Advise needed.
My partner is sick today, its our week with his daughter. Her mum asked to have her for the day to visit friends at a waterpark/caravan park, after she was collected we thought what if it is Covid? So we advised her straight away within 20 mins before she would of reached a public destination.
Unable to access a RAT test until late in the afternoon my partner tested negotiate but will re-test tomorrow as symptoms only started today. We advised her mum that her dad was still sick. After no reply from her mum she was dropped off at the door.
What would you do? Feeling like a terrible step mum
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When did she initially come to you? If she’s been there for several days, she’s already been exposed to whatever he has. All you can do is monitor her for symptoms, and if she develops any then get her tested.
Google Covid symptoms, they’re quite different from cold symptoms
Not that you can do anything about it now but I would've said no from the get go because dad was showing some covid like symptoms.
If I was mum I also would have reconsidered my plans to visit the friends at the water park/caravan park as soon as I was made aware that someone in dad's house currently had covid like symptoms.
But, as I said, what's done is done. All parties involved just need to keep an eye out for symptoms and get tested if and when necessary. I'd say most people are doing that regardless.
Maybe just take it as a lesson learnt for future scenarios like this.
Just keep her seperate from him. If she gets it. She can’t hold you responsible. My husband has it at the moment and we all tested negative. He is in the bedroom and has stayed there. I’m sure the rat would have showed if he was positive.
She has been with us for 3 days prior to her dad getting sick.
Potentially today she has been exposed to 100’s of people.
She had no symptoms when she left has come home with a runny nose.
Husband has been restricted to the bedroom and has not left all day.
Don't be so hard on yourself. Mum was told, she still went, it's out of your control.
If she’s been at a water park, that could be the cause of her runny nose. I end up with a runny nose after swimming. If she still has a runny nose tomorrow get her tested.
Technically don’t have to isolate until a positive test or you know you’ve got it. If she had no symptoms when she left I think all is okay. Especially being outside at a water park.
If she was with you 3 days prior to him getting symptoms, she is a close household contact if he does have covid and better off staying with you. As it stands, if he tests positive, mum isn't a close contact even if the daughter tests positive too. But if she'd gone home with mum and then tested positive everyone would be in isolation. It's probably the sensible action hat has occurred.
Don’t feel terrible. If she does get she will have to isolate with you for the 7 days. Mum had the choice to not drop her back off and will have to potentially deal with not seeing her for another week.
I caught Covid recently, unfortunately even with all the hand washing and cleaning like a madwoman, all three of my kids and husband caught it 😥
The symptoms were all very different in the kids too, one consistent thing was a low grade fever so so be vigilant as it could be the first signs for her ❤️ Big hugs, you will all be ok xxx