs to be aware that she will be potentially exposed

copernicium · 14/07/2021 08:31

You can move for these reasons ...

DSD13 and self isolating
DecorChange · 14/07/2021 09:15

Can you drive her straight there no stopping or getting out the car? Of so I don't see a problem. But then surely her mum will have to isolate?

RoseWineTime · 14/07/2021 09:34

Her mum won’t have to isolate as she is a contact of a close contact. It would be different if DSD had tested positive herself.

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rosegoldivy · 14/07/2021 10:35

Thanks guy
I just really wasn't sure. Both me and DSD mum have spoken about it in length (we get on very amicably)

We can drive her striaght there without stopping or coming into contact with anyone and she is happy to finish out her self isolation there

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DecorChange · 14/07/2021 11:16

Ahh ok I didn't know that. Thank you

Todaytomorrowyesterday · 14/07/2021 11:24

I think it’s up to the Mum and the risks involved.

I know when my Dad got Covid my sister tested negative initially and then the day before self isolation ended she lost her sense of smell and tested positive! Everyone else got it in the first few days of my Dad testing positive (2 of them though never tested positive)

It’s a risk but it’s up to people to make there own risk assessment.

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