Advice needed on family bubble please

I would

Sounds entirely reasonable to me.

Thank you

Yes, my mother has a rotating bubble.

I know the advice is once you are in a bubble you can’t change to another. But I was wondering as I’ve now had a 2 week gap without meeting my bubble if it’s ok to form the other one. If that makes sense!

I would and do!

The idea behind not changing your bubble was to limit infection - as you’ve had the two week gap, I think you’re keeping within that as you couldn’t now pass infection between the two families.

You sound as though you are following the rules and bubbling sensibly.

Oh crickey this bubble thing is ridiculous it might have been. good in the heavy stages of lockdown it may be useful if you live in a high risk area but the virus is going to be around a long time so be sensible and each person must make their own risk assessment

My husband and I have been Shielding since 20th March.
Are we allowed to pick our grandchildren up from school as we used to before or is this still a no no.

Caragran shielding has finished, so you can see your grandchildren, but it would depend on their age. Going into a crowded playground to pick them up might be pushing it, but if they are allowed to come out to you, standing back from the gates, and you can socially distance from them on the way back, you should be okay. If you are planning on driving them home, sit them in the back with all of you wearing masks to be sure, and obviously vigorous hand washing once you get there!

Do it.

You can change your bubble as you’ve quarantined for two weeks from your son’s family. It’s a good idea, and will allow you to cuddle your grandchildren and daughter without guilt. Of course if you change back, you’d have to not see your daughter’s family for two weeks, but it seems to me that the circumstances you and your family are living under means changing the bubble is a sensible thing to do to enable you to spend time with all your family.

Thanks for your replies everyone

Yes I would

Yes of course you can. Enjoy

I had family around 2 weeks ago there was 10 of us mostly in garden, had to run inside for a while due to rain. But , my daugter came round sat in garden last week, next week I'm plucking up courage to go on trains to visit my daughter. Just think as long as we are sensible. And not cuddle, try to keep a distance well be ok

We are now just being sensible, hand washing, and wearing masks when we have to. My DD and family were the first people we bubbled with. We then saw my DS and family ( + lockdown baby at 12 wks). We then all met up together in our garden and were just super sensible. Both myself and DD will be back in school soon along with school age children so keeping immediate family at bay seems pointless. Having said all that my DD's children had a temperature on Monday ( we'd seen them 5 days before that). They had to get covid tests done and expecting results today. We have not seen them and will not until we have the results of the test. Cross the next bridge when we come to it. They don't have a cough so we don't think tis covid. Unfortunately young children will pick up things and will get ill and its not going to be covid. Enjoy socialising with your family now just be mindful of everyones health.

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I'm sure what you would like to do is fine. Time to just be sensible and do your own risk assessment now, I think. Re the return to school and children's propensity for high temps, I'm dreading worst case scenario of cycle of tests and self isolating. Sorry if a bit off topic.

In Wales we can bubble with Four households, still careful but seems to work as they are not here often

It's so hard isn't it?!

I have a friend who thinks that it is OK to be in a bubble with anyone she knows well! Nobody can convince her any other way.

If you keep a 14 day gap, which is the longest period for the incubation of the virus, there's no reason not to see your daughter's family.