No kissing baby

I’ve just had the conversation with the grandparents about not kissing baby boy when he arrives in January. Even sending them the guides from lullaby trust and NHS where it says no one outside the household to kiss baby. The response to this hasn’t been great and now I feel awful🙄 I’m very aware of RSV and know it’s peak Jan/Feb, especially where I live there’s been a huge rise of it in newborns. When they say no kissing baby is this just the face? Can they kiss hands/top of head or is this also risky? I want to be clear on my rules!

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I would say the back of head. Kissing hands baby’s hands could go in mouth. Top of head the same. It’s just not worth the risk xx

My family was a bit taken aback when I told them first too 😅 I said no kissing as a rule because I feel like if you say some areas, some people take advantage of the situation you’ll have to constantly correct them. For example hands and feet (after a bit) go straight in the mouth so I wouldn’t allow those areas either

You can never be too careful especially during winter with the RSV peak. It’s all personal preference I have said no kisses at all, only holding baby. I don’t care who I offend the safety of my baby is more important to me it is not worth the risk. I don’t understand why so many family members have issues with not kissing babies, even with my first ( summer born ) I remember family members being offended when I asked them to wash their hands before holding my daughter or not to hold baby after a cigarette. Xx

I have told all family no kissing and wash hands before holding baby. I actually find it quite odd that people are so obsessed with kissing someone else’s newborn. Unsure if it’s a generational thing but I’ve personally never met a baby and felt the need to kiss it. At all.

@Alex this totally. I wouldn't even think to kiss someone else's baby!

@Loren I find it so odd 😂 glad it isn’t just me! It’s madness how funny people get about it