If you have one person in your home with symptoms… how are you dealing with it all?

[Seewhathappenslebowski]

Very luckily, we are able to have a room each- my other half has a bedroom and so do both of the kids.
I’m hanging out and sleeping in the front room.
There was a lot of contact between the kid with symptoms and my other half just prior to the kid getting sick, so we are expecting my other half to come down with it soon.

We hang out in our rooms.
The sick child has a room with En-suite and we are taking stuff up and down for him. He’s not coming out of that area just now.
He has a bed, computer and books ( he’s an older teen)

In the more communal areas in the house, we are wearing masks and trying not to be in the kitchen at the same time.
We meet and chat snd have been eating in the garden too.

Does this sound bonkers?
I’m trying so hard to try to stay well in case my other half gets sick and so I can look after him and then no doubt get it after him!
We are both double vaccinated but kids too young

Doesn’t sound bonkers to me.

When I had symptoms I stayed in the bedroom, wore a mask to go to the bathroom and kept the window open in there. I bleached the taps, flush and door handles when I left & used a tissue to turn the light off. Meals & endless cuppas were left outside. I live with someone CEV so, seemed the sensible thing to do, thankfully my test was negative.

We haven’t (knowingly) had covid in our house yet, but I suspect we’ll carry on as normal. The dc smear any illness they have all over me and I don’t expect covid to be any different. None of us are vulnerable though - dh is double vaxxed and I will be by this time next week.

When dd was ill we all isolated and stayed in but carried in as normal in the house. Once she was up to it we got a pcr. It was negative so I let school know and returned to normality

@littlepeas

We haven’t (knowingly) had covid in our house yet, but I suspect we’ll carry on as normal. The dc smear any illness they have all over me and I don’t expect covid to be any different. None of us are vulnerable though - dh is double vaxxed and I will be by this time next week.

Just to clarify, I mean we will carry on as normal within the house - obviously we would isolate.

Smear rate infection for Covid is tiny. It’s in airborne droplets. So ventilation and mask wearing and distance is best.

Ds - 13 had it. We have one bathroom and he has the small bedroom. Also by the time he tested positive (no obvious symptoms), I knew we’d had contact.

So I didn’t insist he stayed in his room. But he wore a mask downstairs and we kept windows open and he took his food upstairs.

Me, 2 jabs but not full amount of time after second jab, 18 yo with 1 jab and 15yo with no jabs, did not catch it and I’m sure he had delta as he did develop headache and runny nose. As far as we are aware, none of us have had COVID previously.

Just come out of isolation. DD stayed mostly in her own room used the family bathroom, DS used our ensuite. I delivered food to her room, we both wore masks. We would open the bin and dishwasher, she would scrape her plate and put it in the DW.
When the weather got better she had her own table in the garden.

We have two bathrooms and one will be dedicated to those who become ill.

All have their own rooms abs windows are open.

Kitchen has hand sanitizer to be used before entering

Masks are ready as are lateral flow tests

You’ve made me feel loads better.
I’ve been trying so hard not to catch it and I’ve felt that Everyone thinks I’m OTT

Thanks !

Our teens have got covid. Me & DH aren’t isolating from them. It’s not really workable for us, as we all share a bathroom and it’s too hot for them to stay in their (small) bedrooms all day. We are taking the approach that if we get it, we get it.

18 YO daughter is just recovering from COVID. She has stayed in her room and we've delivered food to her. Has her own bathroom. If she's come downstairs she has worn a mask. One week in and me and DH both ok.

We have kept the windows open, banned DS from touching food other than on his plate, and emptying the dishwasher. But I cant leave him in pain, so if he wants cuddles, he's had them (aged 12). I also spent his worst night sharing a bed with him.
The rest of us were negative with PCR. One week in, and DH and I are remaining negative on lateral flow tests. DS(10) has remained sympton free.

I think there are a range of choices in how to deal with it, and choosing the route you have is not bonkers.

