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Children won't leave my baby alone during school run

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GG1986 · 13/09/2023 20:56

I might be being really precious and anxious here but hear me out.
I have a 7 month old and a child in year 2, I do the school run every day as still on maternity leave. There is a couple of mums I speak to, one of them has a daughter and the other one has a son who keep coming up to the pram and touching my baby, touching his face, hands, being right in his face and talking at him and even put their hands in his mouth once. I had a sun shade over the pram the other day and she lifted it off to look underneath, she has woken baby from naps and the boy lifted the rain cover once to have a look. It's really starting to annoy me and obviously I'm worried about germs. I have tried to move the pram but they just follow and kind of hang off the side of the pram. The mums say nothing and I don't want to be rude or mean and tell them to get off. What would you do in this situation?

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NuffSaidSam · 13/09/2023 20:57

Tell them to get off without being rude or mean? Are you incapable of being both firm and polite at the same time?

Plumful · 13/09/2023 20:59

Tell them to stop. Why are you letting them stick their dirty hands in the baby’s mouth?

MinnieTruck · 13/09/2023 20:59

‘X is having a rest so we can’t bother him/her this morning’

I said that a few times to a persistent 3 year old who kept on coming to the buggy when I dropped my 2 year old off at nursery. They left my child alone after the third time I said it.

If you don’t say anything, the children won’t know it’s an issue. No need to make it a big deal just say a passing comment and move on

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cheeseandketchupsandwich · 13/09/2023 21:06

You can tell them to get off without being rude or mean. Come on.

BusinessClass · 13/09/2023 21:09

Oh give over op just say "ah don't touch the baby sweetheart" whilst pulling the pram away and move somewhere else!

YouHoooo · 13/09/2023 21:11

I have this on the nursery run. ‘Can you leave the baby alone please’ in a friendly way is fine.

catsnore · 13/09/2023 21:19

Catch the incoming hands and say 'the baby's sleeping, please don't wake them' or whatever. If they carry on say it louder so the parents hear. They're probably not even aware what their little darlings are up to.

Spaghettihulahoops · 13/09/2023 21:51

As others have said you should be able to communicate with children and be polite but firm. I personally wouldn’t be worried about germs, at 7 months old they put everything in their mouths anyway.

lentilwren · 13/09/2023 22:43

I'd find this pretty irritating too (though not too bothered about germs by that age). If it were me I'd be wearing baby in a carrier, keeps her nice and high and out of their reach.

SisterMichaelsHabit · 13/09/2023 22:45

Why are you more worried about upsetting other people's kids than protecting your own baby's happiness? Just use your words and protect your baby!

Fluffycloudsblusky · 13/09/2023 22:47

Use a baby carrier/sling? Then they can’t reach him

endofthelinefinally · 13/09/2023 22:49

My 4 month old was seriously ill in hospital with RSV and I am certain it was because of children climbing all over him and his pram at pick up time. I never let my dc get all over babies like that. It is RSV and flu season now and parents need to be considerate of small babies.

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