ButterflyWrists

The fear mongering is insane. I know I'm apprehensive about having the vaccine, purely due to breastfeeding, however it's for the good of everyone. My brother drives me insane with his drivel. Here acting like we're worse off than America, saying it's media bs to control us... lmao.. anyways...

According to my brother the vaccine is made from dead babies *eyeroll* and claiming it's all a political stunt. Ugh conspiracy theorists at their finest...

Yes I don't want a world where children are dying from preventable diseases. It's incredibly frustrating people still believe they cause asd etc. My mum just doesn't like the chemicals in them, she's a very old school hippie, didn't have me vaccinated, although mitch of that was due to me being very poorly as a child. I had meningitis as an infant and still suffer the ramifications of that today (ears).

UK is looking at easing restrictions for Christmas.. I welcome it in some ways, but I know it'll lead to yet another spike. I start back at work next month too. Dreading that, high risk essential job, and wearing a mask all day will kill my ears(I can't wear things behind my ears it irritates the hell out of me and gets painful).. but it'll be nice to see and talk to someone other than my fiance and daughter. I'm apprehensive about the vaccine, although promising, I guess that's my mum's anti vaxx shining through. I I'll be eligible for it due to the work I do, however as I'm breastfeeding I'm not sure. I guess I'll have to wait and see..

Aww pippy! I am so close to where you are, but this pandemic means I can't offer much by way of support. Thinking of you and I hope the surgery goes well xx

Hey pippy, we're ok! Fiance has some annual leave so I'm off my phone a bit more. We managed to avoid catching covid thank goodness.. hope you're well xx

thanks love xx

 

So ...

 

Over 3 thousand a day are now diagnosed here

 

All bars . restaurants , take aways and pubs have to shut by 10pm

 

£200 fine for all first offences of not following the rules and go up to 10 thousand for repeat offenders

 

All taxis , shops have to wear masks

 

15 people can attend a wedding

 

everyone who can work at home must work at home

 

We can only meet in groups of 6 ....( yeah like anyone here is doing that !!! well I am )

 

Have I left anything out ?

Was just shy of 5000 cases today! Half these restrictions aren't new, like table service only, have been required to wear masks in work and shops for a while, and outside workers who can work from home should etc.

Pippy it's 8pm, from what I can gather its pubs close at 10pm, back to 2m distancing (not that anyone follows that anyway)...

Rosa yeah she's been with me all along thankfully.

Happy birthday Rosa Mosse 🙂

Finally got results back, she's positive. None of are showing symptoms as yet, day 9 post exposure now.. 4000 positive tests a day now...

We're don't get tested unless we start showing symptoms. 5 days left in quarantine. No more family cuddling baby for a while, mind you restrictions should be tightening again.. aio likely no seeing family for a while.. babies first Christmas this year, I wonder where we'll be for it...

No updates as yet, another 7 days to quarantine to be safe.. none of us are showing symptoms, I'm cautiously optimistic..

And this is why the UK are seeing 3k new cases a day...

If you think you've been in contact with someone who has coronavirus, but you do not have symptoms and have not been told to self-isolate, continue to follow social distancing advice.

Basically continue as you were. Fiance and I have contacted work and visitors we've seen this week to let them know we MIGHT have had contact with the virus, fiance has been told to work from home and we've been asked to update once we know test results. But if we followed nhs advice it would be overseer a week until told to isolate etc which isn't fair on anyone we come into contact with between exposure and then... this is nuts.

Shall update Sunday.

We might have been exposed to covid. Waiting on sil getting tested. She has baby cuddles. I'm a wreck.

Can you get tested? That way you would know and wouldn't have to worry about whether you might be infected and not know it.

 

I've just scheduled my third test. I want to know because I would like to visit my brother but not if I'm infected.

It isn't easy to get tested in UK unless showing symptoms :(

Ugh, 3 clusters of breakouts in my local big town now. We went there yesterday and caught up with a few friends.. I'm getting rather anxious about the cluster near me..

