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mikeswife06
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Newborns and public
What is the protocol with newborns and people? They don't get shots until 8 weeks so are they supposed to stay away from public places until then? Assuming the baby is healthy, when can they start going places?
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Re: Newborns and public
That is really a decisin that should be made between your pediatrician and what you and your DH are comfortabel with................
I can say for me....... I am having a homebirtha dn my midwife and pediatrician will be doing homevisits after the birth for the first month. SO other than walks during the day outside for teh first month we are not going out.
After 1 month we will start going to relatives house etc and after 8 weeks we will start introducing more public places.
My main reason for this, is having been a healthcare practitioner myself I know that the protocol for an infection or fever in a newborn under 8 weeks is a spinal tap and a lot of blood work.
I'd rather not risk it...........Call it first time mom paranoia mixed in with my experience of dealing with very sick kids.this is the conclusion we have come to.
HTH!
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| Posted 8/14/08 6:53 PM |
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Mkr09
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Re: Newborns and public
It's a personal decision between you, your DH, and your pediatrician. I personally could not sit in the house for 8 weeks. DD and I went out of the house at 2 weeks and we were in stores. I made sure no one touched her. But we went everywhere, babies r us, my husbands office, walmart, target. It's all about what you are comfortable with.
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| Posted 8/14/08 7:06 PM |
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1stimemom
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Re: Newborns and public
I spoke to a pediatrician and he said baby can go out just don't let anyone hold her.
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| Posted 8/14/08 7:14 PM |
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Re: Newborns and public
Posted by merri221
It's a personal decision between you, your DH, and your pediatrician. I personally could not sit in the house for 8 weeks. DD and I went out of the house at 2 weeks and we were in stores. I made sure no one touched her. But we went everywhere, babies r us, my husbands office, walmart, target. It's all about what you are comfortable with.
This is pretty much what we did too
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| Posted 8/14/08 7:19 PM |
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Jen2999
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Re: Newborns and public
I plan to be out of the house ASAP with baby.
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| Posted 8/14/08 7:31 PM |
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It's going to be wintertime when he's born so I don't anticipate going out to many places except family and that's it.
I was at Wal-mart a few weeks ago and this couple had a baby out that was only like 2 or 3 days old.  I know that because my mom asked how old she was.
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| Posted 8/14/08 7:34 PM |
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Re: Newborns and public
Posted by merri221
It's a personal decision between you, your DH, and your pediatrician. I personally could not sit in the house for 8 weeks. DD and I went out of the house at 2 weeks and we were in stores. I made sure no one touched her. But we went everywhere, babies r us, my husbands office, walmart, target. It's all about what you are comfortable with.
ditto
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Jazzyt
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Re: Newborns and public
Posted by merri221
It's a personal decision between you, your DH, and your pediatrician. I personally could not sit in the house for 8 weeks. DD and I went out of the house at 2 weeks and we were in stores. I made sure no one touched her. But we went everywhere, babies r us, my husbands office, walmart, target. It's all about what you are comfortable with.
Ditto
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| Posted 8/14/08 8:21 PM |
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headoverheels
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Re: Newborns and public
Posted by Jazzyt
Posted by merri221
It's a personal decision between you, your DH, and your pediatrician. I personally could not sit in the house for 8 weeks. DD and I went out of the house at 2 weeks and we were in stores. I made sure no one touched her. But we went everywhere, babies r us, my husbands office, walmart, target. It's all about what you are comfortable with.
Ditto
this is what we will do too. i can't stay cooped up that long!
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Re: Newborns and public
My pediatrician gave me the whole spinal tap fever speech and told me to stay away from malls and crowded places until DD was vaccinated. I also had DD during flu season. It was enough to make me cautious 
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| Posted 8/14/08 8:32 PM |
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Re: Newborns and public
so does this mean family and friends that come to visit cant hold the baby?
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| Posted 8/14/08 8:39 PM |
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Cailen was out immediately! DH went back to work when he was a week old - there was nothing else I could do - but we went to restaraunts when he was 2 weeks old!
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Re: Newborns and public
Posted by sweetbabydreams
so does this mean family and friends that come to visit cant hold the baby?
No, You shoudl have friends and family that come and visit wash their hands before they hold the baby and make sure no one who is sick comes over!
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| Posted 8/14/08 8:40 PM |
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Re: Newborns and public
Posted by sweetbabydreams
so does this mean family and friends that come to visit cant hold the baby?
It's preferable for baby NOT to be in the same room as school aged kids if they must be in your house.
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| Posted 8/14/08 9:04 PM |
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Re: Newborns and public
For the first 3-4 weeks we'll probably stay out of public places like the mall and Target HOWEVER, in those weeks we'll probably be taking the baby out to relatives and friends houses. To me, if you're going to let friends and family hold the baby anyway then it shouldn't matter if you do that home or at their house. I think it will be good for all of us to get out of the house a little in those weeks. After the first month we'll start taking the baby around everywhere because there is NO way we could stay in doing nothing for 2 months. It's just not practical for us.
