Hi, Mary0, and welcome to Gransnet if you’re new.
There are several of us on here who have had or are about to have grandchildren born during lockdown and yes, even if we live close we can’t support the family physically, which can be a worry when other support services are now just available remotely as well.
It’s cute and funny, of course, when you see photos of your grandchild being weighed on a chopping board balanced on the kitchen scales, but it does make you wish they could just push the pram to a baby clinic as we used to and get any little niggles and worries sorted out.
When is the baby due though? Restrictions on the midwife and health visitor teams may ease somewhat over the coming weeks/months. At least now mums on maternity leave can get out of the house more than once a day, even arrange to meet up in a park with someone from outside their own household, albeit at a distance, if they have someone to mind the baby. A bit of fresh air and seeing another face (not just on a screen) can work wonders.
Has your daughter enrolled in an NCT class? My DD managed to fit some in before lockdown and the last two were via Zoom. Not ideal, but better than nothing, and it’s a chance to “meet” other people in the same position.
Best wishes for you and your family.