When do you allow family members to kiss baby on cheek?

Some are prone to getting sicker quicker than others my stepson gets sick for absolutely nothing! I have real bad allergies but it depends on the environment you’re in as well. I don’t think you’re wrong for wanting to keep ur baby safe what works for u may not work for others and that’s fine. Especially if this is your first baby you want to be extra cautious

You both need to sit together and AGREE on boundaries or this will be a huge problem once baby is here. Always have an United front ❤️

June isn’t too bad of a season for sickness, but 6 months isn’t a rough ask. Show him pictures of babies who were kissed and caught like herpes or something and were covered head to toe! Might change his mind a bit Dirty or not, a lot of germs lie in the mouth. Best for mom and dad to be the only ones to kiss, and even then for the first 4 months I only kissed my babies belly or her feet where it wouldn’t go near her mouth - but she was my first and I was crazy a bit. Even now, unless my daughter initiates a kiss, we don’t allow family to kiss her in the face and she’s 2 years old

@Dayna yes! A lot of adults pass herpes to babies by kissing them! I don’t want anyone kissing my baby, but it’s going to be a challenge with the in laws. They’ve already argued against getting any vaccinations before meeting him 🙄

@Cindy I asked my family to get a flu shot and whooping cough before meeting my first. They all did it no questions asked, but it was also September and high risk for those sicknesses. This time, I’m not as worried. I’m a bit more comfortable, my family already knows, there’s plenty of babies on my fiancés side of the family. I’m not going to be as strict

@Cindy yes people who have herpes give it to kids and when they grow up trying to figure where it came from it can only stem from gettn it from someone while they were younger now they are forced to have outbreaks Wenever it flares up

@Aniyah my parents have it (oral) but they were careful with us so none of us got it from them! Not everyone is so conscientious about it. I feel like this baby is gonna make me get rid of my shy side because I’m gonna mama bear him to protect him as much as I can!

My rule is if anyone wants to hold baby in the first 6 weeks they have to freshly wash their hands when they come to visit. As far as kissing, I just make sure nobody is currently sick or has a cold sore(very dangerous for babies under a year!)

in my opinion people/family should not kiss babies period. Because of the dangers small babies catching herpes (cold sores) from family kissing them. A lot of people get cold sores and it’s normal I guess when looking at the statistics but can be harmful for babies. But the part that can be tough is telling family that just want to love on your baby which is harmless and Normal, is that you don’t feel comfortable. But you are absolutely not wrong. It’s your Job and natural instinct to protect your baby but also finding a balance like maybe kisses on the feet which a lot of people do and that seems to be a bit more safe in my opinion.

@Brittany correct I agree and if u don’t wash ur hands u simply not touching my baby periodt! And I’m not playing the whole kissing in the face thing anyways that’s too much just kiss their feet like u said

Let me tell you People will walk in your home not wash their hands and ignore the bottle of hand sanitizer sitting next to them and be reaching for the baby 😒😂 with baby #3 on the way I have learned to be more blunt and Ive learned to be ok if people think I’m funny acting with my kids

I’m glad I’m not the only one feeling this way. I don’t remember how it was when I grew up but I hated having to kiss family members on the cheeks to greet. Now I rarely do but it is kind of part of our culture. With all the information we have before our hands it’s a good and bad thing as I already am an over worrier😖 I want to kiss my baby of course not all over the mouth but then I’ll have in laws asking why they can’t etc