3 year old has Covid. Are we all necessarily doomed to get it too?

[Marianne1234]

Argh climbing the wallllls today. Looking for some positive stories! And a bit of a rant really.

My nearly-4 year old tested positive on Saturday. She’s quite well now after a bit of a ropey weekend. Just has a bit of a cold. She’s wild and bored and climbing the walls (I am of course grateful that she is well but she is rather like a caged animal today). Husband and I are trying to work (from home). Not easy, but we’re getting there.

We all had PCR tests over weekend but all were negative except youngest. Kept eldest two off school for a couple of days just in case but they went back this morning after negative LFs. Felt I couldn’t justify keeping them off any longer. However there have been many Covid cases in their school over the past few weeks (close friends included) and neither of them has ever tested positive (I started testing them every couple of days). It’s so random.

We are meant to be going away next weekend (by car, but staying in a hotel). My friend (who is a total pain the arse about Covid and keeps trying to tell people how they should be living their lives) is relishing telling me about how unlikely it is that we can go and how we should just cancel now. I mean I can see where she’s coming from (even if I do want to tell her to shut her face 😒)

Husband is also moaning because he’s meant to be going on an (admittedly very rare) night out this weekend (a good pal’s pals 40th) and I said I don’t think he should go. He doesn’t see the issue if he keeps testing negative. He’s probably right but baaah i don’t know. I think it looks bad. But is it any worse than the eldest two going to school? I dunno. He’s annoyed with me for “making him feel bad” about going. I’m not trying to. Under normal circumstances I wouldn’t be bothered about him going out. He never goes out. I feel bad. I just don’t know what the right thing to do is.

Feel like I’m just waiting to come down with it. But we are LFing every day and still negative. A few of my friends are like oh I’ve heard stories of someone in the house catching it and no one else ever testing positive…is this true? Is it likely?! I mean I slept in bed with her last night because she couldn’t get to sleep because her nose was so blocked up. I’ve cuddled her and kissed her and let her lie on me. It just seems really unlikely.

Are you vaccinated?

Not necessarily my dc were very close, coughing on me etc and I didn’t get it.

Yes we are both double vaxxed. Kids aren’t - too young.

No mine wasn’t either as 11

Keep testing you might be ok. I was surprised but either it was the vaccination or I’ve already had it (or dc light viral load or something)

My little one caught it in nursery. We tested negative on LFT for over a week, but started getting symptoms about 4 days later. We tested positive on LFT 9 days after our little one tested positive, even though we were both fully vaccinated.

I hope you won't catch it though!

My 11 year old tested positive last Monday (LFT confirmed by PCR); I followed suit the day after; DH and the 13 year old so far negative PCR and negative daily LFts and it's been 10 days. So not inevitable. Everyone vaxxed to the max for whatever age they are (so 11 year old not at all)

My 3 year old had it last December, none of us were vaccinated at that point. There are 5 of us in the house, we didn't change our behaviour at all (he shares a room with his brother and continued to do so, I still wiped his bum and his nose and all that, we all ate together etc) and none of the rest of us caught it. We tested a couple of times (PCRs) to be be on the safe side and all negative.

Me and my other DS both had Covid in September this year and none of the others caught it that time.

There's no guarantees anyone will catch it.

DS (5) tested positive on Monday morning (along with loads of his classmates) and I have tested positive this morning.

DH & DD both negative so far. Im kind of hoping that as they haven't tested positive yet they might be OK..... 🤞

Both doubled vaccinated at the time.
DD 18 was viral and I was bed bound for other reasons so we sat in bed together in the day for 3 days chatting, drinking tea etc. On day 4, she tested positive and I was fine

This is reassuring. Perhaps it’ll be ok.

How are you ever meant to plan anything though 😩😩

Our 5 year old tested positive last Monday. Nobody else has it as far as I’m aware we where all testing daily but stoped now unless any of us get symptoms I’m not going to test any of us either now.

