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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Oh I would love to read this and I am one who followed ped's instructons not to take baby in public for 2 months. [/quote]

Are you effing kidding me?  My kids had probably 4 Dr appointments in the first two months!  Your ped is a moron[/quote]

I'm not the poster you are referring to but had the same instructions. The ped is not a moron. You may or may not be a moron but you are ignorant.

I had premature twins and got the same advice. Our twins came home during cold/flu/rsv season after lengthy nicu stays. We were told to keep them away from sick people, children and not to take the babies out in public including to malls etc for several months. Our children did go to peds/specialists appointments often twice a week. The fear is rsv. It can be deadly to infants particularly premature infants. It isn't moronic to not take baby out in public. Any nurse in a picu can tell you about rsv. Our children had many appointments with specialists after they came home from the nicu and the staff at the various offices always ushered us into a separate area to keep our children away from the people in the waiting room.

It's so great to hear from all the parents who mock the parents who know better. There was another poster on this site who was being bashed because she seemed reluctant to take her 3 week old with a fever to the emergency room. The infant had gotten the flu from a sick visitor. Standard procedure for an infant with a fever over 100.3 is an emergency room visit, a blood draw, and a spinal tap.

I think the list of requirements is reasonable. No sick adults, current on vaccines, no children and wash your hands. I also would only let a few immediate family members hold my children. I think the parents asking for help with chores was an honest plea for help and not a rude demand. I think most of us would never ask but would have loved it. 
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My child ended up in the hospital at just 5 weeks old and I roomed in. It was horrible.[/quote]

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