I don't like strange people coming up and touching my baby, How do you feel about it?

Rebecca - posted on 03/01/2010

i dont like it either itmakes me very uncomfortable..but in hispanic culture we believe that if some1 looks at ur baby n thinks how cute or gives them a compliment of any kind n doesnt touch them that it can make the baby sick i know its weird but alot of my relatives n people i know really think its true so i try n let it bother me because i was raised that way n usually they just touch her head a lil but i carry around sanitizer at all times cuz u never know where peoples hands have been

Jessica - posted on 03/01/2010

I hate, hate, hate it!!! And I ask all friends and family to wash their hands before touching him.
I bought a sign that says "please wash your hands before touching mine." It hangs from infant carriers and strollers. It works wonders !! A lot of times people go in to touch him, see the sign and take their hand back before I had to say anything or they touched him!!

Ashley - posted on 03/01/2010

Asking about my son is ok and all that I mean I love my son and it is great showing him off but I still can't get passed the whole touching him part of it.

Charity - posted on 03/01/2010

i agree with all of you on not wanting strangers to touch your baby. I have a 2 month old baby girl and no matter where i am people come up to me and say aww what a cute baby girl and touch her face and hands and ask if they can hold her and i dont want to be rude but i say no and tell them to not touch her because shes soo young and i dont want her getting sick or anything, so your not the only mother that feels like that..i think we all go through that with our children

Tracy - posted on 03/01/2010

No, your not the only one. There are way to many germs out there for strangers to come up and try and touch your baby. The first place a baby puts their hands is in their mouth. I stop them before they even get to that point and tell them GERMS! Lol!

Janina - posted on 03/01/2010

oohh i know the feeling! i dont mind people stopping and looking at her, and giving compliments, its lovely to hear! but do not touch!!! just last thursday i had this woman all over my daughter, at first the "wow shes soo pretty, looks like a doll etc etc" was said, which was ok. but then all of a sudden she was right in her face!!! "i bet i can make her smile" and started making these clicking noises, and stroking her cheeks (she had greasy burger fingers eewwww!!) i was like "oohh ok, hehe... ok...." **what do i do??! what do i do???!**. she then!! put both hands out to take my daughter out of my arms!!!! i said "ahh, excuse me what are you doing?" she said "oh, i was going to pick her up and see if i can make her smile". i stood up, and said "im sorry, but i do not appreciate you trying to pick her up, she does not know who you are, i do not know who you are, and i find it very rude that you would be so demanding." and walked away. my heart was beating soo hard!! but, what a crazy woman!!!
i suggest to just simply say, "im sorry, but u can look and not touch". your his mum, and u r boss! :D

Lakeisha - posted on 02/28/2010

that's not wrong at all. with all the stuff going around, people should know better than to just try to touch your baby. Thats a good way to get ur hand slapped.

Sheena - posted on 02/28/2010

I love it when people say something about my kids or come up and ask about them....They are my pride and joy and I love showing them off...Now I agree with not wanting someone to touch my infant if they don't look like they're clean or look like they may have some illness but I didn't take my kids out when they were infants unless I absolutely had to and they were bundled and covered so no one could see them. If someone came up to my kids and they looked sick or dirty I would just politely tell them not to get to close for the kids sake. But I also was raised in a large family and was taught dirt is dirt and you can't shelter your kids from everything so don't make a big deal of it or you will teach your children something you could regret later. But of course everyone has their own way of raising their kids, I have 3 and my oldest is 10 so I've seen my share of weird things people do when they get around little ones. I keep my distance from someone elses little one but I am one to ask how old or make a comment on how cute they may be. I hope this wasn't to blunt but I have a family member that use to make a big deal of a lot of things and now her oldest does the same thing and she hates it.

Sarah - posted on 02/28/2010

NO NOT AT ALL!!!
As you said these people are strangers. and with how poeple are these days i would never take the risk

Nicole - posted on 02/28/2010

OMG i totally know what u r talking about , i used to have to take the bus and these ppl would just touch my newborn girl. i was like do i know u and where the hell have your hands been. I dont like to say things to ppl normally but when it comes to your kids i think you should if its harmless like on the arm or something i try to let it slide but if their making my child uncomfortable ot touching somewhere like their face i stop it right there.

Nicole - posted on 02/28/2010

You're not the only one who feels that way. I remember when my son was first born and I had to take him to the store with me. I couldn't go 5 minutes without someone coming up and wanting to touch him and ask my questions. I don't mind the compliments or anything, but even to this day people still come up and touch him. I don't feel comfortable with strangers touching him or even family members who are sick. Don't feel bad if you don't want someone not touching your son especially a stranger.

Ashley - posted on 02/28/2010

No way! Its your baby, you tell them not to touch!! I sometimes had to push people away from my son because everybody thinks they have to touch a baby. NOT TRUE! Tell don't touch! I even made a laminated sign that said "Do Not Touch My hands, face, etc!!" and hung it from a toy in his carseat. Its for your childs safety! You don't know them, where they've been, or the sick people they have been around! Just face it, sometimes, you gotta be blunt with some people to get the message across! And don't be afraid to say what you feel. just make sure to smile when your saying it!! lol :)

Natalie - posted on 02/28/2010

I feel the exact same way. I had to be rude to a couple of people because they were coughing and tried to touch my son and at the time the H1N1 was a major threat in my area. I was waiting for my sister to get her eyebrows waxed at wal mart and i was waiting in the salon and this woman and her two teenage kids were trying to get into his face and i kept moving the cart but she kept moving with him and it was really making me uncomfortable so i asked her to move away from him and she didnt so i just said please get away from my son, she didnt like that very much but when it comes to the safety of my son i could care less what people think, even though i try to be polite sometimes you just have to tell them point blank

Jessica - posted on 02/28/2010

oh it happens to me to and it drives me crazy on time i was in walmart and some lady who had scabs all up and down her arms came up to my son who was maby 2 months at the time and put her hands on his head and moved his head so she can see him better. i didnt know what to say i dont want to be mean but i dont really like strange people touching him. i have had people compleatly turn around in the middle of the isle just to look at my baby. ya im right with ya i don't like it eather

Flora - posted on 02/28/2010

no i feel the same way, fine if they wanna look at my daughter but please dont touch!! also weird when strangers ask me about my breastfeeding, i get that they care and stuff but talking about my tits to a stranger just dosent seem right. some people have no boundries.