If someone in your house has it are you mixing tomorrow?

[wingingit33]

In the house obviously. Are you all separating within the house or still going to mix together? Presents lunch etc?

I'm staying isolated from husband and adult son (other adult child can't come which I'm sad about as will be on their own) as don't see the point of risking them getting it.

Sorry didn't give enough info in op. My 7yo daughter has it (well positive lf still waiting on pcr). Husband and other daughter and myself negative lf. But I'm pregnant so I'm the one isolating. Sad to not watch them put mince pies out for Santa, open presents, have lunch etc

My son is back from uni and has just tested positive. He will be coming downstairs once he's finished feeling sorry for himself for all his lost plans seeing his mates.

One child (12) tested positive on Tuesday lft, weds pcr. No one else has had a positive lft yet. We haven't separated within the house at all. Eaten meals, put up decorations, played board games, just done everything as normal. As we will do tomorrow. If the rest of us get it, then we'll get it. None of us are vulnerable, though other 2 children are not vaccinated. I'm not confining a child to their room over Christmas.

I’ve just tested positive. We have cancelled visitors obviously but as I’ve been with DH and DS all week it seems ludicrous to not have Xmas day. I will isolate upstairs as much as I can after that but we only have one bathroom so it’s not like I can lock myself away totally.

No. 2 of my children have tested positive but there's no way I'm leaving them shut in their rooms over Xmas. The rest of us will take our chances and we'll celebrate as a family as normal. Obviously we're not having anyone outside the household visit.

DS (13) positive LTF all week (but still waiting on PCR result 72 hours later!).

Haven't attempted isolation - if we all get it so be it. DH & I have had boosters and DDhas had 2 jabs.

Husband has it, no symptoms and no intention of isolating within the home. He feels that we’ve already been more exposed to him than he was to the person he caught it from so it’s ‘too late’. Probably fair. Thankfully the vulnerable family members hadn’t seen us for a few days and had already planned to be elsewhere tomorrow.

Bit different for me. Im 30 weeks pregnant. I've already had covid once despite being jabbed. Can't risk it again in third trimester.

Definitely mix

Didn't you post about this earlier ?

@JSL52 nope not me!

It's madness to isolate when you've already all been in the same house all week.
Do you sleep in the same bed as your husband?

We've all just had covid. We didn't separate at all. It was impossible to do so in our small house with one bathroom. Our dc have sen too, just wouldn't work. So yes we would mix as usual.

@JSL52

It's madness to isolate when you've already all been in the same house all week. Do you sleep in the same bed as your husband?

I disagree, my husband is isolating away from us and I think it could help. I wouldn't isolate my children as that wouldn't be fair but for a grown adult it seems sensible

I’m the mum and I have it. I’m a single parent so will be mixing because I’m running the show. I’m wearing a mask though. But still cooking etc. there’s only me so I have to crack on! I’m excited actually. But that might be from the lightheaded feeling I have.

I feel for you, I think your in one of the less common scenarios and I can understand why you would isolate away from them. Although is your H is looking after sick DD and coming to bed with you at night? If you're being second hand exposed that way anyway...

Get zoom on the gadgets and do your best to join in over video

I always thought we would isolate the person who had it first. But now that it’s here it just seems silly as it’s not like we’ve been at work even - it’s been a full week of lounging about together, so much more contact than in a normal working/school week.

I have it now and we are carrying on as normal tbh. No cuddling or kissing but feel we're in it together. DH had it not long ago and DC double jabbed. It's the best we can do.

@JSL52 not since dd tested positive no. Ive locked myself away, separate bathroom etc. He's sleeping in spare room.

If a family member was vulnerable like in your situation OP, then we probably still would.

Dh and I have it. We aren't isolating within the home but are keeping distance from the kids (teens) and sanitising like mad.

I can’t not see my 10 year old. Even if it wasn’t Christmas, I’d never agree to that. Boris can arrest me for not isolating, I give no shits 🤣

[quote wingingit33]@JSL52 nope not me![/quote]
Sorry , very similar

Yes , because by the time we realised we had it, 3 of us were down so that ship had already sailed. Plus, I was one of the first to test positive and I'm the vulnerable one, so it seemed a bit pointless.