To go out and about with new baby

[Sophia1984]

7 week old baby has his first cold and DH thinks it is my fault for taking him to lots of baby groups etc. I do this partly for breastfeeding support but also for my mental health and have been doing so since baby was about 3 weeks. No one has ever told me I shouldn't, but now that he's ill I'm worried I've been doing the wrong thing. Is it stupid to take him to places (like Surestart Centres) where there are older toddlers or on buses?

You're doing the right thing. When I had Dd I also had ds and he was coming home with a bug from nursery every week - what should I have done? Kept him in the shed?

On a different note try grapefruit seed extract from healthough food shops. You can use it as wash, in laundry and orally for you - great for thrush. Also take acidophilus