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guidelines if parents are isolationg

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gg12346 · 02/01/2022 19:27

School starts on 4th and both me and my hubby are sick as hell with bad chest infections due to covid and on antibiotic's .We are both in separate rooms isolating and hardly able to manage ourself with high temp .We have kept our child in his room and mainting as much distance from him .I hear that if child is negative he has to go to school .I have no family her and ofcourse frds will not be physical touching my son due to covid risk.
what should I do ?

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NerrSnerr · 02/01/2022 20:30

@gg12346

yes , we got it from him .He was positive just a week ago .
Which doctor said he would be reinfected? He'll be full of antibodies.
Sparklingbrook · 02/01/2022 20:32

I don't understand the reinfection worry so soon after he's already had it. That is strange advice from Doctors.

QueenJeanie · 02/01/2022 20:33

Was it your gp who gave you this advice?

Seems very odd to say the least

shouldistop · 02/01/2022 20:34

Your 6yo is not fine alone in his room for this length of time.

AnxiousHeffalump · 02/01/2022 20:34

If you got it from him a week ago, there is no need to isolate from him now.

shouldistop · 02/01/2022 20:35

You can't re-infect him with his own infection. What doctor told you you could?

ItsSnowJokes · 02/01/2022 20:36

Your Dr was talking absolute crap. You caught it from your son, he won't cat g it again from you now! Just be together as a family. All this staying in separate rooms is pointless as you all have it! Your poor son at 6 being in his own room for a lot of the day.

Mindymomo · 02/01/2022 20:37

There’s no point in your son isolating from you, he won’t catch it again within a week. If you are still in isolation when he should be back at school and cannot get him there, he will have to stay at home until you are better, school will understand.

shouldistop · 02/01/2022 20:38

@douliket

For crying out loud,the op said 6 years old not 6 months🙄 unless all you mumsnetters are living in some sort of huge mansion, I think he will be fine. And yes the guidelines for Covid parents is to isolate so well done op. She is isolating in her room not another state!!! I'm sure her boy can still talk to his parents,I'm sure he is warm and fed and delighted to be getting to watch as much tv as he wants. I'm Sure the child has heard of Covid before now and realised that his parents are protecting him and not neglecting him. Really no need for the overdramatics. Hope you are feeling better soon op.
Do you have a 6yo? No small child I've ever met would be delighted at being left alone most of the time.
Gechik · 02/01/2022 20:39

So everyone in the house has the same covid infection within a week or two and all isolating from each other, why?

Potatodrivers · 02/01/2022 20:40

Baffling.

JaniceBingALing · 02/01/2022 20:42

This is bizarre. To answer your question you need to do your best to find someone who can pick him up and take him to school and pick him up. Worst case if you can't then school should have two days of pre planned work he can do from home as a start and would then provide more thereafter.
A child in my school was in a similar situation and the parents couldn't find anyone suitable to get him to school so they drove him to the staff car park and did a hand over to a member of staff each day without leaving the car - but I'm guessing if you're keeping him alone in his room you won't want to have a car ride with him..

Sparklingbrook · 02/01/2022 20:43

Is this some new guidelines we've not been told? Isolating from each other after having Covid?

tintodeverano2 · 02/01/2022 20:47

Wait... antibiotics are for a bacteria not a virus. How will that help if you have covid which is a virus?

Sparklingbrook · 02/01/2022 20:49

I think the antibiotics are for the chest infections that they both have due to Covid?

Arubaa · 02/01/2022 20:50

Your son cannot catch the covid he gave you back off him within the space of a couple of weeks. A doctor told you this?! Are you sure you didn't misunderstand? Go and get your son out of his room and give him a hug, ditch the masks too ..what you are doing to a 6yo is cruel!

yellowjellytot · 02/01/2022 20:53

I completely understand why you're doing this as you've obviously all had covid really badly. But there's honestly no reason for you to isolate from your DS or DH. Obviously all 6 year olds are different and some will cope better than others but he's not going to get reinfected after a week.
Just keep him off school next week if you have to.

Gechik · 02/01/2022 20:59

Maybe the doctor meant a different infection from school not the one that was already in the household.

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underneaththeash · 02/01/2022 22:10

He's not going to get it again so quickly. Don't be daft.

RedCandyApple · 02/01/2022 22:14

Keep him off, my kids had to isolate loads last year as people in their class kept testing positive (back when kids had to isolate) I had to keep all my kids off as no way to get them there 🤷‍♀️

NoNameHere12 · 02/01/2022 22:14

If he had a chest infection he would be on antibiotics and possibly steroids so he would be more than fine for 1-2 weeks easily!

I think you have misunderstood your doctor, give them a call to clarify.

I have numerous chest infections and after steroids and antibiotics I’m good for atleast a month minimum

Sherrystrull · 02/01/2022 22:21

My mind boggles at the op not wanting to put friends at risk of covid but is happy to send her ds into school with other children and staff.

Katie517 · 02/01/2022 22:32

Sorry but this is one of the stupidest posts I have seen you are isolating a six year old in their room because you are worried about reinfection when they had covid a a few weeks ago?! You should not be keeping a small child in their room and the risk of reinfection that quickly is pretty much zero! Maybe do some research and he is no risk to your friends if he is out of his covid incubation period!

unchienandalucia · 02/01/2022 22:47

Sorry OP but this is crazy. You all have the same virus and are isolating from each other!?! That poor boy.