Accidentally kissed my baby

No I don’t have a cold sore or anything like that

It’s advised not to kiss your baby on the lips

If you breastfeed then you two share an immune system mama! If not you still shouldn’t worry unless you actively are sick with something. I’ve accidentally kissed my baby on the lips while kissing his cheek lol honestly if they’re around you all the time you’re basically sharing all those germs anyway

no I am not but the worry that hits me !

okay thankyou!! Gives me a peace of mind

just the thought of my baby getting ill ?

in the uk it’s advised not to kiss baby on lips even if parent

I didn’t know that ! ThAnkyoy i allways read that you can’t

Oh those fresh postpartum anxieties are the worst, you are good mama please dont worry another minute about this 💙 take some deep breaths! Baby is a - ok!

Thankyou 🥰

He will be fine!

He is fine specially when you’re breast-feeding you both have the same immune system so he won’t be hurt or sick or anything unless you are sick when I was trying to do breast-feeding I would about the same thing, but I was told it was perfectly fine and if anyone stops breast-feeding, you should freeze the breast milk you have left over if you do that and it’s a healthy breast milk like when you’re not sick then and the antibodies in the frozen breastmilk will help your baby if he or she gets sick

It’s okay to kiss your own baby on the lips! As long as you aren’t sick then they are completely fine. Fun fact It’s actually natural and good to kiss your baby on the lips if you Breastfeed bc their saliva gets in your body and it produces what kind of milk the baby needs based off their saliva, so even if you don’t breastfeed it’s still fine to kiss them.

Might as well find the bubble wrap now

My midwife said you are supposed to kiss your baby as much as possible that’s literally how they build their immune system and get all the protection from, that’s also how your milk “knows” what type of milk your specific baby needs

Aslong as you have no coldsores or anything contagious baby will be fine 🙂 x

It’s fine for the mum or dad to kiss their own baby on the lips. Just not anyone else.
Also, if you are not ill then your baby won’t get ill just because you’ve kissed them

I’m in the UK and never heard this advice as official - I kiss her all the time, as does my other son who is in preschool and more likely to pass on any germs.

In the uk you are absolutely allowed to kiss baby if your mummy!! Who on earth told you otherwise?

also from the UK have never heard that it’s not recommended to kiss your baby! mines 9 months now and he gets kissed 47293739 times a day by me and he’s absolutely fine. as some of the other comments say, unless you have an active cold sore or are unwell then you’re good

I kiss my twins all the time. As long as you’re not sick, it’s fine…especially if you’re breastfeeding. These doctors are crazy telling people it’s bad to kiss your own baby…madness.

yeah I don’t breastfeed I was giving him my breast milk but my supply id low

what kind of comment is that !

I’m a new mum navigating motherhood how rude

i’m from the UK and kiss my baby allllll the time, even on the lips, he’s just turned 12 weeks and he’s so close to giggling and his smile is so so big when i’m doing little kisses on his lips 🥹 it is fine if you’re mum or dad to give baby kisses, like someone else said, they’re exposed to your germs 24/7, even if you didn’t kiss them they can still catch a cold from you just by proximity, baby will be fine. i understand you’re a new mum, but don’t panic mama baby is safe and fine ❤️ my baby even had a cold at 1 week old cos my 3 year old had a cold when he was born. he didn’t kiss the baby at all but just by living in close proximity, baby picked it up, it lasted a few weeks of a bunged up nose, i nicknamed him piglet as he kept snorting🤣 but he’s fine! they’re stronger than you think xx

It’s ok to kiss your own baby, you’re mum! 💕

She’s a new mum and is looking for support. All these condescending / sarcastic comments are gross. Maybe some of you have forgotten what it’s like to be a first time mum and want to make sure everything will be ok for bub?

OP it’s ok! I have heard that it’s not advised but it was an accident and I’m sure your little one will be ok. It understandable to worry.

To be fair, the comment about bubble wrap is pointing out the obvious. You are way too in your head about this. Most of us are new mums but you have to remain level headed. Hopefully the replies in this thread calm your nerves and you are able to think more rationally next time.

As long as it's only you (and partner) it's okay, it's when you get everyone else doing it too. But unless someone is sick and/or has an active flare up its okay to kiss your baby. We waited till he go his first round of shots at 2 months just so my anxiety would ease a bit.

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If you're not sick your baby is fine. Relax

I've always kissed my baby on the lips, it's such a normal part of motherhood! The advice is to not allow others to kiss your baby because of outside germs!