https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:06:34 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wipe-offclean-library-books#post-2104673 Wed, 11 Mar 2015 21:29:33 +0000 sarac 2104673@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No. I'm a big believer in the hygiene hypothesis. I want more casual exposure to germs, not less. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wipe-offclean-library-books#post-2104642 Wed, 11 Mar 2015 21:01:33 +0000 mediagirl 2104642@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Uh, no. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wipe-offclean-library-books#post-2104639 Wed, 11 Mar 2015 20:58:53 +0000 dolphin 2104639@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We actually haven't checked out any library books yet if I did I would wipe them down. I'm a germaphobe too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wipe-offclean-library-books#post-2104606 Wed, 11 Mar 2015 20:31:42 +0000 Anagram 2104606@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just wash my hands (and LOs!) thoroughly afterward. Kids books definitely have dried slobber and sneeze juice on them at the very least. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wipe-offclean-library-books#post-2104449 Wed, 11 Mar 2015 18:20:17 +0000 ellewoods84 2104449@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We do, but only because LO likes to eat them and lick all over them. But, I am a germaphobe :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wipe-offclean-library-books#post-2104408 Wed, 11 Mar 2015 17:47:38 +0000 Bao 2104408@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Meridian: haha I've done this before with the especially gross looking ones! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wipe-offclean-library-books#post-2104404 Wed, 11 Mar 2015 17:45:50 +0000 Meridian 2104404@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@honeybear: Haha, ok, thank you for reassuring me that I'm not alone :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wipe-offclean-library-books#post-2104307 Wed, 11 Mar 2015 15:58:22 +0000 Foodnerd81 2104307@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used to be grossed out by them a little, and we had so many hand me down books already, so I never brought them home. Now I don't care at all- she's as germy as the rest of them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wipe-offclean-library-books#post-2104288 Wed, 11 Mar 2015 15:53:04 +0000 blackbird 2104288@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Er, no </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wipe-offclean-library-books#post-2104257 Wed, 11 Mar 2015 15:40:07 +0000 Chuckles 2104257@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I only do if there's obviously something gross. We've checked out some board books and they seem to generally look a little dirty overall, so I did wipe those down. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wipe-offclean-library-books#post-2104251 Wed, 11 Mar 2015 15:33:42 +0000 avivoca 2104251@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wipe-offclean-library-books#post-2104201 Wed, 11 Mar 2015 15:08:53 +0000 honeybear 2104201@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You're not alone. </p> <p>I clean the covers and examine the inside pages for crustiness before we read them. We often read in bed, and I have an irrational fear of dried boogers falling on my face. :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wipe-offclean-library-books#post-2104200 Wed, 11 Mar 2015 15:07:53 +0000 autumnlove 2104200@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-wipe-offclean-library-books#post-2104168 Wed, 11 Mar 2015 14:51:36 +0000 Meridian 2104168@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Does anyone wipe/clean library books before reading them with LO?! </p> <p>This is probably a completely ridiculous question! I know I borrowed library books through my early 20s without a second thought. But I'm waaay more of a germaphobe now than I was then! Plus kids are germier, right? haha! </p>