How to stop parents and in laws from kissing baby.
FTM 21weeks along. Recently had my fetal assessment scan and baby is doing great. My partner wasn’t able to come so my mom accompanied me. During the visit the doc made a side comment on no one kissing baby in the first 2 months.
Now my partner and I are already fully on board with this. We have done our research and know the dangers.
When we left the clinic my mother scoffed and commented that not being allowed to kiss a baby was never a thing in her day. I reminded her that my nephew got sick at 2 weeks old and had a bad infection after one of the grandparents unknowingly kissed him while the had a cold sore.
My mum was silent at this but I know she doesn’t agree with this.
I also know that my mother in law refused to listen to my brother in law and his wife with their newborn last year and they had fights with her when they caught her kissing the baby. She’s already going to be angry at us because we are fully vaccinating our baby.
I don’t want to refuse them to see my kid when he is born until 3 months old but if they don’t completely agree not to kiss him then I’m going to put my foot down and piss of both grandparents.
How did you guys instill boundaries?