I’m thinking if we get to the weekend with no more positive tests we’ll do the same. Just test if there are symptoms.

My 5 year
Old tested positive and there's 7 of us at home only he had covid none of his siblings or me or dad caught it I couldn't isolate him he's 5 with autism and adhd he was sharing my bed and sharing drinks with his sister (before we new he was positive ) I think
Kids have a smaller viral load

I’ve had nine cases of Covid in my class. In all cases the families just kind of carried on as usual (my class are yr5). It’s about 50:50 whether the whole family has caught it or if some have never tested positive.
However. DS never tested positive at home, only found out through a PCR as I was positive.

Yeah i mean i’m not 100% convinced on the reliability of the lateral flow (this is another bug bear my friend keeps yammering on about. “What if it’s wrong and you’re sending them to school to merrily spread it to all and sundry?!”) but realistically it’s all we have so what else are we meant to do. Can’t realistically go for PCRs every single day.

@Marianne1234

Yeah i mean i’m not 100% convinced on the reliability of the lateral flow (this is another bug bear my friend keeps yammering on about. “What if it’s wrong and you’re sending them to school to merrily spread it to all and sundry?!”) but realistically it’s all we have so what else are we meant to do. Can’t realistically go for PCRs every single day.

The kids are all spreading it anyway. I would stop the daily tests unless you have to, let the husband go out and aslong as no one else gets symptoms enjoy your holiday. We are all going to get it this winter so don't see the point in worrying about it now

My DD10 had it last month. She was all over me. I didn't get it, nor did DH. We are both double vaxxed and due our boosters next month. DS had not yet been jabbed and he didn't get it either.

It is not a given that you will all go down with it. Some families do in a domino pattern. Some all get it at the same time. But for many, it does not spread around the home.

I would keep doing LFTs for the duration of the self isolation period. If all negative, carry on as normal. I see no need to change your plans at this stage on a "what if" scenario. Only cancel plans now if it will mean that you won't lose money.

Oh and step away from your friend. She isn't helping you right now.

Thanks all. Poor 3 is absolutely wiped out today. Very very tired. But still her happy little self.

We are all still testing negative 👍🏻

Yeah my friend is usually a decent and reasonable, sane person but the pandemic seems to have absolutely warped her brain. She is not rational about it. She’s had a warning at work for having a go at the office junior for going on a weekend away (“I have to share an office with her and I should have been consulted!”) 🤦🏻‍♀️

Before vaccination:

1. I had it and the 3 others didnt catch it
2. 11 months later DH and DS2 had it and me and DS1 didnt get it

Affer vaccination for DH and me:
3) DS1 and DS2 currently have it, DH and I are negative

Lol at your friend re the office junior, I would defo be muting that chat for the time being.

We’ve just had it in our household, DH got it then DS (both barely any symptoms) I didn’t get it and I did a PCR and LFT every day.

I also know of two other households where the men and the kids got it but the women didn’t - very strange.

Hope that brings some comfort, look at the bright side op, you’ll be able to party like a good un come Christmas 🎄

My friend currently has Covid and is on the last day of his isolation. His husband who he lives with, his mum and sad who he sees daily and my sister who he had a takeaway and drinks with the evening before his positive test have all survived his isolation and remained negative!
I don't know how, but thankful for them!

9 year old ds tested positive, he had a blocked nose and a bit of a headache with it for 3-4 days. Then felt fine. He got in bed with me every night for a week the whole time he had symptoms and after he had positive LFT and PCR and I didn’t catch it. DH didn’t catch it either, we’re both double jabbed. Other ds didn’t catch it either despite not being vaccinated and it being half term and spending every day with his brother.

Our 2 year old had it, we didn’t.

DH, DD1 and I didnt get Covid when DD2 tested positive. DH and I also stayed negative when DD1 tested positive 5 weeks later. The kids didnt really isolate in the house either.