After DS spent 4 weeks in the NICU, came home for a day and went back to the hospital for two more weeks, we had a rule if you wanted to hold the baby, you had to wash your hands or use sanitizer.
Yes, DS has eaten dirt, stuck rocks, leaves and sponges up his nose. He's found ABC gum on the playground and licked the counter at Kohls department store -- bleah! But I don't know where your hands have been...
DH's aunt once made a comments when we were doing nebs and CPT and DS (was a baby) was crying that "gee he was high maintenance" and laughed. Thought it was a huge joke and everyone should laugh with her. I've heard from others that I send DS to daycare, so I shouldn't care if they wash hands or not -- gee, I know of one great uncle who never washes his hands after going to the bathroom, my FIL has chronic sinus infections and a nasty hanky and another great uncle is prone to skin infections that never seem to go away. So when DS was a teeny tiny baby with a developing immune system AND spent the first 6 weeks plus of life in the hospital on IV ABX, darn right if we were a little extra vigilant.
The comment that gets me is whenever we're traveling somewhere with my in-laws. My FIL comments about us having too much stuff. Gee, should we leave the vest behind, the cooler with meds, the nebulizer?
Yes, DS has eaten dirt, stuck rocks, leaves and sponges up his nose. He's found ABC gum on the playground and licked the counter at Kohls department store -- bleah! But I don't know where your hands have been...
DH's aunt once made a comments when we were doing nebs and CPT and DS (was a baby) was crying that "gee he was high maintenance" and laughed. Thought it was a huge joke and everyone should laugh with her. I've heard from others that I send DS to daycare, so I shouldn't care if they wash hands or not -- gee, I know of one great uncle who never washes his hands after going to the bathroom, my FIL has chronic sinus infections and a nasty hanky and another great uncle is prone to skin infections that never seem to go away. So when DS was a teeny tiny baby with a developing immune system AND spent the first 6 weeks plus of life in the hospital on IV ABX, darn right if we were a little extra vigilant.
The comment that gets me is whenever we're traveling somewhere with my in-laws. My FIL comments about us having too much stuff. Gee, should we leave the vest behind, the cooler with meds, the nebulizer?