Stranger touched my newborns hand

I was out for a coffee today and an old lady touched my 4 week old baby's hand. I know she was well intentioned & I belive she had a learning disability, but I've been completely freaking out since getting home.

I used wet wipes on his hands when I was at the cafe and put his scratch mittens on so that he couldnt put his hands in his mouth. When we got home I put some hand sanitizer on my hands and the rubbed the excess onto his hands, but before wiping it off with another wet wipe.

I'm so scared that he's going to get sick and I cannot stop myself from spiralling. I know its irrational and that this type of thing happens to lots of babies, but I feel sick with worry right now & can't stop crying. Has anyone else had a similar experience and did things turn out okay?

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I hate how much strangers think it’s okay to touch other people’s babies! But chances are your baby will be fine 🩷 My little girl just turned 1 and only in the last few months I’ve felt able to say ‘please don’t touch her’ in time before they do! I have baby hand sanitiser that I keep in the nappy bag for this reason. You can also buy little signs for the pram that might help xx

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Hey, it’s so hard isn’t it when someone just touches them before you can intervene! Someone did the exact same thing to my baby when he was 2 weeks old and it was the first time I took him out. I didn’t hand sanitise his hands, just used a spray of vital baby cleansing water. He was absolutely fine after! Try not to spiral too much, I’m sure your little one will be just fine!

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