Uk-Who have you let see your new baby during coronavirus? And special measures?

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There's a few threads similar to this but none that recent. I'm wondering (no judgement to anyone) who people have let see their new baby, how old the baby was at the time, and if you did any special measures to reduce risk of infection? Due next month so it's preying on my mind

I had my baby 2 weeks before full lockdown, my dad and in-laws met a few times before we fod. She was then 3.5-4 months before we had visits again, and then we've let pretty much anyone see and hold her. Starting from priority of grandparents, working down to friends. Still got a lot of family and friends to meet though.

We've been cautious if anyone works frontline, or has been in large crowds. People wash their hands, but other than that we've allowed cuddles.

No regrets so far!

Only immediate family have been allowed cuddles. Then a few close friends have met her from a 2 meter distance.
At first we weren’t going to allow family cuddles, but then we let them with gloves & masks, but then most recently we’ve just asked them to wash their hands first. They aren’t going anywhere/ doing anything riskier than me or my partner. Only really going out to go to the shops, so we don’t think there is a huge risk for close family to have cuddles.

Everyone has to make the decision as to what they are comfortable with, some are saying strictly no contact whatsoever, others are being more relaxed. It will also depend on the number of cases in your area too.

My baby was taken to another hospital away from me the day after she was born and I didn't know if I'd ever see her again. That was honestly the worst time of my life.

No one has had cuddles with her since SD has been in place. I had a taste of what it would be like to lose her and I'm not putting either of us through that again. It's really difficult though when the grandparents just want to cuddle her and haven't done since Feb.

It really is up to you. We've been to see family and their newborn and had cuddles but we wfh and haven't been silly (have been out for dinner etc but only as a couple)

I’ve got an 8 week old. We (just last week) decided to let grandparents hold/cuddle her. Nobody else has, expect baby’s sisters obviously.

We thought now is the safest time, I think when the older girls go back to school I would worry about them passing on something (covid) to my parents who are over 60 and obvs at more risk of being ill than us and the baby.

I got to cuddle DGS when he was 3 days old, as I was at their house looking after DGD. We have had regular cuddles ever since.

DS and DDIL took the children shopping; and to a well known zoo, the day after they opened. Both grandchildren caught the corona virus. DGD, aged 2.25 got hives on and off, otherwise was as happy as Larry. DGS, 6 weeks old had no symptoms at all, his parents could discern despite a positive test! Both his parents, DD and her partner all had to self isolate for 14 days - as DD and DP had visited them, socially distancing correctly in the garden. Luckily, we had been doing other things and hadn’t seen them for 2 weeks!

My baby is 16 weeks old. Some family and some friends have seen him, but nobody has come within two metres. We're following the rules.

My son was born end of April. Dm held him when we went to pick up our other children (she was caring for them whilst I was in hospital giving birth). When social distancing was reduced we meet up with sister in law and her children. I let them hold the baby. I have gone back to dm house few times since birth. Last week we went to my auntie house and she held baby. The only person missing is my best friend but she had a headache the day before we were supposed to meet up and cancelled the meeting. She hasn’t got a car so I will need to drive to meet her. I need to arrange another meeting soon.