Husband has just tested positive for Covid - What do I do?

My husband has been unwell since Sunday (so4/5 days) but it wasn’t as bad as we thought. (He thought he’d caught the cough and cold from my daughter and I as we were previously ill too). This morning he’s tested positive for Covid as he lost his smell and taste senses. He has back pain and is sweating quite a bit but other than that, no other symptoms. His cough and cold seemed to have gone too but he feels weak. I’m 17 weeks pregnant and just recovering from a chest infection. We have a 4 year old daughter too. In the day she’s at our relatives house but she’s proving difficult to stay overnight at theirs. My husband is staying in the room but we only have 1 bathroom in the house. My mother is getting worried and stressing me out by saying I should move in with her but my husband is incapable to make food or do anything right now given his weakness. I’m not sure what I should do. I’m wearing a face-mask when I go to drop food outside the room and even when I use the bathroom even though it feels suffocating. Am I being negligent to my unborn baby? Should I be taking this more seriously? I’ve done the test and I’m ok. Should I notify the midwife? We called his GP and they told us to fill out an online e-consult for the doctor to contact him within 48hours. We did mention I am pregnant and we have a young child but nothing heard back so far. Can someone help relieve me from this stress??? TIA xx

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To be honest it’s not a thing anymore. 3 years ago yes be more vigilant. It now says it’s very rare for Covid to be passed to in unborn baby. There is no need to isolate https://www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/wp-content/uploads/sites/52/2020/05/C0441-Maternity-Leaflets-CV19-Looking-After-Yourself.pdf

Hi! Always a worry but if it helps I got Covid at 12 weeks and although it was rough not being able to take any cold and flu medication I was totally fine, after a few days, midwives just said to take it easy and make sure I was drinking plenty! But baby is totally fine, don’t worry to much but definitely try to avoid catching anything if you can help it, especially with just having a chest infection x

@Charlotte thanks for this. I’m just worried because cause we share the one bathroom and I’m cautious of him touching surfaces

As someone that suffered covid during late pregnancy in 2022 I’d advise to just be cautious. Even though I had my jabs it still wiped me out. I had to have an oxygen reader from hospital delivered and had to check my oxygen twice a day. It wasn’t fun. So I’d say just be careful cos it could kick your ass on top of pregnancy. In terms of the pregnancy shouldn’t be anything to worry about. If you do catch it you may have to monitor your oxygen but will be no risk to baby apart from that x

My partner had covid three weeks ago (as did my parents that I’d spent a lot of time with) and I didn’t get it at all. My sister also didn’t get it and nor did my elderly grandma. It’s definitely not certain who contracts it and who doesn’t even in close quarters. I really hope it bypasses you too!

Hi. Just to add. My husband got covid when I was around 5 months pregnant. We just carried on as normal thinking it's just a normal flu. He recovered after a few days and I ended up catching it worst experience of my life. I struggled for months and even ended up getting chest xrays as my body would not fight it. Best thing to do is go live with your mother and drop food off for him? I was told baby does not get harmed by covid and was assured many times.