DD 18 positive - holiday next week!

[Sunflowers765]

MY DD 18 has just tested positive and has sore throat and feels awful.
Me and DH are supposed to be going away for 2 days on Tuesday!!
DD's boyfriend had covid in at New Year (better now) and says he will come and look after her while we're away.
Would you go??
We're both testing negative atm and will do daily tests. Obviously if we get positive result we won't go. But its non refundable £400, and we were so looking forward to it.. But I feel like a terrible mum for leaving her..

Talk to her, but I'd be generally inclined to go.

How far away are you going? If she’s ok with you going and by Tuesday you can see how she is before making a decision, hopefully she feels better by then.

She’s 18… I’m sure she can manage a couple of days feeling rough at home. A lot of 18 year olds manage being ill at uni etc.

This is something you really need to discuss with her about.

No one here can tell you what you DD feels.

I think you need to play it by ear a bit. In your DD's age group, Covid is often quite mild so she may be feeling a lot better by Tuesday.

At 18 she might feel much better by tuesday

What does she say? If I were in her position I'd be feeling guilty if my parents cancelled on my account. Her boyfriend has offered to look after her, it might be worth cooking a few meals for her to reheat.

Worth bearing in mind that you may have caught it off her and so become ill on holiday yourself (as the incubation period is typically around 2-5 days). Make sure you have a plan for getting home safely in isolation.

Hoping your DD gets/feels better soon. I feel that 💯% ask what your DD wants. She'll more than likely say that she'll be fine as long as BF is willing and will help if needed. I'd only want to go away if it's in U.K and knowing that I come get home in a few hours if needed.

*could get

Hopefully her illness will be mild due to her age and hopefully being vaccinated.

I think your main focus should be on what you would do if either you or your partner test positive while away, as that is a potentially likely scenario.

Are you going to be in the uk? Are you driving so that you could drive straight home without needing to be in contact with other people? Is it the type of break where you can limit contact with others so not putting anyone else at risk? - you are supposed to limit your contacts if someone in your household has tested positive.

If you think your break can accommodate all of those considerations then it should be ok to go.

She is 18- why wouldn't you go?

As mentioned, make sure you have a plan if you test positive while away. DH in day six, I'm in day four, neither of us are up to leaving home, let alone being able to drive home.

We're meant to be away right now, but I guess the main thing is that we get ourselves well.

I'm sure shel be fine. I'm 32 overweight and 24 weeks pregnant. I literally have a sniffle! I suppose it depends on the variant she has. I think I have omnicrom. I would still go xx

How ill is she ? If she is just feeling bleurgh I'd go just make sure she has everything in she needs.

I would stay mainly because of the risk of being infected yourselves so easier all round to stay put and look after your daughter.

We are going away UK about 2 hours away. So could cut short if necessary. Going to see how she is and decide last minute. We can't get refund anyway so might as well wait until the day and see. If she's not too bad we'll go I think. If she's ill ill then we'll stay. Fingers crossed we're negative!! What a pain. None of us have been away for 2 years and had to be right now covid strikes.

Sunflowers765 Really hope you get your break. We're meant to be away right now but DH tested positive Tues, me Thurs.

One thing I would say, the slightest inkling either of you aren't right (early, get yourselves back. Like a poster says further up, neither of us have been up to going out - I had to go out and get a PCR for work day 2 and I really struggled to concentrate driving there and back. Both of us had symptoms before testing positive, so a negative LFT doesn't mean your negative.