Kissing babies

Don’t feel guilty for setting a very normal boundary to protect your child. She’d more upset if your baby ended up with RSV, trust me! X

Let her be upset 🤷🏼‍♀️ I don’t get why people kiss babies on the mouth anyway ! People know these viruses exist there’s so much information going around and they forget how weak a babies immune system is, i’ve had to correct my mum a couple of times about things and she’s been so stubborn because she had 4 kids (the latest being myself almost 30 years ago) she thinks she’s right on everything so now i’ve had to limit contact which is heartbreaking but you have to do what’s right for your baby 😓

I personally would never stop my mom or MIL from kissing my kids. They love them as much as we do, as they are part of us. I would never want my kids to stop me from kissing theirs 🥰

We allow kisses on head and cheeks as long as they are well but kisses on lips is a no no for us in all situations. We don't even kiss our children on the lips ourselves. We just let everyone know they were the boundaries. Honestly if she gets upset as harsh as it is it's tough, you'd rather she be upset than your baby be sick. Gentle reminders are great and I think you handled it well and maybe send some research info along so she understands a bit more and remind her that's what the doctors are recommending for babies health, that helped with a more stubborn relative of ours.

My Nan wanted to kiss our little girl at around 8 weeks old and I had to stop her, safe to say my Nan was not happy with me but thankfully thought better than to have an argument with me. The older generation just seem to think because it was the done thing when they had little ones it’s okay now. I’ll argue with anyone who thinks they’ll do as they please and not listen to me or my partner. My little one comes first

Everyone reacts differently to the request. My grandparents took it like champs, my parents and sister had done their own research and already knew not to do it. Maybe your mum is googling right now and realising the same. Now my baby is older and had her first sets of vaccines they kiss the back of her head or even her feet 😂 I should have been more worried about strangers! We were at an extended family garden party and someone I'd never met kissed my baby as they were leaving and dashed off! I was gobsmacked, had to clean her face with a water wipe and kept the packet on me the rest of the day 😂

I had to tell my mom not to kiss my baby too and felt a bit awkward about it as she didn’t understand why, but it’s just not worth the risk especially before vaccines. You’re doing the right thing to protect your baby ❤️ x

It's SO weird to kiss a baby on the mouth, especially a baby that isn't yours! I don't even kiss my own baby on her mouth! You're not wrong for telling her politely not to, so if she's upset that's on her really.

@Rebecca kissing a baby on their head is fine though, faces no.