Can’t social distance in household

[Tigerwhocameforsupper]

I’m awaiting PCR result but had positive lateral flow and feel rough.

My DH had his booster 2 weeks ago so hoping that helps him avoid catching it. He is sleeping in the spare room and trying to avoid sitting together in an evening.

I have a 2 and 4 year old that it’s impossible to social distance from. They are both at home all day with me and DH is working so I’ve got to provide sole care. The 2 year old often cosleeps with me.

Does anyone have any advice on getting them safe? I don’t want them to catch it but can’t distance from them.

If you can face wearing a mask with covid, that's certainly worth doing, as are keeping windows open in the area you're all in. Worth regularly washing hands and cleaning touch points that you're all likely to keep touching.

You can't. Just carry on as normal and they will either get it or they won't.

Can’t your DH take some leave? Chances are you are going to feel too rough to care for both kids effectively

@VanCleefArpels

Can’t your DH take some leave? Chances are you are going to feel too rough to care for both kids effectively

He can’t take leave sadly but has worked from home the last 2 days. He is locked away upstairs all day though and so can’t help with the kids.

A friend had 7 in a small house. 2 adults 5 kids. High school age DS tested positive and was ill. Minimum distancing due to shared bedeooms/no space and nobody else caught it. I was very surprised.

My DD has Covid and is 2, I’ve not distanced from her and haven’t got it according to tests and we still BF and she literally licks my face. DH probably has it, but mildly (his tests inconclusive).
I wouldn’t contemplate social distancing within our household. Just crack on as usual. Hopefully you’ll not feel too bad.

You might not be able to distance, but as @Madmog says it's definitley worth trying masks and good ventilation. You can buy FFP3 masks online, which are likely to provide the best protection - they're not cheap, and even with the realiable makes like 3M the elastic breaks after a while if you try to reuse them, but it could be worth it for the short time you're likely to be most infectious.

On the upside, if your children did catch it, it would most likely pass quickly and they wouldn't be especially unwell, so try to not to worry too much and look after yourself if you're poorly. Good luck.

@CloseYourEyesAndSee

You can't. Just carry on as normal and they will either get it or they won't.

This

You don’t need to do anything to get them safe. They already are safe. You’ll do worse to them by trying to social bloody distance from such small children, than a bout of Covid will do.

DD has COVID and DH has caught it too. I now have symptoms but not coming up positive on tests . I don't see how we could possibly distance. It would involve one of us sleeping on the sofa, and I'm not going to wear a mask to comfort my daughter when she is ill. I've tried to ventilate well simply as it's important to have fresh air when ill but otherwise don't see how we can.

Who are you trying to protect? dC unlikely to get ill, probably do more damage by distancing yourself from them. If DH gets a booster is he in a risk group? If so maybe he should isolate from the rest of you as far as poss.

@namechanged1235

Who are you trying to protect? dC unlikely to get ill, probably do more damage by distancing yourself from them. If DH gets a booster is he in a risk group? If so maybe he should isolate from the rest of you as far as poss.

No he isn’t a risk group, he is an NHS worker.

DH had it, our house isn't big enough to completely separate and we gave up after a day or so. I still slept in the same bed as him and he sat in the lounge watching TV in the evenings with us. I didn't catch it, nor did our DDs. It was January, so no windows open.

I’ve got covid now & a big enough house to manage some kinds distancing probably. It hasn’t even crossed my mind to do so. My kids are 4 & almost 2. I wouldn’t even entertain distancing or wearing masks in the house around them for an illness they’ll probably catch at school or nursery if not from me! I’m not remotely worried about my kids getting covid, it’s mild for them & id rather they had it now than say Christmas to be honest!

My husband wasn’t bothered about catching it either.

I’ve been on the reasonably poorly end with covid, no cough or chest symptoms at all but I’ve felt pretty dire. My husband has been doing the bulk of the childcare I have to say, I’ve been laid on the sofa feeling pretty miserable! I’m double vaxxed & ive had covid before last December 🙈

For what it’s worth, 7 days in & no-one else in my house has it yet. Negative PCR’s at the weekend, negative daily lateral flows (I’m still testing positive on them) & no symptoms. My kids are both back at school & nursery.

DH and I had it in the summer and our kids of similar ages to yours didn't catch it, despite me cosleeping with and breastfeeding littlest. We did have all the windows and doors wide open for ventilation and did a bit more disinfecting than usual but otherwise just went on as normal, we didn't wear masks or anything.

My 10 year old son currently has it (if we hadn't tested him, he would have carried on going to school with calpol as only mildly unwell and 4 days after his test me and my husband are still negative. Husband had it in March 2020 and is double jabbed. I am double jabbed. He has been using his own towel but otherwise it has been business as usual. I either get it or a don't!