May 2, 2025 • 4 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Did you have new born baby boundaries in place when
you became a parent. If so, we want to hear
from you this morning. Seven O two seven nine six
one oh six five. Good morning. It's Joanna and Sean.
Recently a girlfriend of mine brought up some of the
boundaries I had in place with my first baby, judging
me slightly, wondering if I'm going to do the same
thing with my second baby. I did feel judged, for sure.
(00:22):
But Sean, now I know your children. Of course they
were sensitive berths because they were born early. So I'm
assuming you probably had boundaries in place.
Speaker 2 (00:31):
Well.
Speaker 3 (00:32):
For my daughter Hallo, who just turned six, Yeah, I
think the world put boundaries in place for us. She
was born in twenty nineteen. We were living in a
state that we didn't have any family in, so we
really weren't getting visitors. Okay, but also the world shut down,
I mean COVID happened right after she was born. Yes,
so we didn't have to do much. We were pretty
isolated in Madison, Wisconsin. We didn't have visitors, so we
(00:53):
were kind of just quarantined for the first left okay,
three years of her life.
Speaker 1 (00:56):
He'd have all the boundaries, Yeah, right, Yeah.
Speaker 3 (00:58):
I think the only people that came to see is
my parents and my wife's parents, and that kept it
pretty easy with my son, though he was more four
months premature, nick You baby for one hundred and one days,
and I think we were most parents, I think get
more lax on the second baby, and I think it
was the opposite way for us, of course, you know,
I think we really were protective about where we took him.
(01:23):
I mean probably for at least a year even, just
not wanting to expose him to even the smallest thing
because he had heart and lung conditions and sensitivities. So
I don't judge anyone for the boundaries they put between
their baby and other people or the public, because I
don't know what their story is. I don't know, maybe
(01:44):
they had a baby that went through the same thing
that mine did, you know, because both my kids were
nick You babies, and you know, Axel was in there
for one hundred and one days, and I'm like, they
could have had it worse than I did. So I
just whatever boundaries you choose to put in place are
your business. I'm not here to Yeah.
Speaker 1 (02:00):
I do sometimes feel like as a society, like unless
and sometimes people just feel comfortable with who they're talking to.
But it's like people are quick to judge, and it's like, well,
you don't know everybody's like backstory, right exactly. Not everybody
shares everything that everybody's gonna think like you think. So
definitely keep that in mind, you know, when talking to
other parents, for sure. And I love that we're taking
(02:23):
calls on this this morning as well. I know Mandy's
been waiting. Good morning, Mandy. What were your newborn baby boundaries?
And you know, if you had them, what were they?
Speaker 2 (02:32):
Okay, so I'm going to explain something that a lot
of people are probably not going to agree with. I have.
I have no boundaries, Okay, Basically, I welcome everything. I
take my baby everywhere. I just had her three months ago,
and I take her to the gym, I take her
to work, I take her to parties because I feel
like the more germs that we come into contact with,
(02:53):
the more antibodies she'll develop. And I'm all about that.
Speaker 3 (02:56):
Okay, just wow, all right, just building up that system
through the environment, just the old fashioned way, I guess.
Speaker 2 (03:04):
Yeah. I mean it works for me. I never get
sick by my tongue. But I never get sick.
Speaker 1 (03:08):
I have a girlfriend similar to that situation, and I think,
you know, I think maybe people would likely be split down,
split down the middle here, right. I I watch my
girlfriend who recently had a baby, like take her kid
out everywhere, and I'm like, wow, I don't know if
I could do that, but like you feel that it's
actually been beneficial.
Speaker 2 (03:29):
Well we'll find out.
Speaker 1 (03:29):
I guess. Yeah.
Speaker 3 (03:32):
People not gonna like that. It sounds risky, but no, Look,
here's the thing. I do somewhat agree with this because
I think that with younger kids, the more you shield
them from the world, the weaker their immune systems are
if you try to keep them in a bubble all
the time. Now, I don't know, maybe there's a happy
medium there. When you're talking about newborns. I mean, this
(03:53):
is probably way riskier if you're not getting shots and
things like that.
Speaker 2 (03:59):
Yeah. Well, I'm not going to get into a whole
conversation about vaccine right now, but yeah, yeah, no, No.
Fear to have a very different opinion than most people.
So I've argued with my parents, my family, and my friends.
It's a lonely lifestyle, but I love it. I wouldn't
have it any other way.
