to take my own toys?

Forever - do you do just his tail. or the whole body?

I sterilise my lab in a bath with some Milton tablets :) :)

So, if all the mums agree, why not have a rota for taking home some toys to clean, or doing it at playgroup? Don't need it every time, but say once a month two or three of you set too and give them a ggood wipe over.

I used to worry about this stuff. Then one day I found DS2 with half a slug in his mouth. He was quite merrily sucking his prize while at the same time pulling yards of slime from his chin. A few licked toys paled in comparison. And no, I never did find out what happened to the other half.

I truly hope this is a wind up. Otherwise wait til your child tries another's dummy or drinks their drink cos it's in a fancier cup. Or wait for it, when they start kissing each other with snotty noses. Always a real gem that one.

I'd stock up on the worm tablets now because if germs make you like this, threadworms'll give you a coronary.

I actually boil him in a pan for 5 minutes.He has put on some weight recently and can no longer fit in the microwave.

I think mine are too old for me to count as a SAHM. So I will just out myself as a lazy addict of Mumsnet. Who thinks exposure to everyday germs is necessary and usual.

Forever how do you sterilise the cat? Dishwasher or Microwave? My Labrador needs doing you see, since dd attempted to eat baked beans off her.

alienate!! (apologies)

i think the other mothers would completely alianete you!

forevernamechanging, that, along with this insane thread, made me actually laugh out loud!

This is definitely a wind up.

For some reason, I suddenly feel really sorry for your husband/partner. Are you this worried about germs in bed?!

workinggally - it doesn't really matter who you were thinking of though, We are all parents or parents to be here. Whilst most of us have children, not all have children with them 24 hours a day. I suepect that the parents who are on here all the time are not neglecting their children so that they can post. Your message did read like you were suggesting they might be!

are some people always on mumsnet? just some people seem to always appear on my threads and I'm surprised. do they post constantly using iphones? what is happening to their children at these times? I have a relative to care for my child at the moment.

my DD is sitting on my knee while reading this thread and for what it's worth YABU, some germs from shared toys will do your child no harm, and I am always lurking on mumsnet.

This thread has cheered me up. OP, do you want your child to have a healthy immune system. Why do you think that kids raised on farms are usually in robust health, whereas kids raised in a sterile bubble are the ones that go down with every bug going?

By the time a baby is old enough to reach for a toy and put it in his own mouth, they're old enough to give their immune systems a bit of a work-out.

My DC3 is just at the mouthing/dribbling stage. You'd faint if you came to our house, I think.

And my child is currently rolling on the floor with the cats tail in his mouth..Don't worry though i sterilise the cat twice weekly

My youngest two are at school and my elsest is at work - roofing.

It's ok, I've sanitised all the roof tiles incase the hod carrier forgot to wash his hands

I to thought this was a swinger thread toy too.
In that case you would not be unreasonable to take your own toys and i would most definitely sterilise after play time

But as this threads is as real as Jordan's boobs i wont comment

are some people always on mumsnet? just some people seem to always appear on my threads and I'm surprised. do they post constantly using iphones? what is happening to their children at these times? I have a relative to care for my child at the moment.

Yes we are all gobshites who neglect their children and let them eat shit off the floor whilst we neglect them to go on Mumsnet.

Lucky you to have childcare to indulge in some light surfing.

You run into similar people at similar times, we all have different downtime - it's that simple.

And yes, my child is currently at school and will be til nearly 4 o'clock. She will then no doubt be doing homework or playing, generally entertaining herself, or out playing with friends. I am currently at work, but have finished for the day and was just on phone checking emails and thought I;d give Mn a check before I leave properly, avoiding a suddenly downpour til I venture to my car. Is that fine?

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha, yes do it. and you will be forever known as "Little Johnny's mum, you know the nutter who takes her own toys to play group'

GAG woman, seriously!

Poor kid how on earth will he learn to share if he has to have his own toys at playgroup..untouched by any other child? How mean is going to think you are for taking the other toys of him if he wants to play with them?

You're going to raise him in a sanitised bubble..making him feel 'different' and a bit of an outcast when it comes to socialising.

I have a friend like you OP. Her son just stops dead in the middle of a game and holds his hands in the air if he gets a bit of dirt on them...waiting for Mummy to come along and wipe them. He actually gets distressed when he's eating and gets yoghurt on his hands.

Think long and hard about what you're likely to do to him socially and to his immune system which will never toughen up if you don't let him share germs.

Oh dear. This seems very precious. There are germs everywhere. You would never leave the house if you dwelled on it too much. Some of the vile things that have ended up in my DC's mouths while my head has been turned for a moment would make you shudder if you're worried about a few toys at playgroup. Relax, enjoy your baby, and let them develop a healthy immune system with the help of a few grubby toys. Don't sweat the small stuff.