Saw this on a pram today! 😀

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A man pushing obviously a young baby along in its pram in the town today.

You couldn't see the baby but there was a sign on the pushchair saying please don't touch or kiss the baby, then words I couldn't read. Then it said Thanks .

Reminded me of MN. I know its been discussed.
Never seen a sign on the pram though, telling people, has anyone else?
Did even know they made them.

I meant to add but for some reason can't edit now, mine was born at 38 weeks, has an older sibling who brings germs home from school anyway, and is generally big and healthy so I'm not that worried (I do ask people not to though when they go to do it, but I wouldn't panic about it if they did make contact), but if I had a preemie or immunocompromised baby I can absolutely see myself getting a sign.

That's true

Brilliant, current NHS guidance 💙

I saw a few people with these when I was out and about at groups and such when DS was tiny. No idea if the babies were immunocompromised or ill (but they were at playgroups and classes so suspect not). Personally I never minded anyone peering in at tiny DS, I don’t recall anyone trying to touch him though, he’s summer born though so less colds and flu about. A couple of older Scottish ladies slipped a pound into the pocket on the outside of his pram for luck.

Wish I had got one! Took my son out in his pram after recovering from OHS and an old lady peaked in and cooed at him but then rasped her knuckles over his front.

These types of things are only needed because other people have an entitlement to babies that aren't theirs and no common sense.

Well, if total strangers will insist on touching tiny/sick/vulnerable babies, then the parents have gotta do what they've gotta do! I'm frequently amazed at how so many people overstep boundaries and invade other peoples personal space.

No one has the right to kiss or touch someone's baby with out permission. Sign is a good idea.

That’s a whole different sign, maybe with a built-in coin slot 😂 💰 💰 💰

Why what's wrong with it exactly?

My baby needs one of them dog neckerchiefs that says ‘not friendly’ 🤣

Is this a thing that actually happens? No one ever tried to touch my DC in their prams.

Maybe it was my resting bitch face that helped.

To be honest I can’t imagine a scenario where I would touch or kiss a stranger’s baby. Neither would I touch the baby of someone I know without their permission. What I find bizarre is that people have to have a sign at all.

I had this for my little prem 🥰 He was so tiny and frail it made me more relaxed out and about

You've clearly never sat beside your (24hrs ago was perfectly healthy) newborn baby in a hospital thats on a ventilator which has caught RSV from many of the 'oh dont be silly, its just a kiss' brigade. Being told my baby could go "either way" in the next 24hrs was the worst moment of my life.....

I want to know what the fine print said!

Please don’t touch or kiss the baby
or I’ll break your fucking kneecaps

I want one of these types of signs to hang off my mother’s timid rescue dog. So fed up of people bounding up and ruffling her ears and scaring the shit out of her.

Why can’t people keep their mitts to themselves fgs?

My baby was always admired when I took them out as they were rather lovely to look at (yes of course I was biased but they were a cutie) but nobody ever touched or tried to kiss them. I always admire babies when I am out but never ever would I even hover anywhere near them let alone move in to try and kiss them, that is just mental, poor baby, some random person slobbering over them. With family and friends I have always asked if I can hold them and always respected the parents' wishes.

A friend of mine had one of these signs as her baby was very poorly. They didn’t get to go out often due to the risks but even when just on a walk, people would still try to touch. People always act like the parents are the issue, but they should really question why they think they have the right to touch another person that they have zero connection too. It’s like weirdos that touch women’s pregnancy bumps. Seriously, have some boundaries.

Yes looked abit like that.
I can't imagine strangers are going to peer into the pram anyway and start trying to hold and kiss their baby.

Where I’m from people give babies money, apparently it’s lucky. they’ll tuck it in the pram or put it in the baby’s hand. It seems courteous to let them pat the baby after they’ve given it a quid

😂 me either. DS was slightly potato like for a while....

Who would want to touch some random baby? Can’t think of anything worse!

Did he also have a sign that read 'please don't put your hand down my pants'?

Haha exactly!

So you are the sort of person who touches babies that aren’t yours and whom you don’t even know

how RUDE and entitled.

I know someone who had a sign like this on her pram, her baby had been premature and was very vulnerable.

So people are not always just THAT parent. They may have genuine reasons why their baby is not to be kissed and handled by strangers.

Babies are not public property nor dolls and random people shouldn’t have to be told not to slobber over them or handle them anyway.