ARE YOU?

[mumof52468]

Are you staying away from your positive relative? My dp is day 7 from symptoms day 6 from pcr and I've kept him in our daughters room. He uses the same toilet but comes out in a mask and I anti bac it after he uses ! He thinks I'm being harsh but I have children and my self to keep safe xx

We didn't bother.
We'd been mixing the couple of days before positive pcr's so didn't see the point.
Only 50% of our household got it.

I didn't. It's physically not possible in our small house. Me and the kids just carried on as normal with him. Non of us caught covid!

It's not a bad thing to do but it's not been possible here. Dp tested positive last weekend is mainly asymptomatic. He didn't want to spend 10 days in his room, he's not ill and wants to do some work around the house whilst he's off 😅 we've been opening windows, no kissing & cuddling with face contact and extra cleaning when I can.

Plus dc have sen they don't understand to keep away. Ds has caught it and is a kinky asymptomatic. Dd is fine so far. I got a positive lft today.

If you try avoid yourself and your dc getting it, it means less chance of isolating over Christmas too.

I didn't and tested negative twice. I didn't see the point at the time and it would have just made it more miserable for both of us.

No I didn't do that

When I had covid back in September I stayed in my bedroom other than infrequent visits to the bathroom and kitchen. DH slept downstairs on the sofa, and both dds stayed away from me.

Dd2 currently has covid but we're not making her isolate from the rest of us. She's 11 and she has spent most of her isolation/illness lying on the sofa watching TV.

It’s reasonable to try to protect your unvaccinated children from catching Covid, especially right before Christmas. If your DP had any common sense he’d understand that. But it sounds like he’s just selfishly thinking about himself.

The other thing is that you’re currently the only parent while DP is sick and it’s sensible to try to remain well enough so you can parent on your own until he recovers. If you catch Covid there’ll be no more resting for him, he’ll have to co-parent regardless of how ill he feels.

No it's just my ds10 so far and it's impossible to isolate him totally due to bathroom sharing. I also feel sorry for him, he's already spending a lot of time in his room but I certainly wouldn't be making him eat meals or stay in there all the time.

We are on day 7 and dh and I haven't tested positive yet but we're not out of the woods yet.

Nope. I’ve had covid twice & Ive never isolated from any of my family. Not my husband or young kids. We are young & healthy & the adults vaccinated, not concerned. 🤷🏼‍♀️

In October, my husband was away with work. I had no choice but to crack on. Me & my toddler & 4 year old played, danced, sang. I cooked their food, did bath time, bedtime. Cuddled & shared beds. Typical everyday stuff. The kids didn’t catch it surprisingly!

@Coronachristmas21 oh I'm
Sorry u have now tested positive.. how many days was that after your dh positive ? X

I’m positive at the moment. The only thing we have changed is my man is sleeping on the sofa and he haven’t physically touched each other. Other than that we are living as normal. He’s still negative and I’m still testing positive

I think by going in the loo just after he's used it you're increasing your own expose, probably better for him to leave the window open and close the door so it gets a good airing.

DD and DH currently positive and sharing the living room and a bathroom. DS and I are negative, sharing a bathroom and not going in the living room. We all wear masks when walking around the house and are eating our meals in two shifts. DH is sleeping in the living room.

Nope!

It was impossible in our house to keep separate as we both work from home. DP got it first so I slept with DD then about 5 days later she tested positive. I had no symptoms but went for a pcr with DD and was positive. Im day 9 and still positive I've just had a cold really but can't taste or smell that's been about 4 days. DD and DP now negative.

@Prisonbreak this sounds like our house this week, while I tested positive. Thankfully on last day of self isolation, so everything is back to normal.

We have sort of kept apart as much as reasonably possible. My DH positive and sleeping in spare room and eating at the breakfast bar with the rest of us at the table. We are fortunate enough to have big enough house that we can sit in separate rooms in evenings to watch TV. But when in same room I don't try too hard. I have had it and 3 jabs.

We just lived together as normal and 4/5 of us got it. It’s a relief to have had it tbh.

Yes, I tested positive after symptoms and isolated from DH and DS. We're in a 1 bed flat so not easy.

We didn’t bother. DH didn’t catch it off me despite sharing a bed and bathroom throughout!

I didn’t but it was the dc

No, youngest and OH have just had it and have carried on as normal. If the OH or son have needed a hug or cuddle, they've had one.

We didn't simply because it was obvious we all had the same "something", got tested and positive for covid so seemed no point. If just me I probably would have unless dd was very upset in which case I'd do what I could to minimise risk (ventilation, mask)

I would but the I know 2 people who have died of covid in the last 2 months.

We have kept our son in his room and he is using a separate bathroom as it is possible for him to do that. None of us have caught it and he's nearly at the end of the isolation period.