Awaiting PCR results wwyd?

[Thepineapplemystery]

We are supposed to travel to my mum's this afternoon until boxing day, she's having 12 for Christmas day.

DC2 who is nearly 3 was sent home late Tuesday from nursery with a fever - they currently have several covid positive staff and kids. We got her a PCR test yesterday morning (1st available) but haven't had results yet. Latest we can make the call not to go is tomorrow morning due to having to drop the turkey and trimmings at mums (we've bought almost all the good) then also go to the shop for some food for us.

WWYD? There's about 16 hours before we need to leave, we've always had results in less than 24 before.

Options are:

1. Just wait, don't plan or think about it until the morning.
2. Make the call now as DC2 is ill anyway.
3. Ask everyone attending if they're ok with us going without a result.

If we stay here, we've no tree and no oven, so it'll be spag bol or something for Christmas dinner! We also have DC1 who is 5 to consider.

Ask your family what they think

@Cherryblossoms85

I'd certainly go if it comes back negative. It's more likely to be negative the longer you have to wait afaik, as they tend to prioritise breaking the news to positives.

Yes, we'll definitely go if it's negative.

if your LFT are negative , just go

Of course you can't do option 3!

Hopefully you will get a result quickly so you know what you're doing.

I hope you have a nice Christmas whatever you end up doing.

The other option is either DH or I stays with DC2 who is a bit young for the whole Christmas thing and DC1 and other adult go to my mum's, and if results come back Xmas day we can go and join them.

I'd rule out option 3 totally. I just wouldn't be willing to put others at risk.

If you're like me, I'm sure you're checking if you wake up in the night. I forewarn your Mum and make the call around 6am tomorrow morning - that way if you've had a negative result then you still have a bit of time to get ready before you go. If positive, then you have more time to sort out the food, and then relax in the afternoon - if you can afford it, you might find a few basic decorations at the supermarket if you haven't got access to your own decs - children could have the fun of doing xmas drawings.

Unless you're both really happy to spend xmas apart then I'd rule that one out. Also, one child will have the full works at xmas, the other won't. For me it'd be more important to be together, you have eachother, presents, can decorate the house, can still enjoy the meal even if spag bol, hopefully have some xmas music that can go on. The kids would probably love a chocolate log for puds. If you can afford it, pubs and restaurants are very quiet at the moment, so maybe you could go out for tea somewhere tomorrow night.

Crisis averted, PCR tests came back negative this morning so we are off to the land of ovens and Christmas trees!

Excellent news @Thepineapplemystery have a wonderful Christmas!