Toys & Germs

Calling all germaphobes!!! I am usually not, but today got me thinking - what do you do about toys and DCs putting them in their mouths? Aren't they just going to pass germs back and forth? If one DD puts a toy in her mouth, then later that day the other one does...wouldn't I be cleaning toys all day long - what are we supposed to do, get two of everything or just not worry? How often are you washing toys? Help please!

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Here I am - germophobe I wash the toys they play with once a day - rattles and such that are plastic ... ones that are "spot clean" only, I don't bother with unless it's obvious. I have lots of machine washable/dryable stuffed animals from IKEA which the boys love and I am able to clean a couple times a week (these are the BEST b/c they chew/suck on them and they are cleaned so easily). Don't drive yourself crazy, though. It's impossible to clean everything in between the girls using them.

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I used to be a little nutty about germs... as far as their toys went though, I got over the whole sharing thing. Plastic toys that were able to be dishwashed, I did just that like once a week. Any thing that was touched during a playdate got degermed immediately. As they get older, it becomes impossible to keep up with. The truth is, only 1 did one of my kids get sick where the other didn't any way. They live together, share a room...its inevitable. Hope that helped

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Oh man I stink, I never clean their toys, LOL. They alwasy get sick at the same time, but they constantly are kissing each other, stealing each others bottle and now sippy cup that I don't think ti would even amtter. Maybe I should clean their toys today.

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I clean them once a day...I am a germaphobe too, but cant go too nutty

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i say don't worry!

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Posted by Diane

I clean them once a day...I am a germaphobe too, but cant go too nutty