My baby is teething and will chew on anything within her reach. She especially likes to chew on people's fingers if they will let her. My friend and her husband let my baby chew on their fingers. I don't let her chew on mine and I wash my hands 10 million times a day. I think this is gross and I'm pretty upset when I catch it. I just smile and draw the baby's attention to something different. Any other mothers experienced this? How do you feel about it?
2007-05-09 17:14:11 · 18 answers · asked by af 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Thats gross. My baby is still new so I havent experienced that and for my friend and familys sake I hope I never do. My big thing is I dont like it when other people kiss my baby
2007-05-09 18:08:29 · answer #1 · answered by Oops! 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, that happened to me a lot. Why do people think its ok to stick their fingers in a baby's mouth? So many germs!Sometimes people who don't have kids don't realize that this is not a good thing. I did the same thing as you, distraction. A toy to chew on, frozen ice packs, etc. Do whatever to get their hands out of there. Hang in there, it will go away after time. Especially when your baby can bite them, that hurts! You can always talk to your friend, you never know, she may not know its wrong. Good luck!
2007-05-09 18:01:46 · answer #2 · answered by mysticgoon 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, and it totally grossed me out!! If I saw them starting to offer their fingers, I would just politely take the baby away and give her a toy to chew on. I would never stick my fingers in someone else's baby's mouth, and I wash my hands frequently. Don't be afraid to just tell them "please wash your hands first" or "Let's give her a toy instead." I'd rather have someone get a little offended for a minute than have my kid get sick for a week. Also, I hated when people would kiss her on the mouth. I finally just started telling people "Not on the mouth please, try the cheek!", and surprisingly people were nice about it. Some people just don't think about germs I guess.
2007-05-09 18:21:15 · answer #3 · answered by Lindsay M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that's kind of rude, because you really have no way of knowing how clean their hands are. They should just let her chew on her own fingers rather than theirs. It's different if it's you that she's chewing on - you know whether or not your hands are squeaky clean. I often offer my 3 month old daughter her pacifier when others are holding her and she's getting into the whole chewing routine. Maybe that would help, if she uses one.
2007-05-09 17:58:01 · answer #4 · answered by tiredbutwiredlove 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am 35 weeks pregnant with my first child, so I have not experienced it with my own child yet. But I have seen my friends do this with their kid or seen people do it with other kids. Personally, I would let my child do this with my finger if I had just washed my hands. But I would not want anyone else sticking their fingers in my baby's mouth. I would be upset because it is spreading germs. Let them know this bothers you. Just tell them you are not being rude, but you just don't wanna take any chances of spreading any kind of germs to your baby. I am sure they will understand.
2007-05-09 17:54:20 · answer #5 · answered by Baby Boy # 2 on the way 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yuck, that is gross my husbands aunt tried that and i told her no we don't let him chew on anyone but our fingers, i know its rude but you don't know where there hands have been. you need to stick up for your baby and say hell no don't put your nasty fingers in my kids mouth. he could get sick i don't know were your hands have been, i know it sounds mean but i used to be like you and pretend not to care until my son got thrush, its like a rash in there mouth. and the doc told me it was from something he put in his mouth, and the night before he had a finger in his mouth. they could have coughed and covered there mouth with there hands and forgot about it then he could get sick. hands are what Carry's most germs tell them if he wants to suck something he has his own fingers and a pacifier and bottles he don't need your dirty grubby hands YUCK!!!
i hope this helped you. just say no Hun ,and if they don't like it then they don't need to play with your baby that is just to bad. the baby always comes first. good luck don't worry they wont be to mad. and if your scared to say something then make your hubby do it lol
oh also on the news a few weeks ago it was telling that so many people don't even wash there hands right and don't get rid of half the germs
2007-05-09 18:11:16 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that this is disgusting. I have seen parents stick their dirty fingers in newborns mouth to soothe them and it disgusts me. I would really be mad if a friend did this. I have also seen parents actually put a child's pacifier in their mouth to supposedly clean it off. Dont people realize how many germs are on our hands just from daily things. Not to mention who knows the number of adults that dont wash their hand after using the restroom, I have seen this many time too. Stick to a teething ring and let your friend know that you dont think that this is appropriate.
2007-05-09 18:08:23 · answer #7 · answered by mom of twins 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I let my 5 month old baby chew on my fingers, but I know where they've been. If a stranger did it, or someone whom I hadn't witnessed washing their hands I'd probably just be a little passive aggressive and say to the baby "ohhh, get that finger out of your mouth, silly."
2007-05-09 18:00:35 · answer #8 · answered by Heather Y 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I agree! I watch the shows about how many germs people have on them, and friends or perfect strangers make no difference to germs. People might say you're over-reacting and "kids get germs", but I say its your baby...if she gets sick its not their problem, its yours. You'll be the one to have to carry her around while she screams with a fever all night which is very scary, and take her to the docter to get medicine. Don't be afraid to ask your friends to please not do that. You're not alone, I won't even let people touch my 4 month old until I've seen them wash their hands!
Always keep a teether close by, and very candidly hand it to them and say, "She likes this much better, can you help her hold it?" Then you don't have to worry about your friends getting offended.
2007-05-09 17:57:13 · answer #9 · answered by boo kitty 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
wel first thing i think that gross that the kid parents allowing thier own child sucking on their dirty fingers. why they didnt even think about that the baby can get sick by some many germs out there . next time you should let the baby suck on a milk bottle instead ot some safely baby treats such as cookies, crackers . my friends never do that to their kids at all. no never happend to me before
2007-05-09 18:20:38 · answer #10 · answered by statecalifornia2009 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