When DD was born, I made sure people washed hands etc to touch her, but now I don't worry so much about germs, especially now DD is getting about. She'll suck on anything and has a fetish for feet and shoes... Though this habit I do really try to stop her doing, but babies will be babies. My mum is fanatical about things being sterile and washes everything before DD uses it, but I don't anymore. I don't do her dummies anymore, just wash them in hot soapy water once a day or if they fall onto an obviously dirty surface. Though her sucking on other peoples fingers is a bit too far for me too. I only put my fingers in her mouth to check her teeth! Mum said when she had my brother she was fanatical (even more so!) about cleaning and bleached everything- floors, toys...every day, then he got really sick with gastro and ended up in hospital because he had no immunity to germs from everything being so sterile at home. Sometimes, people can go to far! That goes either way though...LOL!