No one is allowed to ever kiss my kids on the mouth. When the baby comes, people will only be allowed to kiss her head. People need to quarantine for 2 weeks before coming near the baby. If my in laws fly here, they better quarantine in an air B&B for two weeks. They can’t sit still and go out every day.

Anonymous wrote:No one has even seen my September-born baby. There is no other way to keep her safe. My co-worker’s five week old died from covid.

Don’t f around, OP.

Omg that is terrifying and so tragic. We have not let anyone come inside our home or hold our nearly 6 month old baby unless they have done a two-week quarantine. Otherwise, masked visits outside only (no touching baby). This means only a handful of very close family and friends have held our baby, but hearing this helps me know it's been the right choice. I'm so sorry for your coworker.

Anonymous wrote:Personally I think the no touch/kiss/huggers are psycho (within reason of course I wouldn't let anyone visibly ill hold the baby).

But of course with COVID that changes things. Anyone you feel comfortable seeing in COVID times though, you should be comfortable with holding your baby. IE, you are theoretically VERY confident that they are not sick!

A herpes infection (which you can spread even when you aren't having an outbreak) is merely unpleasant and unsightly for grownups, but can be fatal for a little baby.

Beyond Covid, we also asked any family who would be spending a lot of time around our newborn to get a TDap booster.

Nope. You need to wait. Please think of the health of your baby.

Kiss not miss

Don’t let extended family miss your baby... it’s nasty they can give your baby herpes

Anonymous wrote:It’s up to you. My mom flew from California straight to my house in July. I felt fine about it. But numbers are lower. For her own protection she hasn’t visited since early fall but as soon as her vax immunity kicks in she’ll be visiting again. I kind of think some people like being miserable: “we haven’t left our house or seen anyone or had any help since March even though we had premie triplets and have a 4 year old doing distance preschool.” There is a middle ground between two extremes. Most of us live there.

The middle ground is still too much of a risk for a newborn.

Also understand that even after your mother’s vaccine immunity is full force, she can still transmit covid (her vaccine will make her asymptomatic to covid).

No one has even seen my September-born baby. There is no other way to keep her safe. My co-worker’s five week old died from covid.

Don’t f around, OP.

It’s up to you. My mom flew from California straight to my house in July. I felt fine about it. But numbers are lower. For her own protection she hasn’t visited since early fall but as soon as her vax immunity kicks in she’ll be visiting again. I kind of think some people like being miserable: “we haven’t left our house or seen anyone or had any help since March even though we had premie triplets and have a 4 year old doing distance preschool.” There is a middle ground between two extremes. Most of us live there.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This AGAIN?!?

Options:


1. Have visitors.

2. Don’t have visitors.

Sorry, I Dont live for DCUM so I come here a couple of times a month. Please pardon my life.

My mother lives half a mile away from me. Quarantining doesn’t sound very feasible.

I don't understand. Why can't your mom stay home, only get grocery delivery for 2 weeks before seeing the baby?

If I were having a baby now, I would want to prioritize who could come. I'd prioritize family members I'm closest to and who have the lowest risk. While for previous pregnancies, my sister who is a nurse has been first to come. This time, since she works with covid patients, she would probably not be able to come at all until the baby was older (6 months?). I'd probably go with my mom and my husband's parents who are all retired and could stay home for weeks beforehand. I would probably also want to space those visits out and have a 2 weeks or so in between them.

Anonymous wrote:However, OP...if you find yourself dealing with PPD or PPA, please seek help. I agree with a PP that the mom's mental health matters. Don't let yourself get so isolated due to fear of covid that you put yourself in a bad situation mentally.

+1000

I personally know of THREE SUICIDES in the PAST WEEK. All family members of friends. This is just about covid.

However, OP...if you find yourself dealing with PPD or PPA, please seek help. I agree with a PP that the mom's mental health matters. Don't let yourself get so isolated due to fear of covid that you put yourself in a bad situation mentally.

He's right. Not until all parties in both households have been fully vaccinated.They can celebrate and rejoice via FaceTime for now.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This AGAIN?!?

Options:


1. Have visitors.

2. Don’t have visitors.

Sorry, I Dont live for DCUM so I come here a couple of times a month. Please pardon my life.

My mother lives half a mile away from me. Quarantining doesn’t sound very feasible.

NP here and please learn to use the search function. Also, I think you're a reckless ignoramus.

I'm good love.