https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 07 Apr 2026 09:07:39 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-to-wait-after-illness-to-visit-friend-with-newborn#post-2020946 Mon, 12 Jan 2015 18:35:12 +0000 littlejoy 2020946@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Absolutely. I would wait until all symptoms (including any kind of drainage or cough) was gone!! As a mom, you have to worry about so much in the early days, I'd expect my friends would only come over if they were feeling 100%. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-to-wait-after-illness-to-visit-friend-with-newborn#post-2020895 Mon, 12 Jan 2015 17:58:24 +0000 winniebee 2020895@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>24 hours symptom free. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-to-wait-after-illness-to-visit-friend-with-newborn#post-2020878 Mon, 12 Jan 2015 17:40:59 +0000 Anya 2020878@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd wait until all symptoms are 100% gone. Sometimes it takes a while to kick the cough, and even if I know I'm not contagious anymore, I feel bad displaying any kind of symptoms that might make the parents worried. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-to-wait-after-illness-to-visit-friend-with-newborn#post-2020863 Mon, 12 Jan 2015 17:26:07 +0000 youboots 2020863@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would probably wait a week or more. But I don't have kids, so I may be an alarmist. There has been some nasty stuff going around here. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-to-wait-after-illness-to-visit-friend-with-newborn#post-2020850 Mon, 12 Jan 2015 17:17:46 +0000 Corduroy 2020850@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would wait until all the symptoms are gone. The new parents will appreciate it. </p> <p>There's nothing like the death glare that a new mom gives someone that coughs or sneezes in the presence of a newborn. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-to-wait-after-illness-to-visit-friend-with-newborn#post-2020813 Mon, 12 Jan 2015 16:46:54 +0000 blackbird 2020813@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Man i've had a cold since November :bummed: Hopefully you feel better in a week! it's hard to tell what's a cold and what's just winter sniffles that won't go away </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-to-wait-after-illness-to-visit-friend-with-newborn#post-2020759 Mon, 12 Jan 2015 16:08:20 +0000 FannyMae 2020759@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd totally wait a week out of paranoia. Nobody wants to be the guy that got the baby sick! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-to-wait-after-illness-to-visit-friend-with-newborn#post-2020715 Mon, 12 Jan 2015 15:47:23 +0000 mrsjyw 2020715@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd wait til all symptoms are gone for at least a day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-to-wait-after-illness-to-visit-friend-with-newborn#post-2020710 Mon, 12 Jan 2015 15:42:51 +0000 Smurfette 2020710@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have had a slight stuffy nose for two weeks now and I still won't go. Hopefully this weekend it will be gone so I can go see my friend's new LO. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-to-wait-after-illness-to-visit-friend-with-newborn#post-2020706 Mon, 12 Jan 2015 15:41:20 +0000 LAZB 2020706@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Definitely wait! It is not worth the risk. Newborns don't have an immune system, and even a normal cold can be deadly, so unless you're 100%, don't risk it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-to-wait-after-illness-to-visit-friend-with-newborn#post-2020695 Mon, 12 Jan 2015 15:34:52 +0000 FliegepilzHut 2020695@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: I would definitely err on the side of caution...as in feeling 100%, like you said, even if it means waiting another week. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-to-wait-after-illness-to-visit-friend-with-newborn#post-2020691 Mon, 12 Jan 2015 15:33:01 +0000 Mrs. Lion 2020691@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would say 24 hours symptom free just to be safe! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-to-wait-after-illness-to-visit-friend-with-newborn#post-2020688 Mon, 12 Jan 2015 15:31:40 +0000 sapphire 2020688@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Agreed, I wouldn't go over until all symptoms were completely resolved. Your friend won't be thankful for your visit if you get her LO sick! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-to-wait-after-illness-to-visit-friend-with-newborn#post-2020686 Mon, 12 Jan 2015 15:30:15 +0000 LuLu Mom 2020686@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would wait until I feel 100% better + 2 days, just to be sure. I wouldn't want to risk being the "spreader" of germs or getting the baby (or momma) sick! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-to-wait-after-illness-to-visit-friend-with-newborn#post-2020680 Mon, 12 Jan 2015 15:26:53 +0000 mediagirl 2020680@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If you had a bad cold, how long would you wait after you started feeling better to go visit a friend and her newborn? I'm thinking of waiting until all of my symptoms are gone and I feel 100% better, even if it means waiting another week... </p>