11 day old newborn - DH has sore throat!!

JanisBaby14

DH has been complaining of sore throat all day. Taking DayQuil and cough drops, should I exhile him away from our 11 day old newborn?

kateronium

With my last daughter I was breastfeeding and she didn't get sick once until I quit (6mo)because she was getting my anti bodies.. But I still avoided sick people and when I ended up with strep throat I wore a mask while nursing. No clue if any of this was helpful or not

an02102

If you are in one of the states with the crazy virus that is going around I probably would otherwise I wouldn't.  I only exiled my husband when he had a horrible cough with ds1 and that was more because he was waking us both up.

JanisBaby14

Thank you. We are not in a state with the virus. I think it's just irritated with the change of seasons here--cold and wet the past week.

Unfortunately I'm not breast feeding, still recovering from having severe preeclampsia. This just makes it harder on me that I'm not.

chardonnay24

I actually came down with a pretty bad cold when my first was 4 or 5 days old. Despite staying home with him and being in constant contact, he didn't get sick. I wouldn't exile your husband unless he has a fever or serious cough. If it makes you more comfortable, maybe they could have less contact, but I wouldn't cut them off from each other entirely.