Covid Positive but son negative

[SKERRI]

Hi All, I’m just looking for some parenting advice when it comes to this dreaded virus! My son went to stay with his grandparents and whilst he was there me and my partner tested positive for covid!! I don’t know what to do because my boy has also had a LFT which has come back negative so I know he’s ok but what do you guys suggest do you think he should stay with his grandparents until we are clear or would he be ok to come home? It’s driving me crazy I just want to know what any other parent would do in this situation please? He’s only 20 months old and I know he’s missing his mummy because he cried on FaceTime earlier and it broke my heart xx

100% get him home. He’s really young, don’t even think about isolating from him! It’s cruel. I have two kids & carried on as normal. My husband was away with work so I was a full time, lone parent. 🤷🏼‍♀️ Covid is mild for 99.9% of kids.

Also, chances are he’s probably got it & you are putting the much older Grandparents at risk looking after him!

Go get him & be his mummy!

I personally think he already had it as he started with cold in the eyes last week and then by the Wednesday started with a cough that was quite bad for a day or so (rang 111 who reasurred me he would be fine) he seemed fine in himself dancing around and playing but just wanting his mummy! I’m so glad u think he should come home because I don’t think I can go another day without him but didn’t know if that was me being selfish or not xx

Bring him home xx

Surely you don't want to be away from your dc over Xmas? He's very little to be away from you for anymore than a short time anyway. I don't think this would even be a question for me

Did you not PCR test him at the time he developed covid symptoms though? Especially when he was going to stay with elderly relatives

Bring him home x

Covid is usually not very serious at all for children. It would be far far worse for him to be separated from you any longer than to get Covid from you.

Get him home. My husband has recently had covid, neither me or the kids caught it off him so it's possible he won't contract it anyway, but if he does it's extremely likely that it will be just a mild illness for him or even completely asymptomatic. His emotional need to be with you is more important right now.

100% get him home and don't isolate from him