Make me feel better please

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Ds10 tested positive on Friday lft, confirmed by PCR today. He is going to miss out on lots of Christmas activities and a school trip next week and we have also had to cancel a trip away next weekend to visit family which we're all gutted about.

Dh and I currently testing negative but I'm not holding out much hope that it'll stay that way. I'm currently pregnant so very worried about getting it. Has anyone had any success stories of avoiding it when their dc have tested positive? I am trying to keep things as clean as possible (door handles and surfaces). Trying to keep my distance without being awful to ds who still wants to sit together at night and watch TV on the sofa.

I just feel gutted and very worried at the moment. Also concerned that if dh and I do get it later on the isolation period may extend to over Christmas. Any reassurance or words of wisdom appreciated.

Are the adults all vaccinated ?

There ain’t much you can do apart from good hygiene and be thankful you have time to plan/ shop ( whilst you remain negative at least ) for a cosy Xmas at home - you are unlikely to be seriously unwell x

How old is he?

DS had it and we didn't get it 🤞🏻

Yes we are both double vaccinated. No boosters yet though.

I will be doing a big old shop tomorrow.

Just to say that Covid rarely spreads from surfaces. It spreads in the air. So opening the windows is the best thing you can do!

I'm also due a consultants appointment at the hospital on Wednesday. Plan to get a PCR tomorrow to give the results chance to come back but should I really be going into hospital as a contact? I have no idea.

Ds is 10. He is capable of being alone in his room but I feel so bloody sorry for him.

Ventilation is key to avoid spread - windows open front of house to back for constant airflow especially when together in a room. Avoid him touching things in communal areas so prepare all food and drinks for him, etc. Worked for us in same situation.

My unvaccinated pregnant friend has it and was fine

Not my DC but my DH had it. He remained at home obviously, but we didn't isolate him within the house. The 3 young kids didn't get it and I didn't either. I shagged him and everything! So there is hope.

My friend’s son got it but no one else in the family did. All were unvaccinated. They tested several times and every test for them was negative.

Hope you don’t get it and your son is ok.

I’ve currently got it at 36 weeks pregnant and am (touch wood) getting away with v mild cold symptoms. My DP and DD4 haven’t contracted it yet but we’ve still got a way to go so we’ll see - I’m spending a lot of time in my bedroom and wearing a mask when around the house with them, but it’s very hard with little ones. We’ve had to cancel a lot of things and I’m missing her very first nativity play so I feel your stress!!!

My 10yo had it recently and DH and I didn't catch it.

Ds wanted to hide away in his room gaming mostly. We ate meals together but sat at different ends of the table. When we watched tv together we'd sit on separate sofas etc. No cuddling (his dream, he's really not into cuddling anymore)

We kept windows open throughout the house (it was cold, but worth it - I'm sure that was the biggest factor). After each meal or tv session, I'd open the patio doors wide for 10-15 mins. Ds wore a mask when going round the house and had sole use of 1 bathroom.

Best of luck. Timing is rubbish now heading into Christmas.

My 4 DC and I had it and my DH didn't catch it. We literally did nothing to prevent him getting it.

Ds is 9. None of us caught it. He stayed in room. All windows upstairs open and same downstairs when he came down for food. Food got cold but we didn't catch it. Double vax and 15m baby didn't get it either. I'd definitely aim for lots of ventilation and masks I. The room together unless eating of course. Good luck op.

Also we let DS play as much Xbox, minecraft etc etc as he wanted. No screen time limits. He was in his element! I felt sorry for him but I'm not sure I needed to.

When DS2 caught it (he was asymptomatic) we did nothing to stop us from getting it.

So it was his choice where he wanted to be in the house and quite often he wanted company so sat with us in the lounge. Still cuddled him as he is a very cuddly child. I have an en-suite but rest of the family shared a bathroom with him.

I played monopoly with him when he was bored for 4 hours and still didn’t catch it. The rest of the family didn’t either.

Our son got it, he was 12. He stayed in his room for 10 days. We kept all windows open and used a seperate bathroom. My partner and I and my DS15 didnt get it.

DD is out of isolation tomorrow. She is 8. DH and I haven’t tested positive yet. We all wore masks in the house (me and DH had FFP2 ones). We had lots of windows open (it was very cold!). We ate at separate ends of the table and she watched a lot of TV but we didn’t isolate her. If it makes a difference, she had no symptoms. She had a separate bathroom. We did wipe door handles and TV remote after she had gone to bed. I have had 3 jabs, DH 2.

My 3 children had it tested positive one day after the other. Did nothing to try and "isolate" them. Just carried on as normal. My youngest even sleeping in my room. My eldest did have some mild symptoms (headache sore throat and tired bit of a cough) the other 2 asymptomatic. I didnt catch it.

With regards to your hospital appointment I would ring and ask before you go.

None of the rest of us (me, dh, ds15) got it when ds13 had it a month ago, but crucially he was happy isolating in his room for 95% of the time. We took all his meals up and he spent all his time in there with the window wide open, the only time he came down was to get breakfast the odd days we weren't up first, and to grab his laptop in a morning. He and ds15 shared a bathroom too, and I did no extra cleaning. But if isolating the ill person is not an option then I think it would be a lot more difficult to avoid.

Unfortunately we do only have one bathroom so completely isolating him isn't an option. He is downstairs with us although sat in a different room most of the time. Windows will be open all days, lots of hand washing happening and I will just have to hope for the best. I would obviously prefer to avoid it altogether but if I'm going to get it I'd rather it be early on so I don't have to restart the whole isolation period again.

This is really shit.