Anybody still looking after Grandchildren ?

Yes- have 5 month old here with me atm

I’ve travelled to Stevenage to look after my GS as usual. I’m in my late fifties and not too worried.

Gorgeous (IMO) great grandchild asleep on my settee. Still seeing young grandchildren. We’ve no option really my terminally ill DiL needs constant care so we cover child care. Not seeing friends though just immediate family.

So glad this thread has been started as I was beginning to think we are the only ones in this situation. DD1 a teacher and DD2 a nurse so we have no alternative but to provide child care and nursery transport. This is in spite of being mid seventies with DH receiving chemotherapy. What do we do!

We have cared for our 11 year old since he was born- his mum has a very demanding job and absent dad. We are more like a second set of parents. However, I am approaching 70 with COPD. As a family we have decided that my 80yr old husband and I should completely self isolate. We saw our DGS for the last time yesterday and he completely broke down. We have FaceTime and have said we will still help with homework etc remotely. We are heartbroken about this separation but know that it’s better to be apart for a few months than to be wiped out by this virus. I do think the Govt. should introduce social distancing now. It’s been proved to work in other countries. Stay safe everyone ?

Yes. We have three gc staying every Thursday night and do the school run for the twins. The 14 year old is at special school and there are many children there with multiple disabilities. They lose a few children every year to flu or pneumonia. My daughter and her dp work late on Thursdays. I’m intending to carry on as only just 70, but hopefully she can rearrange her after school meetings. As they are teachers we were have the Easter holidays off anyway. No sign that any of the schools are closing.

We will continue to look after our GC. There’s no reason not to. And what are the parents supposed to do if we cancel on them?

I really should preview before I post! My son’s wife has symptoms not the gobbledegook I just posted.

We travel to London once a month to stay at DD home and care for/do school and ballet rubs etc for a 3 year old and 6 year old. We are both mid sixties and in relatively good health except hypertension and ME. Both DD and SIL are police officers so if they close the schools I don’t know what they will do. We may have to have grandchildren stay here for a while. It’s not ideal but I guess we cross that bridge when we get there. I think that worry is almost worse for my DD than catching it herself. ??‍♀️

My eldest daughter has just had her 2nd baby. She’s isolating the family (which I agree with) my sins with gas symptoms so they are all under lockdown. My middle daughter is self employed (and symptom free) so I’m doing my usual babysitting 4 days a week. He’s 18 months so keeping my distance isn’t an option. I’ll keep watching him as long as I don’t show any symptoms.

I'm torn by this, we're both late 60's in good health and up till now have the GC after school on one day when they stay for tea.
DH mentioned yesterday that we should think about stopping this while the current situation continues.

At the weekend DIL asked if we were worried about having them.

I'll wait till someone makes a decision for me.

ps Despite his concerns it didn't stop DH playing golf this morning, and sharing a car with one of his friends.

Exactly the same as Petunia. Business as usual until told otherwise. 2 preschoolers 2 days a week. Parents in emergency services. Mid 60s no underlying health issues - just carrying on and hoping for the best.

We usually run our grandchild to his weekly boarding school (60 miles) and take him home on Friday. His parents have decided they will do this at the moment. His father called this morning but wouldn't come in 'as it might not be safe'. He did say, though, that our grandchild would still be staying with us two nights as usual this week. Logical? No....

The economy would grind to a very abrupt halt if/when schools are forced to close Greenfinch . Okay for those who are retired or working in the public sector I suppose.

My teen DGD wants to stay with me if her school closes.

Our DD and SIL are making other arrangements we won’t be able to look after the grandchildren as we are both high risk, all seems very sereal

Am still picking our Grandchildren up from school. Our daughter is really worried about us doing so but unless she or our SIL can work from home there is no alternative and that seems unlikely at present. Not sure what will happen if the schools close though. I think she is more worried about it than we are as her Dad is over 70. There is no easy solution

This country will come to a full stop without all you lovely grandparents. It’s sensible to keep yourselves well so you can go back to helping when this is all over which I predict will be sooner than we think.

Stay calm, be sensible and carry on. We are Brits nothing daunts us. Be positive.

It can’t last for ever China has closed the new hospitals it built because there was no longer any need.

Schools not closed so carrying on as normal. DD1 teacher so has to go to work, DD2 nurse so likewise. Have 23 month old 3 days, 3yo and 6yo 2 days with school drop off. 3yo not yet at nursery. We are early 60s with no health problems. Our holiday from Easter in Australia and Bali has been cancelled so DH trying to get money back.

Yes have a GS with us today.

Yes, still looking after 2 year old all day Monday, with a sleepover on Sunday nights. Also 5 year old collected from school 1 day a week. The family are all due to come to me on Sunday for Mothers Day meal. Will carry on as usual, until told not to. We are only early 60s and both fit and well (although hubby has had heart problems, but is fine now. He loves the GC coming and doesn't want to self isolate yet).

We actually have our 12 year old grandchildren living with us at the moment so don't have any choice. I would personally
like the schools to close so that we all self isolate together.

Have not seen our GC since the half term holiday.
Mothering Sunday is usually a family day but I don't think it will happen this year.
I don't know what will happen during the Easter holidays.

Yes KatyJ I look after my 4 DGC at various times to fit in with their parents shift patterns and my own work . I also do a share of the school runs for my 10 year old DGS who’s school is a quite a long way from his home. Not planning on changing anything at the moment . I just hope they don’t close the schools or things could get very difficult indeed .

Ment to to say DGD.