In the hot topics at the bottom of the screen, there is one about how do you clean your baby's hand before they chew on it. The poster's child is about my DDs age, and my DD chews on her hand all the time, but it never occurred to me to clean it before she chews on it. Its not like she is crawling or picking things up... I kind of went "Oh crap, should I have been doing this?" Am I going to get sent to bad mommy land for only cleaning my child's hands in the bath?
ETA: Most of the responders said they clean their babies hands with baby wipes. I don't know what is on the wipes, but I'm not sure I want my baby putting whatever that is in their mouth either...
Re: Am I a Bad Mom?
Honestly sometimes when I've met a new little one, playing with his/her hands are the only option for whatever reason. I think the idea is that they are trying to interact with the little one not cause any issues. I do try to wash my hands before AND after playing with a little one when I can. Never thought it would bother a mom, but it's good to know.
Of course I knew they weren't trying to be malicious in any way- but these were all people whom I had never even met before and none of them washed their hands before touching her. She was only 4 weeks old at the time, so I was still being extra cautious. I have loosened up a little since then!
K+S 9.18.9 | DD #1 age 2 | PG # 5 EDD 9.17.12
This exactly