Third trimester

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I'm coming up to my third trimester and I'm just wondering how many of you ladies have self isolated/shielded for the last 12 weeks of pregnancy, what is the guidance/advice.

I think the official advice is basically just to be extra careful and stay home if possible....especially if you're in your 3rd trimester or have received a shielding letter due to other health issues.

I'm 28+3 now and have been working from home and self isolating for about 9 weeks now and fully intend to do the same for the rest of my pregnancy.

I still go out for walks and pop to the shop if needs to. I still go to my appointments and have had to pop into work on a couple of occasions so I'm not housebound, i'm just taking a bit of extra care.

Very similar to PP - I’m 31 weeks and I’m working from home, but going out for a walk daily. My husband does the bulk of the shopping, but I probably pop in to a shop to pick up something we’ve forgotten about once a week. I’m careful about social distancing, but going to appointments as needed

Very much looking forwards to socially distanced meetings with friends and family, but I think they’re a while off yet 😭 Family have popped over every few weeks to drop off treats and chat for 10 mins from the garden gate, so making do with that for now

I'm 30+3 weeks and have been shielding at home since around 20 weeks when the first guidance came out for pregnant women. I don't go in supermarkets and avoid most shops but I do go out for walks when I don't feel too tired.
I met family on the beach last week and socially distanced from them, so I'm starting to do a little more if anything.

I'm 33 weeks and just following the lockdown guidelines, not isolating completely, so am now meeting up with people 1 on 1 for socially distant walks. Still getting supermarket deliveries though! The guidelines changed at the beginning of May so we are classed as 'clinically vulnerable' (not extremely clinically vulnerable which is the shielding group) and just says to follow the guidelines and take extra precautions to social distance, no mention of needing to isolate.

I'm 39 weeks. PP is right that we are not expected to shield unless we have another reason (like a heart condition), and you'd be advised by letter. Instead you're supposed to be stringent about social distancing. I work from home, get supermarket deliveries, go for walks if I know I can maintain social distance (easy by my house, but I might only go to my local beach with the dog at 7am when it's quiet for example). I go to my midwife apts obviously. For the last week I've been meeting either my mum or dad and walking at 2m apart in an open space so I can see them. I also share supermarket delivery / click and collect shopping slots with friends so tend to chat to them at a social distance when we drop each other shopping. There's no need to "isolate" like someone who has the virus, or "shield". It's fine

Also - same as you would for anything else related to the guidance, you need to look at the government website. There is also useful information from the royal college of midwives if you have a google. Best of luck with the rest of your pregnancy.

Since lockdown I haven't been anywhere apart from appointments. I'm 30 weeks and I see family from a distance in the garden or outside. I still exercise but in the middle of no where. I'm being super careful I really wouldn't want to risk having it.
My shopping is all delivered and people help me out when I'm stuck for anything.

I gave birth two days ago.

Honestly I would not have kept my sanity if I wasn't able to go out at all. I went shopping or for a walk five times a week. Also met with friends who were helping me out (to clarify - we're not in the UK, the rules are different here, what I did was permitted).

I think you have to balance safety with your mental and emotional health, and the benefits of some exercise.

Thank you all. I have been out probably a handful of times for exercise over the past 9 or however many weeks it is we've been in lockdown 😂 and have been going to my routine midwife and other appointments, I've also been driving my husband to Aldi to do the food shop once a week (I wait in the car) as he doesn't drive but was just interested in hearing what you have been doing in your last trimester as I know that's when things change.

I’m 35 weeks today, been very careful with social distancing, only just started to go into supermarkets, although I have been going for walks. My grandmas and my mum have become one household due to my mum getting depression and not coping very well so I’ve been popping to sit in the garden once a week but don’t last too long there as my bladder is a nightmare and don’t want to use there toilet. Does anyone think it’s bad of me for even popping to see my family?

I am 40+3 and I'm still going out for walks. I have met up with a friend once for a social distance walk but otherwise I stay at home and video chat with friends and family.

My husband is a key worker and has had to go to work throughout the pandemic so I would never have been 100% shielded but did the best we could.