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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]MD here. If your newborn spikes a fever at less than 4 weeks he is getting an IV, lumbar puncture, blood cultures and an admission at our ER (one of the subspec Peds EM depts in the DMV). Multiple out of town houseguests around your 2 week old is a bad decision, period. Full stop. Summer allergy season is in full swing. Our ER sounded like a TB ward today with all the coughing and sneezing. Resp droplets transmit everything, including tiny amounts of a virus that didn’t make Grandma sick. But can do so for a newborn.

New babies mark huge change in everyone’s life. Your husband can be forgiven for being excited and wanting to share this moment. But there is an opportunity to turn this around and set some boundaries. It does not have to be World War III. But there is no way in this universe or any other I would allow a crowd to roll in around around my new baby, the main reason being that I would not allow my partner to start our family life together making bad decisions. You’re a team. Be that team on this issue. [/quote]

Listen to this post if you listen to no others, OP. Read it to your DH.

I can't believe people think it's just fine to have guests around a newborn like this. I'm sure they (and maybe your DH) blithely say, "Oh, it helps the baby build up his immune system! Exposure is good!" Unless they are MDs like the PP above, they are simply being selfish and dangerously ignorant.

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