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How old before taking LO to a birthday party?

kristinromerokristinromero member
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DS is 3.5 weeks and we have several birthday parties in the next few weekends.  I asked my pedi if it would be ok and they said that it would be fine, if we wanted to, but they recommended keeping DS in his infant carrier seat, not letting a lot of people handle him, making sure those who do use hand sanitizer, etc.  I got the vibe that even though they were saying it was OK, they didn't real MEAN it was ok until he was a little older, but they didn't explicitly say that.  How old was/is your LO before you were comfortable taking them out where they would be around a lot of people and other kids?
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Re: How old before taking LO to a birthday party?

  • izzourclueizzourclue member
    Kids scare the crap out of me.  They just can't control their "emissions."  If it was a party with mostly adults, maybe.  I wouldn't let anyone else hold her and would probably just wear her the whole time.  A party with little kids, I would wait at least a couple of weeks after their 2 months shots are done and probably would wait until cold/flu season was over.   
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    I took my DS out at 4 days old to a Christmas Eve party. We also went visiting family on Christmas day and he was held a ton. He lived to tell the tale.

    I never felt uncomfortable taking him out. If he got sick, he got sick. They get better. I've never been a germaphobe and my DS has an amazing immune system.

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  • nevjcunevjcu
    We took LO out to a birthday party when he was four weeks--tons of kids, etc.  I just asked around ahead of time to make sure nobody was sick and I fed him lots before we went so he slept the whole time in his carrier.
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  • kcisthebombdotcomkcisthebombdotcom member
    Also, if you're nervous about taking baby to party where lots of young children would be around and have germs, want to touch her, etc. you could wear her in a baby carrier. Then kids would have a difficult time touching her.
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  • ReneeDearReneeDear
    3 weeks. That was just when I felt well enough to go out.  You won't feel like staying long anyway and you will be glad you went.  Don't be afraid of the germs,  just take reasonable precautions and have fun.
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  • kesryakesrya member

    imageizzourclue:
    Kids scare the crap out of me.  They just can't control their "emissions." 

    I feel the same way. We took our son out to a birthday "dinner" with 12 of our adult friends at 1 week. One adult was sick and he sat at the opposite end of the table and didn't come near us.  The other moms at the table held him and helped us to be able to eat our dinner without interuption, and he was fine.  He's now one month and we've had him out several times around other adults.  This weekend he went with me to a professional conference all day on Saturday with about 150 people around him (we are all licensed health care professionals so again, anyone who was sick knew enough to stay far away).

    Kids on the other hand don't know to stay away - so I won't be taking him around large groups of children for awhile.  He has been around one or two children at a time, and that seems fine.

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  • Dreamsicle23Dreamsicle23 member
    imageKC_13:

    I took my DS out at 4 days old to a Christmas Eve party. We also went visiting family on Christmas day and he was held a ton. He lived to tell the tale.

    I never felt uncomfortable taking him out. If he got sick, he got sick. They get better. I've never been a germaphobe and my DS has an amazing immune system.

    Pretty much this.  He will be fine. 

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  • jcole32444jcole32444

    DS was 2 weeks when I took him to my 5 year old cousins Bday party. THere were alot of people their but no one was sick and only three people other than DH an me help him, my aunt, my mom and my grandmother. We did not leave him in his car seat.

    I'm sure you LO will be absolutly fine. I would just keep him in your or DH's arms if you are nervous.

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  • jcole32444jcole32444
    imageKC_13:

    I took my DS out at 4 days old to a Christmas Eve party. We also went visiting family on Christmas day and he was held a ton. He lived to tell the tale.

    I never felt uncomfortable taking him out. If he got sick, he got sick. They get better. I've never been a germaphobe and my DS has an amazing immune system.

    How do you do it? I still have a hard time letting other people hold DS. There is no way I could have let other people hold him that soon.

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