Can a friend with undiagnosed skin problems visit me with my newborn?

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Hi all. Might be a silly question but thought I'd ask. My due date is tomorrow and I'm a first time mum. A friend of mine would like to come and visit the baby fairly soon after she arrives however this friend is suffering with inflamed red itchy patches over her skin which has been going on for over a week now and has not gone away with anti histamines. She has had ongoing skin problems for a while now so has written off this particular skin rash as an allergic reaction but has not actually had a diagnosis. I encouraged her to go to the doctor / hospital and get a diagnosis and treatment, which she did and will get the results at the end of April. Should I be concerned about having her visiting / wanting to hold my newborn until she gets her blood test results back and the rash has cleared up?suppose it is not an allergic reaction but some other problem? Is it a bit over cautious and unnecessarily hurtful to have her hold off on visiting for a month or so until she gets results from the hospital?

Completely up to you when you want visitors if she’s still got it and doesn’t know what it is you can just say you’re not ready for any visitors yet and put her off for a bit

Honestly I think most mums would say somebody with an undiagnosed (potentially infectious) condition cannot visit such a young baby. Just explain you don’t want to take any risks. A good friend will understand.

Personally I would wait until after vaccinations you cannot be too careful with a newborn and would never forgive yourself if your newborn caught it. Just explain to your friend that your child may have a sensitive immune system, hasnt had jabs and could get very ill if they catch something (which is true) personally I would keep them and anyone with a cold or any illness well away unless it's terminal I.e nan with terminal cancer