Best practice protocols for those very cautious about covid ONLY (please).

[Anonymous]

There are some bad respiratory viruses going around now. Therefore, we are outdoors only, indoors in stores with mask and hand sanitizer. Not worried about Covid right now, but all the other stuff that is back.

[Anonymous]

Bear in mind that this virus is seasonal. It’s going to be safer to be out and about in the summer. Cases will go to in the fall and there isn’t likely to be a vaccine for babies and toddlers in the fall so expect fall to be worse as far as being covid safe. You are likely committing to being locked down for 6-8 months. Are you ok with that?

To me, I would get out now while cases are low.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Bear in mind that this virus is seasonal. It’s going to be safer to be out and about in the summer. Cases will go to in the fall and there isn’t likely to be a vaccine for babies and toddlers in the fall so expect fall to be worse as far as being covid safe. You are likely committing to being locked down for 6-8 months. Are you ok with that?

To me, I would get out now while cases are low.

Edit: Cases will go UP in the fall

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Bear in mind that this virus is seasonal. It’s going to be safer to be out and about in the summer. Cases will go to in the fall and there isn’t likely to be a vaccine for babies and toddlers in the fall so expect fall to be worse as far as being covid safe. You are likely committing to being locked down for 6-8 months. Are you ok with that?

To me, I would get out now while cases are low.

Where do you see “lock down”? Everyone is outside and seeing vaccinated friends. I don’t consider not taking my toddler to the grocery store “locked down”. We’re hiking, swimming, just got back from two weeks on the beach, having cookouts and play dates, seeing grandparents and aunts inside. Eating in outdoor restaurants. We’re “out”.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We have a nearly three year old and ten-month-old. DH, nanny and I, as well as all adults the kids see, are vaccinated. The baby is EBF and I’m fully vaccinated so she may be getting some protection but no one knows for sure.

My concern is non vaccinated adults and other children.

Are you (who feel similarly) only doing outdoor play for now? What about libraries and stores?

Thank you!

Your three year old has vaccinated friends?

Read it again. OP said no such thing

[Anonymous]

We are doing masked outdoor play dates, including playgrounds. Sticking with families who we know are vaxxed and cautious, fortunately there are plenty. Farmers market is a yes. They’ve been in one store since the pandemic started. They use a N95 equivalent for kids for any indoor situation with the exception of school/ camp which has weekly PCR testing (they’re still masked and mostly outdoors, just not with the N95 — that’s more for doctor’s visits). We are doing trips that involve driving and rentals. May try flying in August.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are doing masked outdoor play dates, including playgrounds. Sticking with families who we know are vaxxed and cautious, fortunately there are plenty. Farmers market is a yes. They’ve been in one store since the pandemic started. They use a N95 equivalent for kids for any indoor situation with the exception of school/ camp which has weekly PCR testing (they’re still masked and mostly outdoors, just not with the N95 — that’s more for doctor’s visits). We are doing trips that involve driving and rentals. May try flying in August.

Masks - outdoors? Why? I’ve read no evidence of outdoor transmission as a major risk.

[Anonymous]

They don't go in stores. Did your infant have any reactions (fussy, fatigue, irritability etc.) while BF after you were vaccinated?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are doing masked outdoor play dates, including playgrounds. Sticking with families who we know are vaxxed and cautious, fortunately there are plenty. Farmers market is a yes. They’ve been in one store since the pandemic started. They use a N95 equivalent for kids for any indoor situation with the exception of school/ camp which has weekly PCR testing (they’re still masked and mostly outdoors, just not with the N95 — that’s more for doctor’s visits). We are doing trips that involve driving and rentals. May try flying in August.

Masks - outdoors? Why? I’ve read no evidence of outdoor transmission as a major risk.

I know a lot of people who work in the field. The variants that are coming are more aggressive. And outdoor interactions now are prolonged, as compared with earlier in the pandemic. We will probably continue masking through to next spring. Breakthrough infections are a thing. Long haul symptoms after asymptomatic infections are a thing. Lack of data about long term effects and about variants is a consideration. Our kids are doing great and not missing out on a thing, so we don’t mind being cautious a little longer. Our exceptions for masks are visits to close family, eating with vaxxed friends, swim lessons. Everything else they can enjoy masked.

