Within household mixing with other positive people

[beckypv]

So, my son (12) tested positive on Monday and he has isolated since in the play room and his bedroom. I have occasionally gone in and out to deliver food, take temp, chat at the door etc. Well I have tested positive this afternoon and am currently in the spare room. Husband and other son have rest of the house. I’m wondering whether now I also have it, is it ok for me to mix more with my positive son. Or can our viral loads still be effected? I don’t want to do anything to make either of us worse, but if it doesn’t make any difference, a change of scenery and some company I’m sure will be welcome! Does anyone know the science behind this - once you’ve got it, is that it? Or can you make it worse by continued exposure? My son is immunosuppressed and has coped very well so I wouldn’t want to make him worse spreading my germs!

I'm not a scientist, but my thoughts would be that there are so many unknowns about Covid that it makes sense to be cautious. Could you have a window open and keep a bit of distance between you? And perhaps not be in the same room as each other for hours on end?

I wouldn't even hesitate about isolating with him tbh

It hit our family recently and we didn't bother isolating from the child who caught it, cuddling on sofa etc so assumed we would all get it. Only 1 other person caught it in our family of 5

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It hit our family recently and we didn't bother isolating from the child who caught it, cuddling on sofa etc so assumed we would all get it. Only 1 other person caught it in our family of 5

This has me miffed. We’re a family of 6, DS13 got it 2 weeks ago and nobody else has caught it even though he hasn’t isolated, shares a room with his 2 brothers and is really close to his twin brother, they’re always sitting next to each other. I don’t get it because it’s such a contagious disease. Obviously I’m relieved but just miffed on how it works but as someone said above, it’s a new disease and we don’t know everything about it yet.

DD is on her last day of isolation today. We've not kept away from her, and DH and I have tested negative every day so far. We were sure we'd get it (both double jabbed but I know it can get through that).

I don't know OP. My DS15 tested positive first and has happily isolated in his room ( minimal symptoms). I am now positive (maybe because I was the one who took him in the car to get PCR) He is still mainly in his own room and I am mainly in the main bedroom but I have certainly given him the biggest hugs now we are both positive.

Hoping the others don't get it, but there is only so much you can do within your control.

If we all got it, I think we would just live as normal.

I'm on my last day of isolating tomorrow, DP finishes Wednesday and dd2 still has 8 days to go. We're not isolating from each other now.

My 6 year old got it about a month ago. He didn’t isolate from us or our toddler - I just didn’t think it was feasible with him being so young and away from us for that amount of one. I also felt that we have already been in such close contact before he was positive what difference would it make? DP, toddler and I all took a PCR test as per instruction from track and trace. At the end of the 10 day isolation period DP, toddler and I all took another PCR before we went back into the world. We all tested negative on both occasions.

My mum and siblings have a tested positive this week (not connected with my son) and as they’re in close quarters they’ve all got it.

I’ve no idea how it works! I just think you’ve got to be cautious and not do anything that can impact others outside of your immediate family -
Immediate family I believe would
Always be too late at the point of a positive outcome to make any adjustments to prevent transmission.