To worry about winter baby and germs?

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Ive mentioned a couple things to my husband and he's given me the 'that's a bit over the top they need to be exposed to germs'.

All I've mentioned is that we should get back into the habit of washing our hands when we come in from being out be it shopping or whatever and when stepdaughter comes in from secondary school. Also that I don't want anyone coming over if they have a cough or sniffle let alone a full blown cold.

Depending on when he arrives baby will be having first vaccines just before or after Xmas

Yes you are OTT but if you want to do it fine if my husband told me we had he would be told no I will do what I think is reasonable

I think it's sensible to discuss being cautious. I know someone who's little one had the flu and wasn't even a winter baby. He was just a few weeks old in GOSH having his life saved.. before eight weeks they barely have an immune system so I think you are right! It's not offensive or suggesting anyone is dirty, it's doing what's best for your fragile little one.

I hesitated to post this because I don't want to make anyone anxious, but I think it's worth a timely reminder that people with low immunity, including the very young, the elderly and people with compromised health should also try to avoid people who have had a live flu vaccine for 2 weeks after their vaccine.

Live flu vaccines are the ones that are administered via the nose, usually to children. So easy to forget with healthy lively children, that they could still cause an infection in others.

To add, please don't anyone opt out of their DC's flu vaccines thinking this will protect granny, as they will then be unprotected amongst a class of children who will have had the live vaccine and at increased risk of picking up an infection, which they can pass on.

You’re not unreasonable OP. It’s common sense to wash hands before touching a brand new baby and people who don’t are selfish. Exposing a baby to germs does not mean it’s ok to put your dirty hands on them, babies are exposed to good germs in other more hygienic ways.
I have a baby on the way too and feel like you, I plan to ask visitors to wash hands first, it’s not me being OTT it’s expecting basic hygiene from people who have touched public toilets/handles/steering wheels/shopping trollies etc etc with god knows what on it. We also wash hands when coming home from anywhere the same as you would after using a toilet. You can never be too hygienic when it comes to basic hand washing, my children have had no more than a handful of colds in their lives whereas my relaxed sister has constantly unwell children. Trust your own judgement and ignore the people who think it’s terrible to be clean.