[Anonymous]

Only outdoors and my kid turned 3 only so no preschool still and unfortunately no play dates I’m still scared and I’m pregnant. Nothing indoors, nothing. Hikes music outside some movies out and playground with only a few kids or none. I’m an outlier and it pains me to see everyone so comfortable and flying and enjoying museums I miss that stuff and wish I was less afraid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Only outdoors and my kid turned 3 only so no preschool still and unfortunately no play dates I’m still scared and I’m pregnant. Nothing indoors, nothing. Hikes music outside some movies out and playground with only a few kids or none. I’m an outlier and it pains me to see everyone so comfortable and flying and enjoying museums I miss that stuff and wish I was less afraid.

Have you read the data for yourself? I suggest combing through it and trying to get a handle on your personal risk relative to other daily risks you have taken in the past. Please find a good therapist. I am so sorry you are suffering.

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Anonymous wrote:Bear in mind that this virus is seasonal. It’s going to be safer to be out and about in the summer. Cases will go to in the fall and there isn’t likely to be a vaccine for babies and toddlers in the fall so expect fall to be worse as far as being covid safe. You are likely committing to being locked down for 6-8 months. Are you ok with that?

To me, I would get out now while cases are low.

Where do you see “lock down”? Everyone is outside and seeing vaccinated friends. I don’t consider not taking my toddler to the grocery store “locked down”. We’re hiking, swimming, just got back from two weeks on the beach, having cookouts and play dates, seeing grandparents and aunts inside. Eating in outdoor restaurants. We’re “out”.

Not a lot of good words for this concept. Maybe “restricted” is a better word. Your three year old isn’t hanging with any other kids was the gist I got, am I wrong? You mention play dates.

Anyway my point is there isn’t any better time than now to loosen up. People who say they will in fall...I do not get that.

[Anonymous]

Op, I was like you that I restricted my 2 kids staying at home last year, and not really taking them anywhere before. I regret so much that I missed the last summer low covid case time period that we should have taken advantage of it a little bit. This year summer, we, vaccinated parents, have been taking them to outdoor (all of us masked) walking around to department stores, play on playgrounds, and enrolling them summer camps to social with kids. We are thinking to go to water splash park one day outdoor and maybe hanging out with vaccinated families with unvaccinated kids of similar age indoor and outdoor. We bought so many sanitizing wipes/sprays to wipe their hands and non-sanitizing wipes to wipe their face when we are outdoor.

We are guessing that there will be mostly a spike of covid in the fall this year ( with the new mutated covid) and then we will step back and cut down all fun activities. My kids are 2 and 5, and they both can wear masks for hours. We don’t do libraries because we bought hundreds of books online whenever there is sale. 2 year old can lick and bite whichever book she wants.

[Anonymous]

Not a lot of good words for this concept. Maybe “restricted” is a better word. Your three year old isn’t hanging with any other kids was the gist I got, am I wrong? You mention play dates.

Anyway my point is there isn’t any better time than now to loosen up. People who say they will in fall...I do not get that.

They are people who don’t understand seasonality. Hopefully vaccinations increase and there is enough immunity that we don’t have much of a seasonal bump. AZ had a bump last June and they are okay so far. So hopefully we son’t see much of a wave in the fall. Agree now is quite safe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bear in mind that this virus is seasonal. It’s going to be safer to be out and about in the summer. Cases will go to in the fall and there isn’t likely to be a vaccine for babies and toddlers in the fall so expect fall to be worse as far as being covid safe. You are likely committing to being locked down for 6-8 months. Are you ok with that?

To me, I would get out now while cases are low.

Where do you see “lock down”? Everyone is outside and seeing vaccinated friends. I don’t consider not taking my toddler to the grocery store “locked down”. We’re hiking, swimming, just got back from two weeks on the beach, having cookouts and play dates, seeing grandparents and aunts inside. Eating in outdoor restaurants. We’re “out”.

Not a lot of good words for this concept. Maybe “restricted” is a better word. Your three year old isn’t hanging with any other kids was the gist I got, am I wrong? You mention play dates.

Anyway my point is there isn’t any better time than now to loosen up. People who say they will in fall...I do not get that.

No, my kids have play dates but only with children whose parents we know are vaccinated. Luckily that’s everyone we used to play with pre-covid. We aren’t restricted to anything except the grocery store.