Positive - have to isolate from toddler?

[wingingitalltheway]

Hi,
I have just tested positive on an lft and have cold symptoms. Already been for a pcr so hopefully that will come back tomorrow.
I have an almost two year old - should I isolate from her? This is possible as my OH can care for her. My instinct says to stay away and in the spare room to try to avoid her catching it - although this will be awful being away from her 😢

Small children are a small percentage get it. I think it can be quite cruel to keep away

Thank you all for your messages.
We have decided that I won’t isolate from her as we agree it will be distressing and confusing for her. The thought of not seeing her properly for 10 days was awfully upsetting for me and can’t imagine how she would feel when she can’t understand why! We will of course be taking all the other precautions we can like sanitizing everything.

The chances of her getting very ill are slim to none. Have a look at the statistics for children. My daughter is 18 months and had a cough for 2 days and a temperature for one night.
If you had flu or a tummy bug would you keep away from her?

You probably wouldn’t even know if she had it. Or a few doses of calpol might be required. We are making a big deal over nothing where children are concerned.

None of us have isolated from each other when we've had it. Mine are older but my 10 year old had it first in April and there was no way I was going to isolate him even from his younger brother.

The 8 year old is the only one who hasn't had it now unless asymptomatic. None of us caught it off each other

The way delta is going chances are she'll catch it at some point from nursery anyway

@bookworm14

No, please don’t isolate from your tiny child.

This.

I’ve known so many people who have had Covid and none have isolated from young children. Isolating from a toddler would be incredibly, incredibly distressing.
I wouldn’t isolate from my older (school aged) child either but at least they could understand what you’re doing.

And my 10 year old wasn't ill at all. Only reason we know he had it was he woke up Easter Sunday and couldn't taste his Easter eggs

Very true that she may - or may have already - catch it from nursery.
I haven’t isolated from her and she has been her usual happy self I’m pleased to say!

I didn't isolate from my family, we just don't have enough space, small kitchen, combined living room/dining room, no spare rooms, one bathroom and DD has to go through my room to get to the rest of the house, they caught it but were nowhere near as ill as me and DP, just a little cough for them. Tbh, my son would have found it way more distressing not having a hug with me for 10 days.