Now isolating over Christmas with a 2 year old

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We've got to isolate over Christmas now. I'm gutted for 2 year old DS who was so excited and will now miss all of his Christmas activities etc including visiting santas Grotto on Christmas Eve.

I'm so sad. I was due to go on annual leave on Friday for two weeks and I've worked for 6 months without a holiday to do so.

Anyone else in the same situation? Any tips for keeping DS entertained at home? Ideas to make Christmas special still?

Make a den with fairy lights indoors and do you own take on a Santa's Grotto, go to Portable North Pole, it's a lovely app so your child can get a personalised message from Santa. It's such a shame for you but you'll make it special and I'm glad you'll be out of isolation come Christmas Eve, many churches do nice nativity services on Christmas Eve afternoons if you can go. Craft making like Christmas cards,baking and making decorations is a good way to have fun with a little one,just order it all online.

Seriously don’t put pressure on yourselves to isolate. It will be enough if when you do eventually have to isolate. For context, in my kids class at school at least 3 of the parents in different families had covid the week before last. Those are just the ones I chatted to at the Xmas fair so potentially double that?? All their kids were in school. Close contacts are circulating everywhere there’s no point in falling on your sword.

I feel for you, we'll all be out of isolation on 24th too but we had to isolate last year due to a nursery bubble so second year running DC's run up to Christmas is cancelled I'm just cross at all the things we've got to cancel now, like lights trail, grotto etc...

Sorry I'm moaning and not helping, I think just keep out in the fresh air while you can. Stock up on craft/baking/sticker books etc...

I've just been stuck indoors with positive ds for ten days and am still testing negative. I can see why you'd avoid certain places like soft play and why you'd be wary of being in close contact with family but there's no reason why you can't get out while you're testing negative. Go for walks and outdoorsy stuff if you're worried but there's every possibility you might not even get it. It's different for everyone.

As an infant teacher where we have had lots of children in school when parents had covid I'd do some fun Christmas stuff, including the grotto whilst you are still testing negative.... do a pcr and then lateral flows. We've had teachers at work with covid and members of their family not catching it (thoroughly tested!) Get out while you can.

Are either of you actually ill? I don't see the point in isolating, you're both negative on LF. Leave it there and carry on. We won't be doing any testing. For most covid is a mild illness, we've had worse colds. It has become a joke here that you know it isn't covid as you're actually ill! Always come back negative and I'm not testing at all.
I'm convinced there will be a lockdown in Jan, don't unnecessarily extend the amount of time you're cooped up!

If be going out if I was negative! No way would I stay in and make it harder for myself. After all they say you can..

DH is pretty Ill despite being double jabbed. It's the first day he's tested positive and he's feeling pretty grim. Not like go to hospital grim but he's in bed.

I have to WFH until Friday but will get out to the park / walks whilst negative.

Our PCR tests are on the way as there were no drive / walk site appointments available in a reasonable distance. DH drove to one 45 mins each way but I wasn't prepared to subject DS to that when neither of us are symptomatic.

It's almost certain that DH picked up Covid at his work Christmas party so it's unlikely DS and I have it yet (he'll be our contact). I've been to work but wear a mask and distance.

I have to test twice a week for work (public sector) so i have to be responsible and test.

I really hope we can dodge it. I'm due my booster on 6th of Jan.

Thanks for all the suggestions & support

My 4year old and 6 year old both had covid but DH and I didn’t catch it. So it’s not for certain you’ll catch it.

I’d personally avoid public places or close contact with people, but I’d definitely be taking the kids out for walks or to the park if it was empty as long as we were negative.