Husband with extreme covid paranoia

[Anonymous]

I would divorce. What an ass.

[Anonymous]

These reactions are way too extreme. My DH was very anxious and covid cautious before the vaccine and we still took our toddler to visit family and had family visit us, we just all tested before the visit. After the vaccine my DH has relaxed a lot because science says we and our toddler are at low risk for severe disease.

And what I would propose is that your DH quit his job and do full time childcare himself because a nannyshare is a lot of exposure. The other family is definitely socializing, visiting family, etc. So if the Nannyshare goes forward put your foot down and say your child can spend time with your family. COVID security theater is a waste of time.

[Anonymous]

So your family or friends have not held the baby but you are in a nanny share? Was this his idea?

[Anonymous]

More of a mental health issue than a Covid issue.

[Anonymous]

He’s going overboard but the nanny share family should have shared they traveled and you all should have tested and arranged a testing protocol.

If you can afford it consider marriage counseling with the goal of compromising on these things in a contained safe space.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:More of a mental health issue than a Covid issue.

This. He needs to be medicated.

[Anonymous]

Your husband who is so paranoid about COVID agreed to not only a nanny share but a nanny share with a family that is traveling?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sucks for anyone who plans to have a baby right now and not stay home and provide care.

People should avoid having kids right now. Cannot believe that people got pregnant during the pandemic. Did we ever have BC or condom shortage along with TP shortage?

Pound sand.

[Anonymous]

He has a valid point about not asking prior.

[Anonymous]

Why on earth haven’t other friends and family been allowed to hold your now 13 month old? And yet you are willing to put her in a nanny share?

[Anonymous]

I’m the spouse with extreme medical anxiety. I am medicated. It’s necessary for my anxiety levels to be at a level 2.5 instead of 5.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I had to double check the dates on this thread. You all know there is a vaccine right??? The people dying from covid right now are overwhelmingly.... not vaccinated.
Kids are less likely to die from covid than a vaccinated adult... so ....

Zoloft.

There's actually a spike in young kids hospitalized with Covid with RSV complications. Although to be fair the OPs husband seems more concerned about himself getting Covid than anyone else in that family - she didn't even mention the baby after he locked himself in a room post-exposure.

This sweet baby is off the ventilator as of a few days ago, thank god.

[Anonymous]

Your dh is Covid paranoid and you are doing a nanny share? Not smart, exposure was inevitable.

[Anonymous]

you for real need to move out until he gets medicated. This is a dangerous/abusive level of controlling behavior and just because he’s justifying it with COVID does not make it okay.

[Anonymous]

And, why is a nanny share ok, but not visits with relatives? This is bizarre.