We have a 2 yr old so no distancing from her if she's ill, or her from us if we're ill (especially me as we're still bf). We do have a house big enough we could if we wanted too (e.g. separate bedrooms/bathrooms etc.). We made the decision last year that we wouldn't put ourselves through trying to stay completely separate whilst juggling a toddler, caring for the other one if needed, and working from home as much as possible. However, we would also be sensible - separate bedrooms and bathrooms, sit opposite sides of the lounge, avoid hugging/kissing each other, windows open but nothing more than that. If the toddler gets it then chances are we both will anyway as she's all over us!

If we had older kids/teens then maybe we'd make different choices so I certainly don't think you're being OTT if it works for you.

No case in the house, but likely to have one soon as Covid is crashing through school. One year group got a message to isolate today due to a positive PCR and there have been messages about positive LFTs rolling in all day.
We’re science geeks, so bought a CO2 monitor to check our ventilation is good. We’re also running an air purifier with HEPA filter for other reasons, which should help a little. Both parents are double jabbed.
I’m not prepared to isolate a young child away from the rest of the family so that’s the best we can do to reduce the risk.

We carried on as normal. Our entire household caught it but we couldn't do much else

I did decline when offered a taste of the isolating child’s lolly this afternoon. That seems like a fairly basic plague avoidance measure though.

We carried on as normal. My DP was in bed the first few days because he felt unwell and i slept downstairs but I caught it anyway. I didn't distance at all from my 3 kids. One of them caught it. Once DP was up we just continued as normal.

@GalacticDragonfly

I did decline when offered a taste of the isolating child’s lolly this afternoon. That seems like a fairly basic plague avoidance measure though.

My sister had covid and her and her husband carried on as normal and live in a small property. He never caught it.

DS was positive on Wednesday this week, so I gave him his own bathroom but didn’t confine him to his room as it’s tiny and I just couldn’t do that. But he wore a mask and sat at the other end of the room. I had to drive him to the test centre and couldn’t wear my mask to drive as it steamed up my glasses and I didn’t fancy crashing. But he wore his and windows down. I cleaned down the fridge / taps anything he touched when he made his breakfast but other meals I made and took to him, removing the plate from table myself to save him touching other stuff.

I started with symptoms within 24hrs of him testing positive on LFT (later confirmed by PCR) but only got tested today as was using LFTs daily and were negative. Last night realised it was a faint positive so been tested today. Awaiting results. Feel pretty rough though.

Hoping DD (13). doesn’t catch it now, she’s been unwell recently with a folate deficiency, and previously blood transfusion for low iron so she could do without it. She now has her own bathroom and I’m using the Covid toilet. Trying to wipe down cupboards / fridge handles as much as possible. Good thing she spends 95% of the day in her room!

Carried on as normal. We have young kids, I continued to hug them, kiss them, share a bed with them & my OH. I wasn’t leaving my OH to look after a 3 year old and 9 month old on his own 😂 as much as I’d have liked 10 days peace & quiet!

Carries on as normal. I can’t imagine isolating or keeping my children locked away in the hoise

This is exactly what is going on in our house!. I got my + result on Friday so am isolating in the main bedroom, thankfully it has an en suite!. DH is sleeping in the front room and both dc have bedrooms each. They aren't displaying any symptoms so can eat and watch telly etc together - eldest and Dh are LFT testing twice weekly. I'm going stir crazy, I'm sure the heat isn't helping but I don't want to intentionally pass it on. Only one more week till my freedom day!!!!.

Tbf my teens kind of self isolate in their rooms on a normal day!

Carried on as normal except that 1 year old decided he’d prefer wipe his nose on me than a tissue and managed to cough into my mouth at one point. Covid was about the fifth coldy virus he’s picked up since starting nursery and we have accepted we’re going to catch most of them too. I did catch covid though very mildly but my husband who also got coughed at a lot didn’t. I wouldn’t attempt to isolate from my kids or banish anyone to separate parts of the house.

I can’t see much point in trying to avoid covid in general now given the rates and the fact that it looks like it will be around indefinitely unless your second jab is imminent and you’re trying to hang on until you get it.

Carried on as normal in the house when dd17 tested positive 2 weeks ago.
I drove her to the pcr test centre.
Neither myself, dh or her two sisters caught it.