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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My husband and I have 9 nieces and nephews, ranging in age from 2-11 years old, 4 of whom are not driving distance from us; all of whom will be in camps this summer with various levels of masking.  We have a 2.5 year old and I am due with DC2 in early August.  We have not seen our siblings who are not driving distance since October and November 2019.

[list]Would you be comfortable having nieces and nephews stay with you? [/list]
[list]Does your answer depend on their ages? [/list]
[list]Does your answer depend on whether they would need to fly or drive to visit?  [/list]
[list]If yes, would you ask them to be tested before/after they arrive? [/list]
[list]If yes, would you ask them to mask inside until they are tested? [/list]
[list]Does your answer depend on if they visit before or after the baby is born? [/list]
[list]How long after the baby is born would you want to wait to have visitors stay with you? [/list][/quote]

Are you vaccinated? That's key information - I'm also pregnant and due in August, and while I got vaccinated, I know a lot of pregnant ladies who opted to wait until after baby is born. If you are unvaccinated, I would say no visits until baby is born and is 2 months old.

The other key piece of information is where these people are coming from. The DC area has crazy low case loads right now. That's true in many (even most!) places in the US right now, but not all. Wyoming and Colorado, for example, still have slightly elevated numbers, that would be a no from me. And there are some others that are judgement calls.

But assuming you're vaccinated, all other people 12+ in your household are vaccinated, and these people would be coming from low-case rate states:

Yes, I would have visitors up the wazoo right now. I would have them stay with us, assuming all the adults are vaccinated and the only unvaccinated people are those under 12. I would allow this whether they needed to drive or fly, though I would request that they mask on the airplane and in the airport (which I think is still required anyway). I would not request any testing, nor would I request any masking inside my house. Risks are just super, super minimal given the parameters I laid out.

Post-birth, it's a tougher call. We're taking a "wait and see" approach right now when it comes to unvaccinated kids around the baby for the first two months. We will certainly invite vaccinated adults to come and visit the baby. We'll also probably take the same precautions we did for our first for the first two months (although our first was born in flu season) - the baby will not go on public transit or in crowded public places, nor will we bring him to huge gatherings where people will want to touch him (like our offices) - for the first two months. But small groups of (vaccinated) visitors in our home? Sure. Unvaccinated kids once the baby is two months old? Sure (assuming rates stay low). But I think we're going to have to wait and see what case numbers look like before we make a call about unvaccinated kids in those first two months. [/quote]

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