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| Posted 8/14/08 9:58 PM |
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Re: Newborns and public
Posted by 1stimemom
I spoke to a pediatrician and he said baby can go out just don't let anyone hold her.
At what age does your ped think it's safer to let others hold teh baby re the germs? This germ stuff makes me worried!
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| Posted 8/14/08 10:29 PM |
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Posted by smdl
Posted by sweetbabydreams
so does this mean family and friends that come to visit cant hold the baby?
It's preferable for baby NOT to be in the same room as school aged kids if they must be in your house.
Do you know what age is safer for an infant to be around school age kids then? I already didn't want family with kids to come visit too soon. Since I don't have another child of my own, I prefer someone else's germy kids to not be around my newborn either.
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Goldi0218
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Re: Newborns and public
Posted by Goobster
Posted by 1stimemom
I spoke to a pediatrician and he said baby can go out just don't let anyone hold her.
At what age does your ped think it's safer to let others hold teh baby re the germs? This germ stuff makes me worried!
Having people in public hold a baby is very different than having people in your home (or a home you know is clean). There is an element of cleanliness you are aware of. Strangers and others often do not know limits and will just touch and grab a new baby. Personally I get skeeved when I see people slobbering all over babies.
Shoot, I have a constellation of fever blisters (yes for the 5th time during my pregnancy) on the corner of my mouth and if I had Ed-lie tomorrow, I couldn't and wouldn't kiss her. Id be too concerned about giving her a virus.
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| Posted 8/14/08 10:35 PM |
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Re: Newborns and public
Posted by Goldi0218
Personally I get skeeved when I see people slobbering all over babies.
Shoot, I have a constellation of fever blisters (yes for the 5th time during my pregnancy) on the corner of my mouth and if I had Ed-lie tomorrow, I couldn't and wouldn't kiss her. Id be too concerned about giving her a virus.
I agree with you.
Sadly, I think many family members and even people we know would kiss and be all over a baby even with fever blisters. I have seen people do this with other's babies and it drives me insane. Many people are just so goo goo gaa gaa over a baby that they only want what they want. The lady at my vet who works there, who loves my dogs, kissed my dog when she had a crusty cold sore. I came home and washed his head. I could not believe she kissed him with a cold sore on her lip!!!
I personally will flip if ANYONE slobbers all over my child, kisses my child near or on the mouth, or doesn't respect my wishes to wash hands, not kiss the baby, etc. I am not a fan of slobbering or when people have to get all in a baby's face. I hate that. 
Message edited 8/14/2008 10:41:28 PM.
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MelToddJulia
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Re: Newborns and public
I didn't take my kids out till they were 2 months old, and even then I stayed away from places like the mall etc..
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| Posted 8/14/08 11:36 PM |
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Re: Newborns and public
I live in CA so its nice year round. I brought my DD out at 4 days old to run a couple of errands with my Mom. She wasn't really around people- I kept her in her carseat and covered- no one approached us.
Then my MIL came to stay and coughed all over her for a week (she has a congenital lung disease so she thought she couldn't catch anything ). Well it turns out she had raging bronchitis and gave my DD RVS. We ended up in the hospital It was awful. She still has effects from it like bad coughing every time she gets a cold.
So to make my long saga short I would be less concerned with taking her outside where no one is going to touch your DC and more concerned with vistors, especially the older folks. My Ped said it really common that they give children whooping cough and RVS since they are always coughing, they just think they are never contagious.
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| Posted 8/14/08 11:44 PM |
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Re: Newborns and public
For the first couple of months, the only place DD will be going is to my inlaws because I am due themonth before Thanksgiving and then Christmas, so she will be out for that. they will be using purell before anyone touches her....lol
I am going to avoid busy, crowded places. It's all about what you are comfortable with.
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| Posted 8/15/08 12:44 AM |
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NinaLemon
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Re: Newborns and public
DH and I asked our pediatrician about this the other night. She said 2 weeks is OK, but the longer you wait the better (just an interesting thing she told us that the Bible actually tells you 6 weeks).
She also said to stay away from Malls or any place with re-circulated air. She said Grocery Stores and the like are OK because there are doors to the outside that constantly open and close, allowing fresh air in. She also said to make sure people wash their hands before touching the baby and obviously anyone who is sick should not be near the baby.
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| Posted 8/15/08 7:18 AM |
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Re: Newborns and public
I was out of the house when he was 2 weeks old to Kmart. I didn't have strangers hold him or touch him or anything.
We had plenty of guests come over and hold him and he was around nieces and nephews right away.
I am a laid back Mom. I will do the same with this baby. Esp since DS will be in school and going to different activities.
The whole waiting until the baby has all his shots thing is a little extreme to me and my ped.
But do what you feel is comfortable
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