Off to visit my mum for a few days, I'm really hoping I haven't picked up the virus. I haven't been to any of these 3 places of clusters, but 1 is a supermarket apparently limited to staff, but contact tracing isn't really a thing atm especially not in supermarkets..

Looks like my local big town is in the next top 15 towns for highest cases... :( we don't often go there, although it's where fiance office is based.. scary as it's so close to home.

I'm getting anxious about my return to work, maternity leave isn't up until early next year. But I work in health care. Personal care, oral care etc are all part of my job. I know the people I work with won't have been anywhere to contact the virus, but I know it may limit what activities I cab do outside of work, as at least one of my clients will die if they contract it. This virus isn't going to go away by the time I'm due back. I already feel isolated enough without having to go fully back into quarentinin for work, especially as I'm part time. But obviously I don't want to be responsible for the virus making its way into the home.

I'm 5ft 3 and fiance is 6ft5 , he constantly gets asked to get stuff off the top shelves.. he's started asking the shorties to get stuff from the bottom 🤣 I wonder how tall baby will be..

Covid issues are beginning to get to me more now. Mums back in hospital, I wish I could visit. I wish I could go to baby groups and make mum friends, all my friends live hours away and obviously nowhere I can stay. Well one friend, but she lost her son late November at 5 weeks old, her daughter is torn up over it and I don't want to upset her..

It's getting really difficult being a new mum and isolated, obviously I have my fiance, but he's working 60+hrs a week and he's just as new to this as I am.

Bojo opened pubs Saturday, already 3 have closed due to patrons testing positive for virus. One in my home county, next town over from the hospital that closed due to an outbreak. The economy is far more important apparently.

No mask on your face

You big disgrace

Spreading your germs all over the place

I keep putting this lyrics in when listening to the actual sing.. is super annoying!

I am actually kind of excited about a move. As much as I hate change and after moving 37 times in my life eh do I really want to do it again ? I don’t know ,there’s a bit of excitement to it. I know where I want to go but both my husband and my son want go in the opposite direction.

 

I was going to dye my hair pink but.... eh as an officer’s wife it might raise some eyebrows. My husband said he can’t tell me how to have my hair but just remember I will be mixing with his CO’s wife and the Base Commander’s wife. He said I know you like to be vibrant and “ crazy” but you might have to do that out of their presence, you know how tongues wag.

Can get hair chalks and colourful hair spray if hippi want to temporarily go funky colours.

I have taken a few walks a day the past few days which has helped with the depression. I go with my son for one walk in the day and then with my husband and son in the evening. Soon it will be back to work. And I think I will do what is good for me.

Having some sort of routine helps so much. Fresh air and quality family time too. You'll get through this.

As for J, I think she started showing her true colours a while ago and has gradually made less and less effort, as she was getting her needs met without needing to offer much..

I'm a key worker in health care so my jobs pretty safe, although really questioning if I want to go back to that line of work after so this. Also my mum likely won't be available to be my childcare which means I can't afford to go back really as my wages would barely cover childcare. We're going to look into if my fiance can adjust his working hours but it would mean I can only work set days and times which a lot of companies don't like. It's gonna be tough

Thing is, we are getting back to "normal" despite still having a relatively high number of deaths.

 

Let's see how that goes.

Second spike will be happening soon. Mind you our deaths don't actually seem to have got much lower from what I can see. Somerset R rate is over 1. It's ridiculous and scary. I highly doubt we'll go back into lock down. But if I continue this will end up political...

A second hospital is having to do a partial closure due to covid. Closing their emergency department for 3 months in preparation for a second spike. The UK has a higher death toll than the rest of Europe combined (per 1000 people). We're the laughing stock of the world currently. Ugh.

Im doing semi ok on the covid front.

Going to visit the in laws soon, but one of them lives predominantly in a city and is also going to be there, so anxious about the additional exposure. I'm kind of hoping he keeps away (not fiances dad). But it'll be nice to see them.

My mum's got 24hr release from hospital too so on our way home we're going to see her, they get tested regularly for covid so I know we're safe on that front..I just hope his family are as safe as we are, I know they wouldn't let us go down if they thought they'd pose a risk to daughter (will be socially distanced).