Will you ask guests to wash before holding baby?
Do you think people would have a cold/flu and still plan on coming to say hello?
What about friends/family who smoke?
What about people putting their fingers in baby's mouth for baby to suck on?
For us
*yes, we will ask people to wash up with basic soap/water but would not ask/require antibacterial solutions/soaps.
*I am hoping people have common sense about visiting when healthy
*we will require that smokers keep a receiving blanket between their clothing and the baby. Not sure of that most tactful way to do this but 3rd hand smoke is not something we wish to expose our baby to.
*we've already joked with friends/family about people not putting fingers in the baby's mouth. Hopefully the banter about how neurotic we are will stay in their minds.
We aren't really that neurotic.
Re: Speaking of people visiting your newborn
Will you ask guests to wash before holding baby? Yes, but I think it's common sense for most
Do you think people would have a cold/flu and still plan on coming to say hello? I'm not too concerned about colds, unless it's a really bad one. I can't count how many ds had his first year, but after that he's hardly had any. Flu on the other hand, people should stay away.
What about friends/family who smoke? We have a couple family members that smoke, one being my dad. I just ask that he wash his hands.
What about people putting their fingers in baby's mouth for baby to suck on? Gross, and I can't believe people actually do this.
*Some* people do stick fingers in other people's baby's mouth. Blech. I saw it too much over my 16 years as a nanny/attending playgroups/being around visitors and newborns/infants. Yuck yuck yuck
I have hand sanitizer and we are asking everyone to wash their hands or at least sanitize before they touch the baby.
We have a few smokers in the family and we said they cant hold the baby after they smoke (to strong and its on their breath), they have to wash their hands, and they have to keep the balanket around her.
And SERIOUSLY if anyone tries to have my baby sucking on their finger and its not me or my hubby then i WILL go crazy momma bear! That is super disgusting and that will be the end of it!
I will definitely tell my family to wash their hands and I will have sanitizer with me.
I highly doubt any sick family members would want to try to be near the baby.
Both my parents smoke but they do go outside to smoke. Since the baby will be born in winter my parents would put on a jacket to go for a smoke. When they are done they just need to take off the jacket and wash and sanitize their hands. My mom says she wants to try to quit before the baby comes, but I know that will never happen. Hopefully, seeing her grandson will make her want to quit.
Will you ask guests to wash before holding baby? I too will have an obnoxiously large bottle of purell hanging out. I'll probably pass it around before the baby. I'm not too thrilled with guests to begin with....so many germs!
Do you think people would have a cold/flu and still plan on coming to say hello? Sadly I don't think people have common sense about this. I'm most worried about my inlaws. My FIL had a huge struggle with open heart surgery during flu season. He was in a coma in intensive care and half of the family had the flu AND STILL visited him. They were shocked when he had infections.
What about friends/family who smoke? Thankfully I only have one family member that's a big smoker. I guess I'll just take that one as it comes. It's my aunt and she'll probably only visit once. Obviously I won't let her smoke around LO. She goes outside anyways...but as for the contact with her clothes...I haven't ever thought of it. A blankets a good idea.
What about people putting their fingers in baby's mouth for baby to suck on? This is just horrible!!! I've never seen anyone do this to a newborn (teething stage yes). I think I'd freak out. That's just gross.
hand washing or sanitizer is a must
smokers can not hold my child, they all have asthma and this has always been the case. I have never allowed smokers to hold my child (I have no smokers in my immediate family)
If anyone put their finger in my child's mouth, they would lose the finger.
I don't care about who has flu shots etc. For me, all I ask is for basic sanitary upkeep.
Ella born 12/21/11
Quite honestly - except for the MIL who stinks to high heaven from some perfume thing, I really could care less... I'm EXTREMELY scent sensitive so no go on the hand sanitizer or hand washing soap for that matter that the hospital provides.. As long as they've taken a bath this week, and aren't goobering all over their hands or sneezing on top of the baby I've got nothing to worry about... I'll have bigger issues to attend to at those points than be worried about being overprotective of LO when given the assessment of risk, if they're going to get something they're going to get it. At some point the baby needs to start exercising their immune system in order to promote a healthy one. I'll be EP so they'll get the immunities that I've got passed on, if they aren't getting them from there, then there's nothing that could have otherwise been done to prevent them getting something. Life happens..
