Isolating away from 1 year old

[WotsitMum]

I tested positive for covid on wednesday.

Did a pcr on my 1 year old on thursday afternoon (home test, had to wait for it to be delivered) results came back friday morning and his results were negative so his dad took him and they stayed at nannys to avoid the risk of me giving it to our 1 year old. Dad starts a new job tomorow so cant not go in, family member is having him tomorow (monday) but we have nobody else that can have him the rest of the week as all our family work.

Hoping i will test negative monday (day 5) and tuesday and be able to come out of isolation tuesday. If not we may have no choice to have 1 year old isolate with me for the rest of my isolation.

What are the chances of him catching it from me on day 6 of my isolation?

How many people actually test negative on day 5? Ive been quite poorly with it but starting to feel better now

This is the longest ive ever been away from my 1 year old and its killing me😭

I would never isolate from my young children. I tested positive. Dd got it, ds not. But both mine at school so close contacts from school too. At 1 years old it wouldnt cross my mind to stay away from my child but you do you.

I wouldn’t have isolated from him in the first place and would definitely get him back now!

I can understand why you did it OP.

Primal instinct to be with your baby versus the primal instinct to protect your baby.

It must have been a very difficult decision for you.

Saying that, I think you need to be with him. I agree with another poster that the confusion to him caused by his mother suddenly disappearing was probably worse than anything Covid would do up him.

Ask yourself if you would send him away every time you have a cold or another viral illness?

Try not to worry OP and go and get your baby

I feel like isolating from him will likely affect him more tbh

No way couid or wouid I isolate away from a 1 year old

I didn't isolate away from my three year old. It would have upset him too much.

My 1 year old carried on sleeping on my face all the time I had covid. Co sleeping with me and dh who was also positive. She would have been distraught away from me as she’s with me 24/7.

I presume she had it too as she was a little bit hot for a day, but we didn’t test her.

I do understand what you are saying though, you’ve come this far isolating from them.