Kissing YOUR baby on the lips.. is it okay?

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I kiss my one year old on her lips, everyone tells me no but I do it anyways, I adore my miracle baby and I’ll do as I please!

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This topic always infuriates me. I can kiss MY baby on the lips. People need to stop sexualizing this. GTFO (not you OP)

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I can. Nobody else can😊 my baby . I do wtf I want 😊

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Yes. And I’d karate chop anyone who told me not to kiss my own baby.

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It's ok if others prefer to kiss their kiddos. You do you. 
My husband and I do NOT kiss our child. This decision is best for us because we have had mono and would hate to pass that along to our son. Also, it's just safer not passing germs anyways. We always give smooches on the cheek and forehead. Lots of hugs. We are very affectionate but don't kiss directly on lips.

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It is 100% normal to want to kiss on your baby! I do not think differently about any mother who chooses to do so, BUT when I have a child I will not kiss directly on the lips or transfer my saliva to his/her if I can avoid it. I am making that decision not because of ANY sexual reason whatsoever. Many people do not know that a bacteria called Streptococcus mutans is the main culprit for tooth decay (cavities). You are not born with it (at least that is the current belief), it is later transferred to the baby by someone or something else. Typically, it’s coming from the mother. Sucking on a binky to clean it before placing in the babies mouth, taking a bite off the baby’s fork before giving it to baby, kissing baby’s mouth, etc. Only during early development can it be transferred (when you are a child), so this is the crucial time to avoid saliva transfer if it can be avoided, especially if mommy or daddy have ever had a cavity previously. So when someone says that you shouldn’t kiss your baby on the lips, I would hope it was for this reason, trying to protect him/her from future cavities, NOT for a sexual reason. How awful to sexualize that! I work in the dental field, so I hope this doesn’t come off as snooty, I just hope to educate people who may not know that! But bottom line, you do you! Don’t let others question your parenting decisions!

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That’s crazy. My one year old puckers her lips to give me kisses on the lips (and her dad, and grandparents) and it’s the sweetest, cutest thing. How could anyone see anything wrong about it??

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i say do what you want, i am not a parent yet. and if its your own kid ok. but, my Bfs sister does this with her kids, and his mother ( kids grandmother) kisses the kids on the lips too, and so doea the reat od the family and the kids go to do it with me and it is super weird because that is not a thing in my immediate family, kiss on the cheek, and a hug. no lips. we are just more conservative i guess, or reserve that as intimate gestures for a significant other.

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I get kisses from my sweet boy toddler and it’s the cutest thing when they come up to you and gibber something and pucker their little Cheerio size lips for a kiss how can you say no? Other people have no business kissing my babies on the lips though idk where they’ve been.

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I don’t and I yell at anyone who tries to kiss my kid on the lips. It’s a hygiene issue and it especially worries me during flu season.

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I will kiss my baby on the lips once i know ots immune system is resilient enough to fight possible viruses i could be carrying. I had a friend whos uncle had cold sores and he forgot to say etc. and baby got sores on its head and cheeks. So I would say, be cautious of people evem family. They may think " oh were family/same germs" (LOL) but they like strangers can have viruses so.  As for people who find it sexual??? ew. thats just strange.

Kissing YOUR baby on the lips.. is it okay?

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