re: Preemies and germs

<blockquote><b>Quoting M A M A of ♥ N E:</b>" The skype idea is good so she can get stuff ahead of time & than maybe throw her a welcome home party once she's out for a few more things  "</blockquote>

Yeah people will just have to come see her in our home I guess if they wanna meet her once she's home. I'm not gonna worry about appeasing everyone else over my baby's health.

Limit visits even when home.people can wait its not worth a sick baby

<blockquote><b>Quoting Mary Stickles:</b>" Limit visits even when home.people can wait its not worth a sick baby"</blockquote>


I'm fairly certain no one will come. I've been in the hospital 2 weeks now and not one visitor besides my parents and SO and dd. all our family lives over an hour away and friends at least 1/2 hr. I doubt anyone will come.

Quoting lolajessup:" <blockquote><b>Quoting Mary Stickles:</b>" Limit visits even when home.people can wait ... [snip!] ... besides my parents and SO and dd. all our family lives over an hour away and friends at least 1/2 hr. I doubt anyone will come."

With Malachi, no one came to see me when I had him, only my brother and SIL "stopped" by on their way into town to see him briefly. Everyone refused to have a "welcome baby" party, since he was born healthy and I needed a ton of boy clothes since my last boy was 6 years prior.

I ended up sending my MIL to the $1 sale for me to get extra things. And just bunked down at home.

I had one visitor.

And then I heard that my pastor went to see someone else from our church after they had their baby, and it was their 3rd too. But nope, no one came to see us at all.

So yeah...oh well though.

<blockquote><b>Quoting TheCoopersKnitWitch:</b>" With Malachi, no one came to see me when I had him, only my brother and SIL "stopped" by on their way ... [snip!] ... church after they had their baby, and it was their 3rd too. But nope, no one came to see us at all. So yeah...oh well though."</blockquote>

  Awwe I would've came mama  

Quoting lolajessup:" <blockquote><b>Quoting TheCoopersKnitWitch:</b>" With Malachi, no one came to see ... [snip!] ... too. But nope, no one came to see us at all. So yeah...oh well though."</blockquote>   Awwe I would've came mama  "

It's ok, I understood. Plus I mean I did have him New Years Eve.

I mostly have been glad to see you posting. I haven't heard from you and have been worried about you!

i want that baby to stay put!

<blockquote><b>Quoting TheCoopersKnitWitch:</b>" I mostly have been glad to see you posting. I haven't heard from you and have been worried about you! i want that baby to stay put!"</blockquote>


Yeah I'm still around. I have to switch rooms tomorrow back to the high risk side   Waaah. I'm so sad. I like my room. The other ones is gonna suck. It's not as nice and not as big and doesn't even have a shower. I have to use a community one  

<blockquote><b>Quoting TheCoopersKnitWitch:</b>" It's ok, I understood. Plus I mean I did have him New Years Eve. "</blockquote>

Someday when we move back to WA I'll come visit you all the time  

Quoting lolajessup:" <blockquote><b>Quoting TheCoopersKnitWitch:</b>" It's ok, I understood. Plus I mean ... [snip!] ... I mean I did have him New Years Eve. "</blockquote> Someday when we move back to WA I'll come visit you all the time  "

I need more friends here....for some reason women and me, just don't get along, I've never figured this out and always just chalked it up to not meeting the right women yet! LOL!

Plus I'm scared, Jacob went through a really long phase of just beating the crap out of people, and it scared a lot of people away, because they didn't understand him and what was wrong with him.

Of course today, now we have the opposite problem, he's the docile one and Nat's the beater, well just on him. She bit his forehead today, and left a mark.

<blockquote><b>Quoting TheCoopersKnitWitch:</b>" I need more friends here....for some reason women and me, just don't get along, I've never figured this ... [snip!] ... the opposite problem, he's the docile one and Nat's the beater, well just on him. She bit his forehead today, and left a mark."</blockquote>


Awwe   no I totally understand. Too bad I didn't know you when we lived there. We didn't live close but I would have came up there. I had a couple moms I met on here but they were eh. I don't have any friends here really. There's a couple friends from hs but they just don't understand my life since they dont have kids. It's hard. And the ones that do have kids don't have time. So it's hard.

Not sure how preemie your baby is, but my son was born at 36+2 and that night in the hospital he met his mommy, daddy, and both maternal and parternal grandparents. The next day they all visited again, plus he met a friend of mine and his aunt. We had to take him to the hospital for blood work two days after we went home and we took him grocery shopping a few days after that. We took him to a family party (probably 50 people or more) at like 2 weeks old.

Basically, what I am saying is we have exposed him to A LOT of germs. We don't boil anything and don't make anyone wash his their hands (unless they've gone to the bathroom, touched raw meet, or anything else REALLY dirty). He's pretty sturdy. Knock on wood of course. He will be 6 weeks old tomorrow.

Quoting Erin Berlin:" Not sure how preemie your baby is, but my son was born at 36+2 and that night in the hospital he met ... [snip!] ... touched raw meet, or anything else REALLY dirty). He's pretty sturdy. Knock on wood of course. He will be 6 weeks old tomorrow."

I really depends on the baby though and the season.

8 weeks is when my daughter crashed with RSV and pneumonia, since she wasn't really a preemie, we thought she was sturdy enough to be ok. I mean no one really thinks their kid is going to get it.

You also have to take into consideration, do you have an older child in school, that really ups it too. Going the grocery store and family's houses once or twice isn't going to make much of a difference if your keeping him in a car seat, people are washing their hands etc...

But a child in school comes home every day with germs of tons of people. And I believe that's how my daughter got sick. Plus the cold and flu season was horrible that year. My mother in law had a cold for over a month.

This season has also been reported as one of the worst for flu. And colds are bad this year too.

It's up to you what you do with your baby, but I obviously learned my lesson. Even if I have another 37 weeker, if the cold and flu season is bad, we're not leaving for like a month or 2 until it's over. Having your child not be able to breath, crying because they're hungry and they just want to nurse, and being hospitalized for 8 days is not worth you taking them out.