Toddler - likelihood of catching COVID?

[Awhereitgoes]

Just been informed of a positive case in DS nursery class. What are the chances of him getting it? I'm heavily pregnant.

Frustrated because my guy was telling me to take him out to avoid this, but we couldn't due to lack of alternative childcare until mat leave started.

I do want honest answers but also very welcome to positive stories of 3yo getting through this without contracting COVID!

*gut

No one can answer this, too many variables. It will depend on how much time he spent with the child and how infections the child was when they were in nursery. Also might be influenced by the cleaning nursery do and how much he puts things in his mouth etc. We have had plenty of cases in my nursery but they have all been caught elsewhere (within household mostly) and never spread within the class yet. I am well aware this is most likely down to luck probably. I am surprised they even told you tbh. We have been advised now to only tell parents if there are several linked cases. Notifying parents of isolated cases just causes unnecessary anxiety.

My DD was 22 months when I got covid, I don't think she picked it up even though we isolated together. We also found out my sister & stepmum had it after we had spent the day together, we LFT for 10 days after contact and no positives or symptoms.

He probably won't, but as PP, too many variables. My DD has no underlying conditions etc and so even if she did catch it, she probably wouldn't be too unwell with it.

We can't say. Are you vaccinated OP?

Yes, double jabbed.

I know no one can tell me for sure (and I have no idea who the child is or how much my son might have played with them!) but would be lovely to hear lots of experiences where it hasn't been passed on. Need to keep the adrenaline at bay and oxytocin pumping .

No one can answer this!

There are 10 cases in my sons nursery and so far he hasn't got it and neither have I - I am in there often as he needs lots of settling in.

From one pregnant lady to another - stop worrying. Eat well exercise, do everything that is necessary to be as healthy as possible (as I am sure you) and live your life. Your son was just as likely mixing with children/adults with a covid virus plenty before this week, and will continue to do so unless you all isolate - and that is not healthy for you x

As you say no one can tell you for sure, but in the school I teach in it has actually been quite rare for cases to spread. We have been surprised by how many separate isolated cases we have had that even now, when there is no need to isolate bubbles, have not spread to others within that group! I hope that you are lucky and your little one doesn't catch it

@BeautifulTulips that's reassuring - thank you!

When we had it, DS was 18 months. DH got it first, we think from soft play but DS and I tested negative at the time. I then got a positive result about 5 days in to our isolation (12 weeks pregnant, but was totally asymptomatic the entire time and only picked up the result as I was doing daily testing instead of full isolation).

DS was fine throughout and had a negative PCR again when I did my positive confirmatory one. So despite being in a cramped little house for 2 weeks spending all his time with two positive adults (so much closer, extended contact than your child would have with the infected child at nursery) he didn't seem to get it.

Hope you all stay well!

My daughter had at least two positive cases in her primary school class, possibly more as there was an outbreak in her year group and she didn’t get it despite having been in relatively close contact due to the nature of younger primary school students. It’s so hard to know. I hope he stays clear.

DS (2) had covid in July which meant his nursery bubble all had to be sent home. As far as I’m aware no staff or children tested positive after him.
Also me, DH and dd all remained negative throughout.

It’s very strange the way it does or doesn’t get passed on.