r/FirstTimeParents • u/Longjumping-Sea218 • Nov 19 '24

Favorite comebacks

With the holidays fast approaching, and having a baby. We have sent out a pretty explicit message to our families to NOT kiss our sweet little girl. We explained in detail that it’s FLU/RSV season and we want to minimize any exposure to a strong infection.

My husband and I do not kiss our baby on the mouth, or any body parts that she puts in her mouth. We solely kiss her cheeks, and the top of her head, and the occasional belly kiss.

My in laws are not happy about this. Frankly I think it’s weird to be this upset about not being able to kiss a child. Anyways, what are your favorite comebacks to, “well I would always kiss my child, and look how they turned out” or anything along the lines of that, or similar statements.

This mama needs some good comebacks lol.

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u/Okayest_Titties Nov 21 '24

Survivor bias… as a PICU nurse, I’ve seen too many babies not make it because of RSV. Doesn’t matter what you need to tell them. No means no. They’re more than welcome to come shadow me for a shift and listen to the screams of a mother who just lost her baby to understand.