Covid and work from home.

[HappinessAlley]

Hi, me, DH and DS all tested positive in the past few days (First time in the whole pandemic - DH on Thursday, me on Friday, DS on Sunday). DS has a little fever and was sick last night, but on the whole, symptoms are fairly mild (sniffles, tickly cough). However, it does mean that we have no childcare (DS can't go to nursery) and we're isolating.

DH and I are trying to work from home to at least keep on top of things before Christmas. However, how reasonable do you think it would be if we were just 'sack it off' and say we've got Covid, we need the week off?

In your shoes I don’t think I’d take the whole week off (surely your dc doesn’t need to be off nursery all week? Our school now says kids should come in as long as well enough) but I wouldn’t think twice about calling in sick for a day or two.

Fair enough, not the whole week, but it might well be difficult until about Thursday (isn't there a 3 day advice for young children, and DS fell ill on Monday)?

3 day guidance for kids but each time mine have been poorly for about 24 h, then been right as rain. I’d just keep him off untIl better.
I’ve wfh throughout covid and it was fine but my kids are older and were at school.
if I had to look after poorly/isolating kids as well as being poorly myself, I would have called in sick, no question

Thanks, forgot to mention that DS is 2