Normally I would tell anyone who walked through my hospital door that had a cold or the flu to just turn around and leave without saying a word or touching a thing. The problem I have though is that the people I would be saying that to this time are my DH, my children and my parents - who will be looking after my children and therefore bringing them to the hospital for me after birth to meet their sister. Oh, and myself!

In all likelihood I still have a week or so before this will become an issue, but having seen how long it seems to linger (DD1 has been sick for two weeks now on and off), I'm not confident that we will all be lurgy free before #3 arrives.

Not kissing bubs on the face is something we can obviously do to minimise germ transfer. Not coughing directly on her, washing hands after blowing noses etc. Is there anything else we can do, because refusing access in this particular situation is obviously just not possible. I realise that she is going to be exposed to germs, especially with both the girls at school, but it seems particularly bad when she is only minutes/hours old

THanks.