Lateral Flow - son and I positive

[hellgirl]

Hi

I did a lft yesterday and it's positive.
My son did one today and his is also positive.

I've been isolating by myself - now that we are both positive, can we isolate together? Can he share my bed? He is 6.

I hope my symptoms aren't too severe as I've had both jabs.

Please be gentle with me.
Thank you xx

You need pcr to confirm but yes isolate together.

Thank you.

I think we must of caught it at the dentist - we've not been anywhere else. He smashed his front tooth out.

You both need to get PCR tests done to confirm and isolate in the meantime. Don’t really think you can isolate from a 6 year old. If it does come back positive I would ring the dentist to let them know, as they would have seen a lot of people.

Yes get a pcr to confirm as lateral flows can be wrong. I had three negative lateral flows and then a positive pcr. Hope if it is Covid you both get through it with mild symptoms.

Hello

Oh yes, we will get the pcr tests and I will inform the dentist too.

I just stupidly wondered if we would have the same strain of Covid and that it would be safe for us to be together.

Im just waiting for everyone else to catch it now - my son and daughter had a sleepover in my bed while I was isolating in another room.

My only symptoms are a loose tummy and a stuffy nose.

Urgh, when I had my second jab, my GP congratulated me and said "you are now fully vaccinated". I never thought I would of caught Covid 2 months after being jabbed - I've been so, so careful.

@Moneytootight78 I hope you weren't too ill and are well now.

Thank you xx

Its pretty much all delta strain right now so I'm sure it'll be fine to quarantine together. Ventilate your house well to lessen your collective viral load, snuggle dawn and wait it out.

Don’t even think about isolating from your children. I don’t know why people are doing this unless they are teenagers who’d quite like not to see their parents for a few days! Of course you can be together, he’s 6 years old. Covid doesn’t stop you being a mum, he needs you to look after him! And even if it was two strains, you’d never know. No-ones going to tell you, oh you’ve got beta & he’s got delta. It’s just covid.

You’ll all be fine OP. You sound very anxious if you say you haven’t been anywhere. Just rest up, chill with your kids, get better. You are double vaxxed, it’ll be reasonably mild.

@hellgirl

Thank you.

I think we must of caught it at the dentist - we've not been anywhere else. He smashed his front tooth out.

Surely you caught it from your family who you've been isolating with? You said your daughter and I'm guessing older son were positive in another thread?

The vaccine doesn't stop you getting covid. Just the severity

I would try to isolate from a positive child where possible, and did. It stopped it spreading in the house, which was a good thing.

They weren't shut away, just lots of ventilation, cleaning and more distance. Much harder with Delta though, may be not worth trying.

Hello, thank you for all the responses.

Yes, I am incredibly anxious - all the terrible things I read about Covid and hospital admissions.

@Russell19 Nope, that wasn't me.

I now seem to have lost my taste and smell - I had a pizza for dinner - chewing on cheese that had no flavour was pretty weird - it was like chewing on rubber!

We've got all the windows open, I'm in the front room and everyone else is in the back room and I'm using a different toilet. I do suffer with my sinuses. Each time the weather changes, they block up so I just thought it was the change from sunny and hot to miserable cloudy weather.

From what Ive read, your taste and smell go on days 3 to 4, so maybe Ive had it longer than I thought?

xx

Even if you're negative and your child is positive why would you isolate from him? He's 6!!

@TheDevils I am positive too.

I was concerned that maybe I have one variant and he has another variant - I wouldn't want him to catch 2 variants of Covid and be double ill.

If it was just him being positive, then I would act as normal. I wouldnt want him to catch a different strain from me. xx

[quote hellgirl]@TheDevils I am positive too.

I was concerned that maybe I have one variant and he has another variant - I wouldn't want him to catch 2 variants of Covid and be double ill.

If it was just him being positive, then I would act as normal. I wouldnt want him to catch a different strain from me. xx[/quote]
Sorry you're both positive but im glad you are t isolating your 6 year old. I've heard of people doing that.

I don't think you'll be told which strain you have - just that you're positive.

@TheDevils

Thank you.

I'd never try to keep any of my kids in their bedrooms - I can imagine it's draining for an adult, so God knows how it would be for a child.

I still can't believe I've caught Covid - I've been so careful - I can imagine a lot of undetected cases going around with people thinking they have hayfever.

xx