How to deal with husband in denial?

Question

So I believe my husband have covid but he is in total denial and won’t get tested! Even the home test he refuses to do it. 
I’m 24w pregnant and have a 4yo at home! I just *know* we ALL will get sick if he doesn’t isolate himself.
How can I make him get tested and get isolated?
How does isolation works anyways?
Just keep him in our bedroom alone for all these days and wear a mask when I bring him food or whatever? 
What kind of medicine can he have?
And If I’m covid positive and pregnant, can I take any meds? And my 4yo? 
I saw a influencer on instagram isolate herself for days but her whole family still tested positive for covid… so should we just stay together and go through it and get this over with? We might be infected already cause we have been together all day yesterday… 
So many questions 😭 im sorry!
I just knew this sickness would get us sooner or later. 
Thanks in advance 🤍

Answer

So, if he is sick, you and your child have already been exposed for days by living and interacting with him. Home isolation is ultimately a wasted effort unless you haven’t seen your family recently. Don’t worry just yet; you’re not even showing symptoms. Flu and strep cases are extremely prevalent right now too... my office is seeing positive strep swabs left and right. If you start feeling sick, see your doctor. You can safely take Tylenol. Your child can safely take Tylenol and Motrin (ibuprofen) if he starts running a fever as well. Unless you are severely ill and can’t breathe, treat Covid like you would any other illness: rest, hydrate, and treat your symptoms.

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Idk about how to deal with the fact that he won’t get tested - super irresponsible and pretty shitty considering you’re pregnant and have a toddler. 
Anyways - when my husband tested positive he isolated himself to the bedroom and I brought him what he needed and handled the children. Yes we had been exposed to him, but we didn’t have any symptoms and so we treated it as if we were negative and he was positive. Once we were able to get tested we were also positive so then we all co-mingled within our home. Why continue to expose yourselves if you be some miracle haven’t gotten it yet? 
If you do test positive Tylenol is safe for fevers, I think you can take robitussin for the cough - but you’d just have to ask your dr. Fluids and whole foods are important. Hope you guys feel better soon!

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You should all isolate since you’ve been exposed to it. But there’s a chance you won’t catch it, my husband had covid… My self& our 6,5& 1 year old did not. If you do have covid then you can take stuff as long as it’s paracetamol. And your 4 year old I would say probably Calpol as that’s for fevers and an infant paracetamol.  
It’s called calpol in the uk, maybe called different in another country just incase try and search it up on Google.

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If u get COVID it’s vital u take baby aspirin every night to prevent blood clots. The amount of stillborns due to mothers having mild Covid has been absolutely detrimental in healthcare. More doctors need to be telling their patients this!

How to deal with husband in denial?

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