When can visitors touch your baby?

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I have a feeling a lot of friends an family are going to try to visit the baby and I and I really don't want anyone touching him at first. But I don't know how long is usual to keep visitors from touching/carrying the newborn. Any comments or explainations are appreciated

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No vax, no visit for us. Whooping cough was rampant in my community last year and I won't be having that anywhere near my baby if I can avoid it. No touching of hands or face until likely 1-2 weeks old so baby can develop some immunity from colostrum

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As long as they aren't sick and wash their hands, anytime is fine. My friends and family held the baby in the hospital, no biggie. It's more you being protective than any harm towards baby.

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????? Iv never had anyone wait every baby iv visited in the hospital was held and passed around by their new family as soon as they washed there hands though the baby is swaddled no one really like seriously "touched" the baby. But I don't see why you would need to wait. As long as no one sick comes to meet them and everyone washes their hands. :)

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We requested everyone get their whooping cough vaccine before being around her because the pediatrician advised it, but admitted all we could do was ask and hope they would respect our wishes. We weren't going to be checking record or anything crazy. Other than that we ask people to wash their hands and not be sick at all but didn't put a time on when people could hold her. Family and friends that visited in the hospital were offered the chance to hold her right away.

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Keep a large pump bottle of hand sanitizer handy and ask ppl to wash up before holding your baby. They should understand :)

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My daughter is 2 weeks old, and I haven't invited any friends over to visit her yet. Family, unfortunately is inevitable. I'm tired and I'm definitely not in the mood to entertain, but for my Vietnamese culture and family, they don't even call/ask to visit, they just show up. Lol BUT if I could, I would've liked to wait until she's at least a month old.

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For those who are choosing/asking people to get vaccinated for things please know that some vaccines can shed and those people should not be around a baby or those with compromised immune systems. This information is listed in every vaccine insert and a doctor should be able to tell you the ones to not have when others will be around your baby.

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For me it's less about the germs and more about the fact this is my first, I'm going to be tired, and I am going to be breastfeeding. So visitors in the hospital are going to be limited so my husband and I can have some time to adjust from being a family of two to a family of three.
Other than that, his uncle told the in laws to get their TDAP if they are going to spend any significant amount of time around the baby, that whooping cough is terrible on an infant and it's not uncommon, I think they'll listen to him because that's his job is dealing with communicable diseases. But as long as they wash their hands, why not give them a chance to bond with the baby.

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As long people aren't sick and coughing everywhere they are more than welcome to hold my baby. I probably need to pee or shower or nap anyway.  😉
On a serious note... You let people hold your baby when you are ready.  My friend wouldn't let anybody hold her daughter unless they had their whooping cough vaccination.

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I only get 2 weeks paid off, and then taking 2 weeks unpaid.

After lookint up vaccines a bit it seems 6w is earliest i can ask my doctor to give her the first round of most of them.

So looking at it, for me having family visit vs people at gymnastics, prep, and dance studio since she will be at work with me, family is the least of my concerns.

When can visitors touch your baby?

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