Essential personnel (doctors, nurses, hospital employees, mail carriers, etc) what are you doing for

[Anonymous]

Last poster. I hit send too quickly. I agree not seeing your kids for so long while you’re working is such a sacrifice. Kudos to you both.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:SAHM here. I don’t know if you know any stay at home moms but if you so I would each out and ask if they could take your kids for a bit. If a medical professional asked me right now I would do it in a heartbeat, despite the risks.

Don’t ask SAHM’s they are super sensitive to being asked to watch other people’s kids.

Ask a working mom that is teleworking or a teen who is out of school.

I don’t understand why it’s okay to ask a working mom who’s teleworking. Don’t you understand that we still need to get work out and be on conference calls 2-6x a day?! Telework is based on a mentality of trust.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:SAHM here. I don’t know if you know any stay at home moms but if you so I would each out and ask if they could take your kids for a bit. If a medical professional asked me right now I would do it in a heartbeat, despite the risks.

Doctors can Afford to pay for help. Stop asking SAH mom's!

[b]No one should be paying for help - that’s the point of social distancing and why the kids are home.

Not only are doctors and nurses forced to work - they are forced to work in an environment where the sick people with the highly contagious virus go!

I don't think this is viable. A lot of companies are open for business, even if people are teleworking. My kids are too young to entertain themselves--my eldest is at PK, which is closed, and my youngest is at daycare (it's open but we pulled her for now for social distancing). I hired someone to come to my house and watch them until normalcy returns. Gosh I hope she and my kids stay healthy, but it's the best I can do. Yes, she could get sick from my kids or vice versa, but it's better than each of them at a school/daycare mingling with hundreds of other biospheres.

[Anonymous]

I know a few doctor couples who sent their kids to live with grandparents or other relatives. It's not safe for grandparents to live at your house and provide care because likely the kids of doctors will get the virus. What a terrible situation.

[Anonymous]

I think that some DCUMers are confused:
#1: Not all medical professionals are essential. I know many who are home with their kids without it impacting the fight against this disease or critical care for other illnesses.

#2: Few surgeons, ER staff, ICU doctors etc, are dependent on schools for daycare. The hours of schools and most aftercares are so limited that they don’t cover a 12 hour shift. And many people work non-traditional hours or weekends so they have other backups in place. Some of those backups are people who are now eliminated due to age or health issues. But there’s also a lot of seamless child care still occurring.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think that some DCUMers are confused:
#1: Not all medical professionals are essential. I know many who are home with their kids without it impacting the fight against this disease or critical care for other illnesses.

#2: Few surgeons, ER staff, ICU doctors etc, are dependent on schools for daycare. The hours of schools and most aftercares are so limited that they don’t cover a 12 hour shift. And many people work non-traditional hours or weekends so they have other backups in place. Some of those backups are people who are now eliminated due to age or health issues. But there’s also a lot of seamless child care still occurring.

You think when the shit hits the fan that more doctors won't be called in to work on covid patients? I read about Dentists even being called in (yes, they are doctors).

[Anonymous]

DH is a physician and I’m at psychologist. We have 2 kids in elementary school. Luckily I work in the schools so I have off and can take care of the kids. Our usual childcare is a combo of school, aftercare and for emergencies, the grandparents who are in their 70’s.

I’m so thankful that I have off.

[Anonymous]

I’m a resident and working in geriatrics right now. DH is with the kids. I don’t make enough to hire a lot more help, as my youngest daycare is still charging us for the month. We have a sitter coming for a few times a week to help- but I’m honestly more worried DH is going to go nuts than me spreading Coronavirus. It’s all so exhausting.

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Anonymous wrote:There are a ton of high school and college kids looking for something to do and ways to earn money. Definitely ask your neighbors!

This is a very bad idea for everyone but especially bad for hospital personnel as they will definitely be exposed and bring it home to their families and some babysitter (who will then go home and spread it to their families).

You do realize that other than sending their kids away for the duration -- which many folks do not have the option to do, and many would not want to do for a multitude of reasons -- this is the position that basically all families w/ medical providers are in, right?

[Anonymous]

The hardest hit are going to be the lowest-paid medical workers--think nursing assistants, nursing home aides, orderlies, etc. Many have tons of exposure plus make less than a sitter/nanny.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:SAHM here. I don’t know if you know any stay at home moms but if you so I would each out and ask if they could take your kids for a bit. If a medical professional asked me right now I would do it in a heartbeat, despite the risks.

Don’t ask SAHM’s they are super sensitive to being asked to watch other people’s kids.

Ask a working mom that is teleworking or a teen who is out of school.

I don’t understand why it’s okay to ask a working mom who’s teleworking. Don’t you understand that we still need to get work out and be on conference calls 2-6x a day?! Telework is based on a mentality of trust.

+1 Telework is based on trust that you are still working. And trust that you are definitely not making it even harder by taking on additional kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DH is a physician and I’m at psychologist. We have 2 kids in elementary school. Luckily I work in the schools so I have off and can take care of the kids. Our usual childcare is a combo of school, aftercare and for emergencies, the grandparents who are in their 70’s.

I’m so thankful that I have off.

I'm curious if you are distancing from each other? I'm trying to decide what to do in our household. DH is a physician in a hospital and will be heavily exposed. We wonder if he should be in a separate area of the house. I'm not sure how feasible it is over a longer period of time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DH is a physician and I’m at psychologist. We have 2 kids in elementary school. Luckily I work in the schools so I have off and can take care of the kids. Our usual childcare is a combo of school, aftercare and for emergencies, the grandparents who are in their 70’s.

I’m so thankful that I have off.

You have a Ph.D not a M.D. why would you be needed for Coronavirus?

[Anonymous]

I work in 3 nursing homes, MD, and the hospitals are pushing as many people out and to our facilities as they can.
I am working non stop doing admissions since Friday.

I have 2 very young children and a WFH husband who is trying his best.

I was also told that no one wants to help with my kids and won’t be playing with them for 4-6 weeks because of my risk of exposure, so I don’t know all these friends/parents stepping up.
My entire support network has stepped way way back.

[Anonymous]

Im public health looks like we are working and my DH is home with DD. We are hand washing, self isolating, cleaning.