Kissing a baby

cerebus said:
We kissed the boy on the mouth from day one - he has been sick twice now in his 15 months of life. I think you're being paranoid about nothing. There are real things to worry about - like putting them in carseats, keeping them off ledges, not giving them certain foods and so forth - without fretting over trivialities.
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Babies learn so much about life at that age. I'd hate to think that I made the baby scared of human contact by NOT kissing the baby.
 
Germs are a part of life, it's how the baby builds up his/her immune system. If the world were germ free he/she would literally die instantly at the first sign of the common cold.

That together with the mother's breast milk and (when) they start crawling around and putting random objects in their mouth helps them to be happy healthy young toddlers...
 
SiriS

SiriS said:
Dude, get a hobby or something. Get out of the house more often. :)
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Having a hobby or getting out of the house, has NOTHING to do with it..........

According to the Academy of General Dentistry, kissing can transmit up to 500different kinds of germs - including those that cause gum disease. Just one kiss can pass gum disease between a parent and child. YES, KISSING ON THE LIPS CAN transmit germs between adults too, but the CHILDREN are more vulnerable and haven't developed their immune system yet.

The alternative? Kiss your baby on the cheek instead; you don't have to share spit with them to show them that you love them!
 
Jewelbox said:
Having a hobby or getting out of the house, has NOTHING to do with it..........

According to the Academy of General Dentistry, kissing can transmit up to 500different kinds of germs - including those that cause gum disease. Just one kiss can pass gum disease between a parent and child. YES, KISSING ON THE LIPS CAN transmit germs between adults too, but the CHILDREN are more vulnerable and haven't developed their immune system yet.

The alternative? Kiss your baby on the cheek instead; you don't have to share spit with them to show them that you love them!
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Having a hobby or getting out of the house...helps with the OCD. ;)

I was only kidding with you, no offense meant. :)
 
I hope you people never eat the complimentary peanuts on the bar counter.

And I hope you never toucoh the handrail on an escalator. It is STDs all over it.
 
Jewelbox said:
Having a hobby or getting out of the house, has NOTHING to do with it..........

According to the Academy of General Dentistry, kissing can transmit up to 500different kinds of germs - including those that cause gum disease. Just one kiss can pass gum disease between a parent and child. YES, KISSING ON THE LIPS CAN transmit germs between adults too, but the CHILDREN are more vulnerable and haven't developed their immune system yet.

The alternative? Kiss your baby on the cheek instead; you don't have to share spit with them to show them that you love them!
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So you never kiss anyone? Your SO must be really starved for some affection
 
Picard said:
I hope you people never eat the complimentary peanuts on the bar counter.

And I hope you never toucoh the handrail on an escalator. It is STDs all over it.
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lol

You obviously never see them cleaning that stuff before? AFAIK its done daily.

The problem with both of those scenarios is people don't wash their hands after going to the bathroom.

But contracting an STD from touching an escalator handrail? Unless you immediately go touch yourself sexually after doing so I doubt it.

As for the peanuts, I never eat **** like that when it's available to a bunch of drunk people ;) Even finger foods (when served at a public place) I make sure has utensils to pick them up, otherwise I'd use my fingers, however, I'd have the common courtesy not to put anything back I took but didn't eat. That's just weird... plus usually those are served at parties where you're more likely to encounter people you already know so why not.

Watch the YouTube video please, some cursing in there, but I think you guys would get the idea ;)

Back to the OP: I doubt they're swopping spit with the baby by kissing them on the lips unless both parties slobber all over each other and push their tongue in the babies mouth. Then you have a different thing to worry about.

Having said that. I love using this phrase, it's in Afrikaans so I hope you understand it.

Muis... pis uit die peper uit...

Because pepper really burns if you rub it on your private parts (don't ask me how I know that) and you have no business telling the parents what to do or what not to do. If they feel they want to kiss their child on the lips then let them. The only way anyone really learns (and takes advices) is in hindsight, and hindsight is 20/20. All you can then do is "I told you so" which they'll love at that point when their child, without teeth, has gum disease according to you.

Not that anyone doesn't brush their teeth daily (twice/three times a day) like you're suppose to... oh wait? They do?

Technically speaking gum disease through kissing is possible if you're filthy... and kiss another filthy person... that has gum disease... and then just don't brush your teeth at all for a period.... so that it'll sink in...

Germs.... people tend to be more scared of them than the hijacker about to blow their brains out .... but heh... go ahead... live your life like that. You only have 1 so why the hell spoil all the fun with *maybe* getting sick if you don't watch what you touch or eat or do.... because of germs.
 
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