Should I not let my parents see my newborn yet ?
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Let him see the baby, but clean clothes, washed hands, and no smoking during the visit.
My SIL smokes and we didn’t let her hold the baby at all unless she showered, came over first thing in the morning before she smoked and also had clean clothes on. Third hand smoke can have devastating long term effects on a baby. If your family isn’t willing to come over smoke free even once to see/hold the baby I would reconsider seeing them at all. We didn’t do any visits until 3 months. Establishing breastfeeding and making sure her immune system was a little more robust were the priorities before visits were.
@Casey this! But they didn’t get a chance to make it to the hospital to visit. I already had set stone that once I was home visit is off for 3 months but I feel bad a couple people seen her except them and I wouldn’t want nun bad to happen n look back like they didn’t even get to meet they grandchild
@Nicole they’ll meet her don’t worry! Don’t feel bad please. Babies are so fragile right now. My brother was pushed by family to see his baby when she was 8 weeks old and he caved. She got RSV and pneumonia and was hospitalized for 3 days. The ones who pushed for the visit said “oops sorry” as my niece was being intubated. To me personally the risk is so high and so not worth it. My family understood. You will figure out what works best for you but please don’t give up your boundaries with your baby because you are worried about other people’s feelings
I don’t know about when, I haven’t had this situation. But I would just make sure your dad washes his hands, uses hand sanitizer and maybe a fresh pair of clothes like a clean shirt.