https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 08 Apr 2026 03:23:33 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-sanitize-things-before-you-use-them#post-72547 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:52:06 +0000 chopsuey 72547@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do. I carry Babyganics sanitizing wipes with me and clean tables, seats on the plane, etc.. any where my LO can touch. Omg. I had to go through literally 10 wipes in the airplane. The seat in front of us (just the top part) was FILTHY. lots and lots of dirt. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-sanitize-things-before-you-use-them#post-72512 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:33:00 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 72512@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't. I wash my hands often enough that I don't think it's necessary. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-sanitize-things-before-you-use-them#post-72454 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:54:07 +0000 mrstilly 72454@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't wipe things down either. At restaurants or with shopping carts, I'll lay a blanket over the part DS is likely to touch, but I don't worry too much. I wash my hands and that's about it. I'm not too worried about DS since overall he is healthy. DH and I grew up on farms, and only washed our hands before eating, so we were exposed to everything and were very healthy kids. </p> <p>I do sanitize things before we use them the first time - bottles, pacifiers, etc... - but otherwise I just wash things when they are dirty with soapy water. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-sanitize-things-before-you-use-them#post-72453 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:54:00 +0000 Mrs. Bee 72453@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>no i just wash my hands frequently, and try to wipe high germ areas like the keyboard and doorknobs regularly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-sanitize-things-before-you-use-them#post-72449 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:52:47 +0000 theknest 72449@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not really. I think some exposure to germs is a good thing. </p> <p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hygiene_hypothesis" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hygiene_hypothesis</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-sanitize-things-before-you-use-them#post-72422 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:19:51 +0000 Lozza 72422@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nah, we really don't worry about it at all. (Except for extremes- if DS's pacifier falls on the floor of the platform while we're waiting for the metro, that gets washed off...) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-sanitize-things-before-you-use-them#post-72417 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:15:49 +0000 banana 72417@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Similar to @cyndistar3: We'll only wipe things down if they're dirty and don't go out of our way to sanitize everything for our LO. The first 6 months, yes, we sanitized as much as possible. But after that we just wiped with a damp cloth or baby wipes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-sanitize-things-before-you-use-them#post-72394 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:50:48 +0000 cyndistar3 72394@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, I only wipe things down if they are obviously dirty. I don't really try super hard to protect lo from germs either, we both have great immune systems and almost never get sick. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-sanitize-things-before-you-use-them#post-72389 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:46:23 +0000 heffalump 72389@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't. I feel like we touch everything that others touch, and if to make sure everything's clean I'd have to wear gloves or not touch door knobs. It's just not possible. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-sanitize-things-before-you-use-them#post-72372 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:22:51 +0000 mrsjyw 72372@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH carries santi-wipes for when we dine out. While we can sanitize objects, we can most definitely sanitize our hands before and after... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-sanitize-things-before-you-use-them#post-72370 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:22:17 +0000 aunt pol 72370@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't, and it's really something I think you're better off being relaxed about. I heard an immunologist on the radio a while back, and she said the healthiest kids are the ones who were rooting around putting everything in their mouths- its like an evolutionary mechanism to familiarise their system with the local germs through the safest entry. Think about all the acid in the average stomach- it does kill lots of germs all the time, it's only the big scary ones that get through. There's a saying here that a dirty child is a happy child- usually referring to kids playing outside and coming in covered in mud etc. I've always been relaxed about this stuff- except with obviously risky things like raw chicken etc- and I very rarely get sick at all. Haven't taken an antibiotic in years. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-sanitize-things-before-you-use-them#post-72353 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:12:55 +0000 Bao 72353@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't wipe things down, but I sanitize my hands after touching carts, gas pumps, door handles, money...DH thinks I'm a weirdo but if you think about all the people that touch that stuff. gag. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-sanitize-things-before-you-use-them#post-72352 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:10:28 +0000 Maysprout 72352@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do the same as andrea. If it's obviously dirty I'll wipe it down and tend to be a bit more cautious if there's a bug going around but other than that I don't worry about a little exposure here and there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-sanitize-things-before-you-use-them#post-72348 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:06:23 +0000 mediagirl 72348@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am so bad about it. I wash my hands, that's about all I sanitize!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-sanitize-things-before-you-use-them#post-72347 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:06:23 +0000 Andrea 72347@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, I don't. I don't get sick a lot and want the germ exposure to keep my immune system strong. But if something is obviously dirty then I will wipe. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-sanitize-things-before-you-use-them#post-72344 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:01:27 +0000 lilteacherbee 72344@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! Because I'm a teacher, I feel the need to sanitize everything at work. The habit has started at home too! I get sick a lot because I work with little kids, so I want to do what I can to minimize that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-sanitize-things-before-you-use-them#post-72332 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:46:07 +0000 sulli301 72332@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Do you sanitize tables at restaurants? Computer keyboards others have used? Your phone? Armrests?</p> <p>I find myself using my sanitizing wipes EVERYWHERE! I get really freaked out by germs, even though I know they are still going to get to me I do my best to keep them away from me (&amp; LO!) </p>