RSV awareness in my FB status?

Kelly_12

Ok so the holidays are fast approaching..which means many people wanting to see/touch/hold my precious preemie.
As I've posted before, our ped told us to not fear RSV so much it keeps us home...just to be very diligent with everyone washing their hands, staying away if sick, and as few kids as possible around him.
So we plan to live fairly normally this holiday season and just be crazy anal about asking people to wash etc.

I want to post something on my FB status about it..a brief synopsis of what RSV is and the precautions we are taking in an effort to make our friends/family aware ahead of time. My hubby thinks that's stupid and people either won't read it as it will be too long, or just think I'm annoying. I think it's an easy way to get it out there and even if just a couple people read it, that's a couple people less that I have to explain myself to in person.

Long story short... What do you think? Is this necessary, or dumb? If any of you have done this what did you say? I think my hubby is just sick of seeing people posting their parenting beliefs etc (we have a few very pushy friends with very specific views on things that post way too often) so he doesn't want people to be annoyed or add me to that list of "annoying new mom". Am I over thinking this? Lol

Throw3ks

You can share a link from march of dimes. Or the cdc and just put a heading if something like "tis the season"

Kelly_12

No he doesn't meet the criteria.. I'm in Canada and it's a little different here I think, but we didn't score enough points to get it.

I think if I just share a link people won't read it.. I need to say a little more.

We've already found it awkward having to stop people and ask them to wash before touching. I have no problem dealing with the awkwardness and will tell people with no issues as it's what's best for him.. But just looking for ways to make it easier.

LaciJaxx

I posted this on my facebook page. Along with this text, "Almost every baby will contract RSV by age 2, but only 1/3 of moms say they’ve heard of the virus."

rslhmg

I felt it was necessary to get the information out there, and I don't think its dumb at all to post it on facebook. I shared briefly on facebook that my sister, who was born overdue, spent her first christmas in picu with only 40% lung capacity in one lung and the other fully collapsed due to rsv and explained that due to dd being preemie she was at a higher risk of getting rsv. I included the necessary precautions we had to take to protect her, and said for people to please not take it personally if we wouldn't let them around her or asked them to wash up and sanitize. I included links to cdc and march of dimes for people interested in further information about rsv. People understood our need to protect dd a lot better with hearing my sisters story, even though it was just the short version. I had previously posted brief summaries of what rsv is and precautions to take, but those didn't seem to drive it home how serious it was for us to keep our lo safe.
We were in a very unique situation with me having experience in how seriously bad rsv can be.

OMGTree

After A was born I posted on my Facebook about pertussis and the dangers to her and asked people to help us protect her by getting the vaccine if they want to hold her. It worked great and everyone got it without being asked. If you ask them to help keep the baby safe they are more inclined to do it. Makes them feel like they are helping.

LaciJaxx

We have also asked that family who will visit get their flu and TDap shot. We had the same results as PP. They were more than happy to do so.