Will you ask guests to wash before holding baby? Yes, I will. I don't think there is anything wrong with a little hand washing.
Do you think people would have a cold/flu and still plan on coming to say hello? Most people wouldn't, but we have a family member who would. The first baby she failed to tell us she had a cold. Within a week, we had a sick baby. The second baby, she didn't tell us again, then said her doctor todl her she wasn't contagioius. Load of crap. Had a sick baby again. She so much as has a sniffle, she will not be allowed anywhere near my baby.
What about friends/family who smoke? We don't have any friends or relatives who live near us that smoke, so not worried here. If so, they'd have to come to my house, put on a clean shirt, and wash their hands.
What about people putting their fingers in baby's mouth for baby to suck on? We have no problem asking them not to do that. I don't understand why people do that. They wouldn't want someone putting their fingers in their mouth, so why do it to babies? People think I'm rude when I have asked not to do this, but if they don't stop, we have taken the baby away. They call us overprotective. I call them gross. Well, not out loud.
Will you ask guests to wash before holding baby?
Yes, definitely will. Will have sanitizer sitting around to give a hint, but regular soap and water will be fine to.
Do you think people would have a cold/flu and still plan on coming to say hello?
Have a bad feeling about my in-laws with this one. I would hope most people would be considerate, but we'll just have to see. If anyone shows up and seems sick I won't have a problem asking them to come back another time.
What about friends/family who smoke?
Ugh, this is a sore spot. My mom and brother, along with much of my extended family smoke. They will definitely have to wash hands and I think I will have a large shirt left outside that they will have to wear while smoking and take off before coming in.
What about people putting their fingers in baby's mouth for baby to suck on?
Yuck, something new to worry about...
Will you ask guests to wash before holding baby? yep - I plan on having a big bottle of hand sanitizer on the counter next to the kitchen sink. They can do one or both. Don't care as long as they do something.
Do you think people would have a cold/flu and still plan on coming to say hello? I can't say any of our friends or family would be this inconsiderate
What about friends/family who smoke? we don't have friends/family who smoke
What about people putting their fingers in baby's mouth for baby to suck on? if they washed their hands, then whatever. can't really say I can picture anyone doing this, but I have no idea!
LCT - 5.15.14 ~ 9lbs, 22.5 inches
Ditto. The most I'll have to worry about is going to church, but our members are already pretty health conscious. The church keeps purel/sanitizer bottles out everywhere and people use them before fellowship and worship. I plan on keeping baby in the Moby, so direct contact with strangers will be fairly minimal.
BFP 4-19-11. Ezri Ana born on due date, Dec 30 2011!
My Ovulation Chart
Yes, we do and will.
I had one of my friends show up at my house and was obviously sick. I told her to go home and she can come see the baby when she's better. But normally I think people have enough common sense to stay away from a newborn when said person is sick
Thankfully we don't see them often enough for me to worry about the smokers in the family. And none of the immediate family or friends smoke that would come over see the baby and our older kids.
Even if the person has washed their hands, I still prefer that they didn't stick their fingers in my baby's mouth. I don't know whats under their fingernails! Thats why there are pacifiers.
Yes on the hand washing. I'm not a huge anti-bac fan but we'll have sanitizer too just because we already have some on hand.
Colds aren't as concerning to me as the flu. I think most people will use common sense, but I can 99% guarantee that one of my aunts will be sick when she comes to visit the baby. She's a teacher with a crappy immune system and she picks up every virus at her school, I swear. Every year she shows up to Christmas dinner sick as hell and then manages to avoid using tissues by wiping her nose with the butt of her palm. YEAH. It's not disgusting at all. Um, anyway - I'll be on high alert when she visits.
I'm not worried about smokers - we know a grand total of 3 and I doubt we'll see them.
Ugh, the finger thing! I've had teething babies try to chew on my fingers, but never ever a newborn. Does that really happen with newborns? McNasty!