I’ve just come back from a family bbq and my 3 month old is starting to put everyone who is holding hims hands in his mouth. This was after we had eaten so just worried that peoples hands have touched food would anyone know if this is fine for the baby? Maybe a stupid question as I know you have to keep everything sterile but when they start to explore things are they just made to be fine with things like that? And before anyone says i should’ve told people not to let him, they are family and just innocently let him chomp away for a few seconds at a time, I try to stay as relaxed as poss as a mum :) but just wanting to know if I have to not allow him to explore with his mouth this young? X
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My view is this is fine - it’s important baby finds their mouth ahead of weaning, it helps them with teething and it’s a gentle way to expose their immune systems to different things. Formula bottles need to be sterile, but their own hands aren’t sterile. Our own view is if you have had spicy food you wash your hands before you hold baby otherwise we’re pretty relaxed about it - unless somebody is visibly unwell in which case we would rather they didn’t hold our little one who is 4 months now.
thank you this makes complete sense, definitely agree! I do think he is starting to show signs of teething also so literally EVERYTHING is going in his mouth!! Xx

Same here!!

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