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This has been an idea floating around for a while. My brother and sis in law had a teeshirt airbrushed that said You have germs and I dont want them... Keep you hands to yourself. Or maybe get him a cute little ball cap. Not sure. You said yourself that he needs a haircut maybe just get it trimmed a little. Not sure but I hope it helps!

At church last week a guy that I barely know let my son put his finger in his mouth. At 3 months my son puts everything in his mouth. I wanted to say PLEASE don't touch my sons hands or anything that might go into his mouth. I kept my mouth shut but was really upset. The rest of his body I can handle but it is very annoying anyway you look at it.

I usually carried my daughter in her Snugli when we shopped, because no one will come up and touch the baby when she's strapped to your b___sts. If she was in her carrier, my husband would push the shopping cart, and then no one bothered our baby. I didn't mind that much about the touches, but what drove me nuts is when someone would come up and want to pray over my baby. That happened more than you might think. I always told people, "No thanks, we're atheists."

I have the same problem!!! My boys are 1 and 9 years old. People are always touching them. It p__s me off. Now I give the dirty "Don't touch my child" look. People is finally catching on. Give them "The Stare"...heeeheee...It works every time!!! Damn, its hard having Cute kids.......Take care!!!

It's usually the old ladies that come up to me to touch my son. Very very annoying. I just try not to make eye contact with anyone anymore. I try not to look approachable. I agree with the shirt, hat, and snugli idea. With my next child, I will definitely enforce these ideas. My family doesn't even listen to me when I tell them to wash their hands. My son was a preemie so his lungs aren't like other babies and can catch diseases more. I also say to myself too, I will never touch someone elses baby!! I have to try to me more strict about people touching my son, it's just hard for me to say don't touch him but I've been trying it. The more you say it, the easier it is.

im 27 weeks pregnant and i have a horrible fear of germs and my baby. i always wonder when i see people handling my niece "What have they been touching?!" they could have been petting a dog or something worse. how horrible is that...people really should stay away from my baby unless i give them permission. i don't mind people touching my baby it's just that i dont know when they last washed their hands. i figure i will carry around some travel disinfectant wipes and some hand sanatizer in my purse and diaper bag. we'll see how that goes.

Hi. It's your child, and it's a little human being. Right now, you are his or her voice. If you would not let a stranger touch you, why do you out up with letting them touch your child? I am not trying to sound smart or mean, but you have to do away with 'niceties' if this affects you this bad. This is your child, and you have every right in the world to flat out tell people "do not touch my baby". If their feelings get hurt, oh well. They have a lifetime to get glad. I would not go out and buy fancy things like snuglis (unless you want it) just to keep people's hands off my child. My big, ghetto mouth works just fine. Your child is not a toy for people to come by and touch and play with. You need to just speak up, and give a d__n what someone thinks about you afterwards.

I am preg with #2. When I had my daughter I just told them please dont touch her. And really dont feel like you have to give them a reason. If they look at you funny just ignore them. As if you are going to see them again. When it comes to friends and family just tell them to please wash their hands first and they can hold YOUR child. My sister in law came over when my daughter was about 1 week old she wanted to hold her and let her 2 boys paw on her and I told her if everyone washes their hands you can hold her. She got p__sed for whatever reason and left. OH WELL this is YOUR child. When friends came over with their babys I always washed my hands in front of them so they could see that i did. If their child was going to use my daughters boppy pillow i would go and get a clean blanket and lay it over the pillow. That is what I would want someone to do if i went to their house. Anyway just speak up and if feelings are hurt oh well. They will get over it.

I love the Snugli idea! I have one of those but I'm not sure why I didn't think to use it more than I do (I've just been using it around the house). My little guy wouldn't be seen as well in there either. As far as flat out telling someone "Don't touch my son" is hard for me to do. I work in a small town with the puplic and just about everyone knows me. I have to be friendlly whenever I go out. Thank you Jbear for the idea!

The only thing about the Snugli is to make sure you squat to reach things instead of bending over, even in the grocery store. My Snugli has a velcro loop to attach a toy, so my daughter's hands were always busy with the toy, and her legs had a sleeper or pants and socks covering them. You can use a hat too, and then your little guy will be covered from head to toe. It's funny, but by the time they're about two years old, you get a lot less worried about the germ issue, so don't worry that it's something you'll be stressing out over forever.

I'm not super crazy over germs. I've been lucky so far with him. He's not been sick yet. I'm just not sure why people have to touch his hair. It's just hair. I'm having a hard time with keeping a hat on him. He is such a hot bodied little guy. Thank you for the suggestions.

If anybody wants to see pictures of Nathan you can go to www.mynathan.piczo.com

I agree with the hat idea and the snugli idea. I use to take the carrier that was also part of the carseat and put that in the cart at the store. I would keep the hood pulled up over my son. I never had anyone touch him when he was small by doing that. Anytime someone looked like they were trying to get close and take a peak I would just walk away before they got a chance to start a conversation.

My son also has very thick, long and dark hair. He is five months and has already had 3 haircuts! I really have not had a huge problem with people touching his hair. I bathe him daily and wash his hair. So, I guess any germs that he may potentially get are washed away. Plus, touching someone's hair will not get them sick. illness is transmited through openings in the body such as the nose, mouth, genitals and so on. I do agree though that it is annoying to have people touch my baby when I don't even know them.

People can be very rude. I actually had a kid one time try to pick my daughter up out of the grocery cart. I told the little girl no and the mother gave me a dirty look. I was so p__sed off!!! I couldn't a mother would let her own daughter go and pick try to pick up a complete strangers baby. I was outraged.

Hi Melissa. Was you upset the first time you had to give your baby a haircut? I know Nathan needs his trimmed but I can't make myself get it done. I love all his hair.