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All new moms are warned about the dangers of germs when it comes to their newborn babies.
We're told to get flu shots; make sure everyone who touches baby washes his or her hands first; and to avoid taking newborns to church, restaurants, the mall or anywhere he's in danger of catching a cold,flu or worse.
But this year, the threat of swine flu has everyone on infection-control overdrive, and, as a Utah ABC news station reports, some moms are taking germ control to the max.
One Utah mom keeps people from touching her newborn triplets with Hands off Baby stop signs that can be hung from infant carriers warning, "Wash hands before touching baby."
Germ-phobes can also buy don't-touch-me bibs, onesies, T-shirts and more, in hopes of keeping baby-loving strangers from getting too close.
Would you buy any of these stop signs?
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We're told to get flu shots; make sure everyone who touches baby washes his or her hands first; and to avoid taking newborns to church, restaurants, the mall or anywhere he's in danger of catching a cold,flu or worse.
But this year, the threat of swine flu has everyone on infection-control overdrive, and, as a Utah ABC news station reports, some moms are taking germ control to the max.
One Utah mom keeps people from touching her newborn triplets with Hands off Baby stop signs that can be hung from infant carriers warning, "Wash hands before touching baby."
Germ-phobes can also buy don't-touch-me bibs, onesies, T-shirts and more, in hopes of keeping baby-loving strangers from getting too close.
Would you buy any of these stop signs?
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ReaderComments (Page 1 of 1)
10-27-2009 @ 11:47AM
Red73 said...I just posted on the truuconfessions site about how freaked out I am about the germs and my newborn, I got a lot of "me too's" so a lot of other mothers are concerned as well. I don't know about the t-shirts and bibs but the sign for the baby carrier is a great idea.
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10-28-2009 @ 12:07PM
Lauren said...I hope you all know that bacteria are everywhere and there is no way to rid yourself of all of them. Also, only 10% of known microorganisms have the abiltiy to cause disease and there are plenty of mircrobiota located in and on your body as we speak. So yeah, I don't care that your baby has a "don't touch me" shirt on, I wouldn't want to touch it anyways.
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11-04-2009 @ 10:00AM
corrine said...By "infant carrier" you mean car seat right? Honestly, vaccine debate aside, the best protection is leaving the carseat in the car where it belongs and carrying your baby close in a sling:
"Carrying your baby close in a sling discourages well meaning adults and children from touching your little one and passing along germs. Most people are reluctant to invade an adult's personal space to touch a baby in a sling which is not the case with strollers. You can protect your baby from colds and flu viruses like the h1n1 by using a baby sling or carrier when out in public...Says one smart mama: "Wear the baby in a sling and you'll get plenty of "oh how adorable" but no touching. If I put either of my sons in a stroller people would touch them freely but no one would if they were in a sling"."
In the interest of full disclosure, the quote above is from my commercial website. That said, I personally don't care what brand of carrier you use, although the ones that keep baby facing directly out probably won't discourage touchy-feely adults as well as a baby naturally positioned; facing inward, in a cradle carry or on a parent's hip or back.
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12-21-2009 @ 11:14PM
Bren Thomas said...Those signs look really cheap...I've seen better ones on http://www.mamabears.com. Instead of "wash your hands" their message is "don't touch" but they say it in a cute way too.
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4-11-2011 @ 1:28AM
nak said...I definitely would buy the stop sign. check out gomamastore.com or stopdonottouchbaby.com
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4-20-2011 @ 7:41PM
naksck said...It's www.gomamastore.com or www.stopdonottouchbaby.com