Am I wrong to ask my in laws/ family members not to kiss my babies.
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You can never be wrong for protecting your child no doubt about it no questions! It’s your baby nobody should put lips on your babies beside mom,dad,& rest of your children
The entitlement kills me! You are not wrong sis!!! YOUR BABY. Period. You shouldn’t have to explain yourself. Good luck ❤️
I have your husband and send them the links, and the videos about OB/GYN’s talking about this. You are in the right.
I hear you and agree with every response. It’s your baby you set your boundaries and stick to them fly season or not they shouldn’t be kissing face lips hands feet. It’s hard but as she is a mother her self you would expect her to get where you’re coming from but I think there’s a generational gap of what used to be accepted back in the day. Just explain again and say you wouldn’t want to make them sick. Something so small for us is harder for a newborn to fight with little to no immune system yet flu season or not. If they don’t wanna be around until they can kiss the baby sounds like easier life for you and their loss. You decided and they should respect that. Good luck and congratulations x
Thank you ladies❤️ it will be honestly easier without them, but I hope they can grow up and respect our boundaries
It’s fairly common for the older generation to find this a bit strange… be patient with them! No doubt we will find what our kids do as parents strange as well and might struggle to see that their way is right
i’ve started discussing kissing with my husband and mom. husband says grandmas should be able to do whatever they want. my mom was understanding and will follow any rule i want, which would probably be to not kiss baby. im sure its going to be a debate, not looking forward to that. its awkward
You are not in the wrong because you dont know what they have
you’re not wrong at all, you’re protecting your child’s health. my baby is 5 months old, & my in laws still don’t kiss him. if they can’t respect your wishes and protect the babies health then they shouldn’t be around.
You’re not wrong. Multiple nurses and doctors have told us this is THE WORST year they’ve ever seen for RSV and flu in infants. You can show those family members the facts, the cost of a two to three week hospital stay, and testimonies of people whose babies have died. It’s not worth the risk… I know my own father is going to fuss about this rule, but I’m not having it.
You are definitely not in the wrong I got a lot of push back on this from my MIL so I then sent her videos of babies with RSV and said that if she wishes her grand daughter to end up very poorly and potentially in hospital all because she feels that she must kiss the baby then she should be happy with having not contact with us
Definitely not wrong. I’m requesting that anyone wanting to hold baby wear a mask and be up to date on vaccines. It’s their choice.
Your baby, your rules. If they don’t like it, constantly complain or can’t respect your wishes then they shouldn’t come around.
You’re not wrong. It doesn’t matter what your rules are it’s your child and those are the boundaries you have set and they need to respect them. They can still hold the baby and give both big hugs and tell them they love them without kisses. Parents need to be overprotective sometimes and colds and flus with newborns is one of those times.