Do I need to test my baby?

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Dd2 tested positive on Tuesday. Shares nursery setting with DD3. Tested adults, DD1 and DD2 but not DD3 (she's 8 months old, couldn't face it). Have been treating DD3 as positive case. DD1 had negative PCR but today has tested positive on lateral flow. DD1 and adults been for repeat PCR today and all isolating. Do I need to test DD3 or can I just keep isolating her in line with whoever tested positive last? I just can't face swabbing her.

No, don't test her. She's not going to go anywhere without you anyway. What would be the purpose? Unless you want to know for sure there's no point putting her through it.

My son is 9 months, I was positive, hubby negative. I didn’t test him. He isolated alongside me

If you are going to isolate her for 10 days anyway then I wouldn't bother. Only reason I've ever got my DCs tested is because their nursery insist on a negative PCR or 10 days isolation if they get symptoms.

Thanks everyone - I keep second guessing myself. She only does 2 half days at nursery and I'm not going to send her in when the big two are positive anyway but I keep losing perspective on what is the right thing to do!

If you are going to isolate her for 10 days anyway then I wouldn't bother.

@ISaidDontLickTheBin the baby could catch it on say, day 7 of the last positive person’s isolation though. And could be asymptomatic as well. So surely it’s a good idea to test before they go back out into the world, to ensure they’re not spreading Covid without the OP knowing?

@confused88888 good point - I hadn't considered that

I don't think I'd want to swab a baby. I would just treat her as if she's positive and isolate her with you. I'd avoid letting anyone outside the family hold her for a couple of weeks after you stopped isolating just to be sure.

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If you are going to isolate her for 10 days anyway then I wouldn't bother.

@ISaidDontLickTheBin the baby could catch it on say, day 7 of the last positive person’s isolation though. And could be asymptomatic as well. So surely it’s a good idea to test before they go back out into the world, to ensure they’re not spreading Covid without the OP knowing?

This is really logical, but unfortunately not something the government have thought about, so at the 10 day point you are free to go. FWIW, when dc was positive a few weeks ago, other dc and I went for a test on day 8, just to check (Negative). Dh was told by his employer he wasn’t to go for a precautionary test as if he went he wouldn’t be able to work as per their policy (waiting for pcr results =stay away) and they were short staffed So needed him in. They gave him another box of LFTs instead... I thought the test for household contacts was only a should, not a must, so you aren’t technically in the wrong anyway. And if you lived in Wales, I’m pretty sure you wouldn’t Have to test your under 5 at all, ever.
It’s no wonder no one know what is expected anymore the way the guidance is now!