u/Sandturtlefly

At what point do you let grandparents start kissing your baby, if ever? Limited to top of head and toes? Would love to hear your decision and reasoning, and links to any research that supported your reasoning. Additionally, would one grandparent having HSV-1 impact your decision?

As a FTM I’m struggling to let go of never wanting anyone else to kiss our baby (until he’s older and can give consent and has a more established immune system). I’m not sure if this is reasonable or overprotective. I know grandparents will push back because they’ve already been struggling to resist, though they do understand and respect our initial no-kissing boundary.