So I went to our first baby stay and play session this morning. Eddie is in the 'I want to put…
So I went to our first baby stay and play session this morning. Eddie is in the 'I want to put everything in my mouth' stage, which is exactly what he did. However I was so paranoid about how clean the toys were (they looked perfectly clean) , I was taking them all off him and using sterilising wipes to clean everything. All the other mums were just letting their children have a good chomp, but I was so paranoid.. Is this natural paranoia as a first time mum? Ha i couldn't settle until I'd cleaned everything. But then other babies were coming along and dribbling and standing on the freshly cleaned toys 😂🙈. How do you cope???
Rachael·
I was the same. Specially after we got so Ill with the nurovirus when was a few months old. But I have to talk my self out of freaking out. But if someone’s got. Belly ache they have a bug to me and I start freaking 😬
KShell17·
@rachaellw that's exactly how I feel. All the other mums must have thought I was crazy, wiping every toy 😂.. They were so chilled and relaxed. I was just on edge the whole session. But you never know who are recovering from bugs like you said. Plus just general germs as they were all on a library floor x
Rachael·
@kshelley, I don’t mind the general germs because it helps baby immune system. But I can relate. I ended up with really bad anxiety because of it all so ended up with some prn medication. Try not to let it get to bad. Talk to family and friends about it and specially when you start feeling like that again and they can talk you down xx
KShell17·
@rachaellw oh gosh, I can see how it can cause serious anxiety, sorry to hear yours became so bad.. I feel bad because I wanted Eddie to go and enjoy himself, which is hard if I'm stressing about germs... Ye i was thinking to myself that I'll never take him back there, but maybe I should continue to go, so we both get used to it. Thanks X
Gina·
I was the same and still am! I used to cringe when we went anywhere and she did it! But I used to let her- they have to build up their immune system somehow! I used to make sure I got there first so she got first dibs on the toys😂 and wipe her hands at every opportunity! Xx
Kate Bodell·
Im on my third child and I'm actually suprised i haven't forgotten her somewhere yet 😂 its normal to panic and feel anxious so dont worry. Bit of germs builds the immune system 👍
Francesca Louise ·
Haha that's totally normal u won't care with your second or when little one starts crawling an walking they will be eating mud bugs food of the floor all sorts xx @kshelley