Newborn boundaries

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AIBU to think that when you have visitors to see a newborn baby, you shouldn’t have to ask them to wash their hands / not smoke / not kiss the baby?????
Surely this is basic hygiene?

I dont get it either especially seems to be a british thing where baby is like a parcel and everyone must hold him/her,so much that going shopping you have to dodge strangers trying tos tick their fingers on your babys face. So rude why people think they can do that?

As for kissing my parents(not british) kiss my newborns toes with clothes on, having had cold sores in the past and that virus being dormant for life i dont do on the lips kissing on cheeks or hands on my own babies but kiss top of the head/toes too.

People who say kissing babies and dirty hands and some “germs” do no harm,yes they do newborns like elderly have highest fatality rate from viral illnesses.

I had my second baby in February. Was advised by midwives/HVs about smokers but never been told about kissing.

It's not something that every midwife has been saying for years at all!

By all means avoid people with clear coldsores kissing, but otherwise you are being OTT.

Babies thrive on touch and cuddles and belong in families. The do not thrive as bargaining chips.

Yes they should wash their hands

Right? Utter freaks