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If one of you got covid would you isolate from each other?

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fortheloveofallthings · 30/11/2021 22:28

Two triple jabbed adults - DH has developed a cough so is going for a pcr tomorrow.

Undecided where to carry on as normal or lock him in a room. Resigned to having covid at some point so kind of thinking if he's got it I may as well join him, and at least hopefully get it over with by Christmas.

WWYD?

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Sleepyblueocean · 01/12/2021 08:16

It wouldn't be possible as ds needs a lot of 2:1 care.

Madmog · 01/12/2021 08:19

If I had symptoms, then I'd chose to be as isolated as possible from my family, ie sleeping on floor in dining room, trying to distance if moving around the house etc.

QuentininQuarantino · 01/12/2021 08:22

Yes definitely, but I’m not sure I could stay confined to one room when he wasn’t in the house. We’re lucky to have more than one bathroom though so it wouldn’t be nice but it would be easy.

chickenpie1984 · 01/12/2021 08:25

No we didn't isolate. Dc got it then I got it. Dh never got it and we're ate dinner together, sat beside each other, still hugged and kissed. He was doing daily lft and did 2 pcr's

PhilCornwall1 · 01/12/2021 08:27

No, we aren't. Our 14 year old currently has it and we are carrying on as normal here. He's mostly in his room on the Xbox anyway.

I'm CEV and if I get it, that's the way it is. He has to be comfortable and have a normal life at home.

DontTellThemYourNamePike · 01/12/2021 08:46

My 13yo has it and is happily self isolating in his room and using a separate toilet. He's not a very tactile child and only hugs us very reluctantly anyway!! He's been revising for exams. If my 9yo got it I wouldn't expect him to self isolate as he's too young and we would just have to be careful. I'm not scared of catching it, but rather the problems it would cause with the fact that I am carer to my elderly mum who has dementia. If I can avoid 10 days of isolation, I will.

TenoringBehind · 01/12/2021 09:15

Yes if you can. We did this when ds had it and nobody else caught it, including my other unvaccinated (then) teen.

It would be relatively easy here, but I know it’s not possible for everyone.

Ceecee30 · 01/12/2021 09:43

Greatly depends on how big your house is. Would be impossible in this house I think. We only have one bathroom so it would be pointless. rather the isolating from each other if just stick to good respiratory hygiene and extra cleaning if I could. Not sure how effective that would be but it would make me feel a bit better 😅

Rade · 01/12/2021 10:09

We did when I got it. I am CEV and DH is over 70 we were both double jabbed. Obviously not during the infectious period before symtoms but after that.
We have plenty of room so had separate bedrooms and bathrooms. I had one sitting room. DH brought me food to the door and we both wore masks in hallways etc. He had to take me to hospital by car and wore FFP2 mask and had windows wound down.
He didn't get it.

userxx · 01/12/2021 14:44

@Ragwort

Yes, but easy for us as we already have separate bedrooms and bathrooms

You're just boasting now.

Lucky sod :)

superking · 01/12/2021 14:49

My DH has just had it. We didn't properly isolate (as I'd driven him to get his test it seemed a bit pointless!) but he slept in a separate bedroom - for the first few days he was in bed most of the time anyway - and when he was up and about again we avoided being in the same room for long. 11 days now since his symptoms began and neither me nor our DC have had any symptoms so I'm hoping we have dodged it!

Sparkle275 · 01/12/2021 15:10

My DD aged 11 tested positive on Monday and nobody in the house has isolated from her. Me and youngest DS have now tested positive on LF today and we are now awaiting a PCR to confirm. I think it's impossible to isolate properly when everyone still needs to use the same facilities in the house at some point. It's just one of those things, some people catch it and I've known families who have had positive cases in the household where others haven't caught it.

Whattodo1435 · 01/12/2021 15:33

No, but I've had my booster. A child needed lot of hugs and love when they're poorly not being quarantined but I know everyone's situation is different

Bobholll · 01/12/2021 15:45

Nope. I’ve had it twice & we’ve never isolated. My husband hadn’t caught it either time. My kids didn’t get it the second time. None of us are concerned about covid, my OH was actually annoyed he didn’t get it this time to get it out the way before Christmas 😂🙈

Fallagain · 01/12/2021 16:53

No, we have very young children so I think it would be tricky. The youngest is still bf so I would be continuing to do and if I was ill I would probably need DH help with the childcare.

PinkSparklyPussyCat · 01/12/2021 19:01

We've got one bedroom and one bathroom so no, we'll just have to get on with it. I was told it was 'the rules' that we had to isolate from each other if one of us caught it but we've agreed all along that it would be too difficult - I'd rather take my chances than sleep on the sofa!

gettingolderandgrumpy · 01/12/2021 19:06

No I didn’t and to be honest I don’t see the point as by the time your realise you may have it you’ve already been in contact imo .

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fortheloveofallthings · 01/12/2021 19:11

We do have the space to do it as we have spare bedroom/bathroom. I've locked him away upstairs today apart from going for his test...will see what results come back with tomorrow.

I wouldn't expect people to isolate from kids....and on one hand I'm gonna get it at some point but on the other I've had my booster so I may escape (or at least get it much milder once I'm a couple of weeks post jab)

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Flowers2020bloom · 01/12/2021 19:14

We didn't and intact DH had a tantrum about the fact I didn't want to give him a kiss the day he tested positive! We have quite different attitudes towards this pandemic and end up meeting somewhere in the middle which is probably the best way buy I was pretty annoyed!!

Lweji · 03/12/2021 15:08

DH had a tantrum about the fact I didn't want to give him a kiss the day he tested positive!

I'm surprised you wanted to kiss him any time after that.

dogaibu · 03/12/2021 15:19

No, my house is the size of a postage stamp so it wasn't possible when DH had it.

I didn't get it from him.

I am double vaxxed with Moderna.

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