Do I send my toddler to nursery?

[mumof1hants]

Hi,

Sorry for another depressing post but I have to get some opinions... I'm torn!

I'm 37 weeks, off work because I'm a teacher and I'm avoiding others. My partner is still going to work with the public.

My question is should I still send my toddler to nursery? I rang my midwife and she said I absolutely should. She also said I'm still ok to see my mum (who's not high-risk). Obviously she said we'd need to keep up stringent hand washing but was of the opinion it's x a very small risk sending her.

She's due to go tomorrow. Part of me thinks it'll be fine and she needs to have some socialisation... but the other part thinks is it really worth the tiny risk of her getting Coronavirus and giving ur to me?

What are others doing?

If it were me I wouldn’t send her if it’s not compulsory. But I imagine the schools and nurseries will be shut within a couple of weeks if you wanted to make the most of her having socialisation for now...

I’m in a very similar situation to you, 35 weeks, 2 year old in nursery, and I am sending her. I’m not saying that’s right and i’m not saying it’s what you should do. I’m very torn about it. I fear you/I will get an influx of responses on here saying we shouldn’t and that will upset me. I’m not confident in my decision. But I’m desperate to keep on working from home - for sanity and morality because my team are falling apart.
My dilema is made harder by the fact my daughter seems so unhappy and unsettled and leaving her there is torture at mo.
Hope you are ok.
Happy to chat some more? Nice to talk to ppl in same position

@123456kent I've sent you a dm xxx

I definitely wouldn't - why would you?

@Skeeter2020 because she may not be able to socialise at all soon, because we are already going crazy at home, because the midwife said it's such a small risk I'd be silly not to?! X

I wouldn't. I'm pulling my kids out of school.

Am 35 weeks and am still sending my little boy to nursery I am self isolate just in case and my husband is doing drop offs and pick up etc could you do this to decrease your chance? X

@Skeeter2020 thanks, I’ve replied, hopefully you have it, not sent one before.

@KHall84 yes that would be the plan for us. I'm still totally undecided! X

I would say no. I'm in Ireland and our kids have been off school since last Friday. Each day here seems to be worse than the one before. I'm pretty sure we are headed for lockdown. I know your government hasn't closed schools and crèches like here but kids are carriers of this virus. If you can manage it, please don't send your kids to nursery, crèche or school.

At least this decision has been made for us now OP. Heart breaking and frightening and awful for so many reasons but decision out of our hands - nurseries closed

Yes I know. I didn't send her in the end but I'm glad there's been a definite answer x