Kissing babies

It’s fine with me as long as the person is not sick at all and wash their hands, I think people don’t allow it because of newborns being very vulnerable and if they catch anything it can cause them to be deathly sick and in some cases newborns can actually die due to illnesses as common as a cold as it can develop into hypothermia

How old is your baby? Mine is 4 months old, and no one has kissed him, not even myself or my partner. Apart from on the head, I don't want him to potentially catch anything. But after a certain age, we do kisses

Young babies are too susceptible to the germs we have regardless of being sick and it could have serious health consequences for the baby it’s better to let others show that affection in other ways or wait till the baby is older for kissing

There is no way I'd be able to resist her face! 🥰 I'm constantly kissing her! Lol we're big on kisses & hugs in our family! A couple of friends have kissed her now that she's 3 months old. I don't mind, they're very close friends and it's always on her head. Obviously everyone would avoid kissing if they were not feeling well.

Well I guess you learn something new every day! I had my first child 17 years ago and this was never a thing back then. I’m due in August with my second so I guess I’ll need to be more careful this time around

My cousins baby actually died because someone kissed her and they had cold sores. It always makes me think of her when I see posts like that.

@Liv this is so heart breaking 💔 this is why we don't let anyone kiss baby. Me and dad have never had a coldsore so we have kissed him on the head but we don't let others do kisses, even if people are feeling well, you just never know it's not worth the risk

@Becky exactly that, there’s plenty of other ways to show that baby affection. Some things just aren’t worth the risk x

I’m so sorry @Liv ! Most people are carriers of cold sore virus even if they never get cold sores. Our immune systems normally keep us from developing symptoms but to a baby, especially newborn, it’s a deadly virus. I have not let even close family kiss my babies until a few months old, and even then just on the head. I’ve seen a video on YT of a child left severely disabled after a family member kissed her as a newborn. And another one losing an eye because of the cold sore virus. It’s also a non negotiable if anyone visits us they have to wash their hands as soon as they get in.

Before all our daughter’s jabs we said no and when she was still very small. Now she’s bigger our main issue is her not kissing others 😂 she loves giving cuddles and kisses but on her terms and as long as people aren’t ill (they always cancel if they are and stay away) it’s fine with us. What we don’t like is if people almost demand the affection as we are very big on her body her choice and so they shouldn’t force it.

Only me and Dad can kiss our baby. Anyone else and I’m throwing hands

Once they're vaccinated that's different. Most babies aren't even close to fully vaxxed til 12 mo. My 14 mo old will occasionally kiss us on the lips but it's only dad/I

I’ve never felt the need to show someone elses baby affection with a kiss, and nobody is kissing mine but myself or husband. There’s no need.

You don’t know what these other people might have - we’ve made it a clear rule from day 1!! No kissing and always washing hands before holding baby - even her 2 older brothers know not to kiss her and we all live together - everyone has been respectful of this too

We unfortunately have family that don’t respect the “if you’re sick please don’t come around” they believe everyone gets sick so babies will too and you shouldn’t care. Also, with the measles out break currently happening. I do not want to take any risks. My second we were more lose with the rules and he ended up getting sick a lot, in hospital needing oxygen tanks twice and even now at 2 when he gets sick he really goes through it. I will not be allowing my boundaries to be ignored or pushed aside again.

As others have already mentioned, there are so many risks. But beyond that, the baby is not mine. The parents get final say in all decisions without needing to be questioned. If a parent sets a rule for their child, I'm not thinking anything of it because they know what's best for their child or what's best for their own peace of mind.

Not a young baby, no. My son is 15 months now so if my aunt gives him a kiss on the cheek I won’t freak out about it but when he was new, I was very protective those first few months.

I've always kissed my babies heads and faces since birth!

I allow kisses on feet but thats it. I want his weight and immunity up more first, and a few more vaxcinations too