A mom of a 4-month-old baby gave a friend permission to hold her baby, but was shocked at what happened next.
After the friend gave the baby a kiss on the cheek, the mother said in the U.K. online forum Mumsnet that she was taken aback by the action, wondering why someone would kiss another person’s baby.
The woman writes that she wiped the baby’s face when the friend left, but that she was “feeling quite upset about her inconsiderate behavior” in putting her baby’s “health at risk.”
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She mentions that the baby was then “fussy,” and expressed her worry for the baby’s health.
“Baby has all her vaccines so far,” the mother mentioned before asking other members of the forum what she should do and say to the visitor, as well as others in the future.
The mother added an additional note in the comment section stating, “We as a family haven’t kissed the baby on their face so far.”
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Below the post, a poll asks users to select their answer to the question, ‘Am I being unreasonable?’ 2958 people had voted as of Feb. 12, 96% answering “You are being unreasonable,” and 4% saying “You are NOT being unreasonable.”
The responses to the post well represented the poll results as many users agreed that the mom’s reaction was out of hand.
“Unless your friend has some terrible contagious disease, you are overreacting,” one user wrote. Others chimed in by simply saying “Bonkers” and “Agree. Overreaction.”
Many people were shocked at the fact that the mom hadn’t kissed the child herself yet.
“Wait… you haven’t kissed your own 4-month-old baby on the face yet? Seriously… WTF?” a forum member commented.
One user answered the worried mom’s question, saying “A friend shouldn’t kiss your baby on the mouth, or be all over them if they are sick, but if they are fine and well a kiss on the cheek is absolutely not an issue.” She then added, “Your baby wasn’t fussy in the night from a kiss on the cheek.”
In a lighter tone, a commenter said “Gently, your baby will be absolutely fine and I think it’s lovely that others adore your child,” adding, “if you don’t want others to kiss your child, say so.”
To this comment, the mom responded back by saying, “Thank you so much for your kindness. I will tell the people gently, I fear they might get upset but I need to prioritize my baby’s wellbeing.”