Pregnant people to stay home for 12 weeks

[Dljen]

Hello,I am 20 weeks pregnant and after hearing the new guidelines that are soon to start for pregnant woman am very worried.How many of you are going to be staying home for 12 weeks? I currently work in a supermarket which with everything going on is not the ideal place to be.Also I have 2 other children who are still going to school.Also I am not with there dad so does that mean he won't be able to see them for 12 weeks either? I want to do everything I can to protect my family and my unborn baby but is it really possible to keep us all at home and see no-one for 12 weeks.Would be interesting to see everyone else's plans on this.

Currently 34 weeks here with 2 at school. I work in a bar and have been sent on early maternity leave and told not to come in (so far incredibly lucky to be in this position work wise!)

Personally I’ve been fairly blasé about it all up until now. I’m planning on mostly staying at home, sending dp out to the shops and keeping myself and dcs away from unnecessary activities but I’m not sure what to do regarding them going to school.

Surely there’s little point of me completely isolating whilst they’re still going and dp is going to work and shops?

I went to the shops yesterday (pre boris speech!) and stocked up on craft supplies and activities just in case for the kids as I expect they’ll get an extended Easter break but now I’m not really sure what I’m supposed to be doing!

I can walk the dog and do the school run but other than that it seems like we just need to sit tight and wait!

I am puzzled that they are telling pregnant women to stay at home for 12 weeks. Seems crazy, especially when the schools are still open.

I live abroad and the schools have been shut since Monday, so at least I don't have to worry about my kids catching it (for now), but I think it would be impossible for me to stay at home for 12 weeks. I am staying home for now, except for medical appointments, but once the schools open again I am not sure I will be able to stay at home.

I too am conflicted about what to do regarding my son. He's 10,I'm 29 weeks and got told yesterday I had sodding gestational diabetes too!

I WANT to send him for as long as I can to keep up the normality for him but am I putting him and me at risk if I send him and there are kids there infected?! Surely if we're meant to be avoiding people who could pass it onto us,then they shouldn't be going to school?! Or are they ok to go if they're just really conscious about washing their hands when they get home
Today,I'm erring on the side of sending him. And he wants to go to Breakfast club too. No coughing or temp from him either.

The current advice (from yesterday) is we need to social isolate, not total isolation at the moment. But I can see them changing that advice again over the next couple of days! Keep an eye on PHE and the guidance from royal college of obstetricians and gynaecologists x

I'm the same but I'm only 10 weeks and havent even told my boss yet! My scan is next Thursday so all being well (and the scan goes ahead) I'll tell them then, however that feels like a long way away! I'm working from home this week but next week I need to go in luckily I only work with 5 people so hopefully minimal contact. I think that midwives should be ringing out to us all by next week

It's so confusing isn't it.Got myself in a right state about it this morning and had a good cry,but realistically it's impossible to completely self isolate for 12 weeks especially when u have young children.Going to carry on doing the school runs but try and avoid any other social interaction atm

I’m really worried about this as well! I’m 19 weeks tomorrow and have my 20 week scan next week, I’m really worried about it being cancelled or me catching something on my way to the hospital 😩

I suffer badly with health anxiety as it is so this is really panicking me. I wasn’t as worried til the news yesterday.

It’s impossible to totally isolate if you have other children in school unless they close the schools. I have three in school and no one else to do the school runs, DH is still at work so he can’t help much either. Does seem futile telling pregnant women to isolate whilst simultaneously keeping schools and businesses open.

They are not saying you need to self isolate. Read the guidelines. They are saying you need to be particularly careful about social distancing.

Yes but it's not entirely clear what social distancing is, is it? I mean when you drop off kids at school, how are you supposed to keep everyone else at a 1.5 metre distance? And pregnant women need to go to medical appointments, so even walking into the hospital carries risk.
I think the advice in the UK hasn't been thought out very well at all.

Maybe they expected a higher level of common sense than is actually evident in the population.

I'm only 7 weeks and I'm feeling so conflicted- absolutely do not want to tell people this early, especially my work, because (rightly or wrongly) feel it will jeopardise my chance of renewing my contract (currently only employed til June).
I feel my hand is being forced to disclose this information which in normal circumstances, would be that lovely secret private time for close friends and family... don't know what to do about it but social distancing does make sense... sigh

Wow @ParisInTheSpringtime what a lovely supportive comment.
Hope you feel smug about your own superiority.
Have you maybe considered that some of us have good reason to worry, or maybe have mental health issues, and could do without sharp retorts and nasty putdowns?

It's not that people don't have common sense but like someone above said how are you suppose to socially distance yourself while still dropping and picking up school children.I think this is a very worrying time for everybody right now, especially those of us who have been put into a 'high risk category'.

WOMEN. Pregnant WOMEN. Not pregnant people.

Of course.Excuse my grammatical error

I’ll be 10 weeks tomorrow and a primary school teacher, I’ve been told to work from home for the next 12 weeks. The schools will probably be shut during that time anyway but I’m glad my head has made that choice for me.

I'm a bit perplexed by people asking how you're supposed to do the school run whilst socially distancing yourself! You drive to school in your own car, or walk to school in your own family group in the fresh air, then you stand in the playground for a few mins u til the kids have gone in, then you go home. Don't stand chatting with others.

Surely that's not too hard?

Yes that's very true about the school drop off and pick up,it's only a short amount of time being around others.But what confuses me is if the children are still going to school theres still just as much risk of them catching it and bringing it home.Im not saying the advice is wrong or right I'm just saying it's abit confusing.

I had this disagreement with my Employer today, as he said it’s social distancing and not isolation, and I should come in to work. I know there is only 6 of us there, but 3 out of the 6 are healthy and said they don’t mind caching the “flu”. So they are still going to the gym at lunch times, shopping, pub, playing sports after work, getting public transport today. I have to share desks with these people, a phone, a computer, printer, kitchen. If they have that attitude, what’s the point of me socially distancing, if they don’t! I’m high risk pregnancy, and had health issues before this, and I want to do what I can to prevent me getting it, especially whilst pregnant. I’m only 8weeks along, but this is a critical time for me and my risk factor! I think my boss got the message.

But I agree people having to drop children off at school, and then pick them up, is not really helping this social distancing! Hopefully they will give us clearer guidelines and close the schools by the end of the week. A number of schools in my area have closed, due to staffing issues.

The matter of as taken out of my hands as the Federation for my school sent down the instruction that all pregnant members of staff and those with underlying health issues were not to come into work for the foreseeable future.