What symptoms did your DC have (toddler)

[shakeitabout]

Last Monday my daughter was sent home from nursery with red sticky eyes and a high temp.

I called the Drs about her eyes and was told it’s likely conjunctivitis and we got some drops.

I was off work last week so decided not to take DD for a Covid test and we’d stay at home instead.

I know I know I probably should’ve, but since she stared nursery she’s had so many coughs & temperatures and each time has to go through a Covid test. 😔

She has all 4 of her molars and one canine cutting so I thought the temperature could be related to this.

By Thursday DD was fine and all symptoms had gone.

Yesterday DH’s friend messaged to say he has tested positive for Covid on a lateral flow with symptoms.

DH had seen him on the Friday.
DH did a lateral flow yesterday which was positive and now he can’t taste or smell.

We have all done a PCR yesterday evening, my Husband and Daughter have just come back and both positive.
Mine hasn’t come back yet.

I’m starting wonder now if DD was positive last week and she has passed it to DH.

DD didn’t see DH friend, so is it likely that DH got it from his friend and passed to DD?

DD doesn’t have any symptoms at the minute.

Anyone?

Could have done, but with not doing the test last week you’ll never know unfortunately.

My DD, 2, got tested after a nursery outbreak. She was tested positive with no symptoms but 48hrs later she developed an awful cough. She’s never had a temp with it, not been particularly ill either. I’ve not had it from her but DH possibly has (his test was inconclusive but he has a cough).
DD has had loads of Covid tests this past year with numerous fevers and more correct Covid symptoms and been much more ill, but the time she had it, it’s nothing like described really.

My 18 month old has it now and just has a bit of a cough while sleeping. Totally fine otherwise, no temperature, not in pain, still eating drinking and sleeping as usual and we're on day 4 now. It's actually the least unwell they've seemed with any cold/bug they have had so far

@rewardacrosstrack

Are you distancing from your 18 month old?

I mean you can’t really can you. I’m not distancing time on my daughter.

No, distancing is totally impossible when I have to look after them all day. Plus they had already coughed all over me multiple times before we got the positive test so probably a bit pointless now anyway. Just hoping the vaccine means we don't get too ill if we get it

I think DS and I had it last January when he was only 4 weeks old. We couldn’t test so couldn’t be sure. He had a horrible chesty cough for two days, red eyes for 1 day, and then was fine. Meanwhile it took me 2 months to recover

My DS2 was really cranky, tired, snotty And she was sick a few times randomly. Only did a PCR test to rule it out, but came back positive and then sadly by DH got it a few days later and was really unwell from it (is vaxxed)

Advice atm is to have a low threshold of suspicion and PCR test. Rates in under 18s are really high

A friend's GP told her that her one year old's first symptom was conjunctivitis. So I do think there's every chance your DD had it and passed it to your DH. As you say though, no way to know now, there's so much going around. (I have a 3 year old and a 1 year old in nursery, we've had at least one test a week since the schools went back plus a couple of other doses with no covid symptoms. It's relentless.)

Are you worrying about it? Or just curious? If you're worrying then I'd try not to work out the chain of events because as you say there is so much going around nurseries at the moment practically any of their illnesses could be a sign of covid.