WWYD? Coronavirus, primary school, baby due imminently

[Pandoraperoxide]

Baby 'due' 23rd....

Primary school child due to go back to school tomorrow...

If covid comes home with her I'll have to give birth alone... Covid positive birth partners are not allowed, and if child is covid positive then we have no childcare (older vulnerable family only), he'll have to stay home with her...

I also have gestational diabetes right now, and I'm on antibiotics from the last infection she gifted me at the end of last term...

We're debating sending her back... (Until baby arrives)

I'm on mat leave and OH has 6 short shifts in a very protected role (no humans and protected when near any humans).

🤯

You have 19 days, that’s quite a long time to keep them off school. And you could go another 14 days past that so nearly a month?

I know, could be 5 weeks ... But then it could be next week... That's why it's such a dilemma....

How old is she? Younger end of primary, YANBU (as long as you're going to all be isolating besides essential medical appointments so that there is no risk of getting it elsewhere making the whole exercise pointless. No point keeping her off school then schlepping round Tesco or having aunt Maud visiting instead!).

Year 3/4+ then I'd have to give it much more consideration.

@ffscovid

How old is she? Younger end of primary, YANBU (as long as you're going to all be isolating besides essential medical appointments so that there is no risk of getting it elsewhere making the whole exercise pointless. No point keeping her off school then schlepping round Tesco or having aunt Maud visiting instead!).

Year 3/4+ then I'd have to give it much more consideration.

She's just 6, year 1. We have our shopping delivered, really careful and only out for appointments...

Presumably with GD they will not want you going much beyond 40 weeks?

Have they said anything about when they will induce?

@RandomMess

Presumably with GD they will not want you going much beyond 40 weeks?

Have they said anything about when they will induce?

Luckily GD only dx just before Xmas, baby all ok, only estimated 5.2lbs Friday and 7lbs at 40 weeks so thankfully unlikely to be induced 🤞🏻

Last one was a 'week late'... Non GD.

likely to be stretch and sweep from due date.

I would send her in and keep her life as normal as possible. If you do end up being separated from your partner for birth of baby 2, it’s unfortunate but doable. Fingers crossed it all goes well for you all though.

@MangosteenSoda

I would send her in and keep her life as normal as possible. If you do end up being separated from your partner for birth of baby 2, it’s unfortunate but doable. Fingers crossed it all goes well for you all though.

We are discussing keeping her home this week to allow any covid infections from the holidays to come to light... Then seeing what happens... 🤯

It's likely you will be induced around term, if not before.

As you have a young child, who cannot realistically wear a mask of socially distance, then yes, this is reasonable.

I would liaise with school regarding home schooling and try to keep up.

I’d be tempted to keep her at home in those circumstances too.

I’d probably only start doing this 10 days before the due date to minimise the disruption. Quarantine is hard on children and if you are late she’d be missing a lot of school. How did she cope with quarantine and home schooling last time? If you feel confident she won’t fall behind then it’s an easier decision but I think as the adults the sacrifices need to land more on your shoulders than hers when weighing things up.