Speaker 1 (04:14):
Yeah, we can absolutely hear your confidence this morning, Mandy,
and listen, obviously we are very non judgmental here. Whatever
you want to do, what you think is best for
your baby, all the power to you, and we appreciate
your opinion. And yeah, I was refreshing to hear kind
of your perspective there.
Speaker 2 (04:31):
Thank you so much. I appreciate you guys.
Speaker 3 (04:33):
Of cour Good luck to you and your daughter.
Speaker 2 (04:35):
Thanks, thanks Mandy,
Did you have new born baby boundaries in place when
you became a parent. If so, we want to hear
from you this morning. Seven O two seven nine six
one oh six five. Good morning. It's Joanna and Sean.
Recently a girlfriend of mine brought up some of the
boundaries I had in place with my first baby, judging
me slightly, wondering if I'm going to do the same
thing with my second baby. I did feel judged, for sure.
(00:22):
But Sean, now I know your children. Of course they
were sensitive berths because they were born early. So I'm
assuming you probably had boundaries in place.
Speaker 2 (00:31):
Well.
Speaker 3 (00:32):
For my daughter Hallo, who just turned six, Yeah, I
think the world put boundaries in place for us. She
was born in twenty nineteen. We were living in a
state that we didn't have any family in, so we
really weren't getting visitors. Okay, but also the world shut down,
I mean COVID happened right after she was born. Yes,
so we didn't have to do much. We were pretty
isolated in Madison, Wisconsin. We didn't have visitors, so we
(00:53):
were kind of just quarantined for the first left okay,
three years of her life.
Speaker 1 (00:56):
He'd have all the boundaries, Yeah, right, Yeah.
Speaker 3 (00:58):
I think the only people that came to see is
my parents and my wife's parents, and that kept it
pretty easy with my son, though he was more four
months premature, nick You baby for one hundred and one days,
and I think we were most parents, I think get
more lax on the second baby, and I think it
was the opposite way for us, of course, you know,
I think we really were protective about where we took him.
(01:23):
I mean probably for at least a year even, just
not wanting to expose him to even the smallest thing
because he had heart and lung conditions and sensitivities. So
I don't judge anyone for the boundaries they put between
their baby and other people or the public, because I
don't know what their story is. I don't know, maybe
(01:44):
they had a baby that went through the same thing
that mine did, you know, because both my kids were
nick You babies, and you know, Axel was in there
for one hundred and one days, and I'm like, they
could have had it worse than I did. So I
just whatever boundaries you choose to put in place are
your business. I'm not here to Yeah.
Speaker 1 (02:00):
I do sometimes feel like as a society, like unless
and sometimes people just feel comfortable with who they're talking to.
But it's like people are quick to judge, and it's like, well,
you don't know everybody's like backstory, right exactly. Not everybody
shares everything that everybody's gonna think like you think. So
definitely keep that in mind, you know, when talking to
other parents, for sure. And I love that we're taking
(02:23):
calls on this this morning as well. I know Mandy's
been waiting. Good morning, Mandy. What were your newborn baby boundaries?
And you know, if you had them, what were they?
Speaker 2 (02:32):
Okay, so I'm going to explain something that a lot
of people are probably not going to agree with. I have.
I have no boundaries, Okay, Basically, I welcome everything. I
take my baby everywhere. I just had her three months ago,
and I take her to the gym, I take her
to work, I take her to parties because I feel
like the more germs that we come into contact with,
(02:53):
the more antibodies she'll develop. And I'm all about that.
Speaker 3 (02:56):
Okay, just wow, all right, just building up that system
through the environment, just the old fashioned way, I guess.
Speaker 2 (03:04):
Yeah. I mean it works for me. I never get
sick by my tongue. But I never get sick.
Speaker 1 (03:08):
I have a girlfriend similar to that situation, and I think,
you know, I think maybe people would likely be split down,
split down the middle here, right. I I watch my
girlfriend who recently had a baby, like take her kid
out everywhere, and I'm like, wow, I don't know if
I could do that, but like you feel that it's
actually been beneficial.
Speaker 2 (03:29):
Well we'll find out.
Speaker 1 (03:29):
I guess. Yeah.
Speaker 3 (03:32):
People not gonna like that. It sounds risky, but no, Look,
here's the thing. I do somewhat agree with this because
I think that with younger kids, the more you shield
them from the world, the weaker their immune systems are
if you try to keep them in a bubble all
the time. Now, I don't know, maybe there's a happy
medium there. When you're talking about newborns. I mean, this
(03:53):
is probably way riskier if you're not getting shots and
things like that.
Speaker 2 (03:59):
Yeah. Well, I'm not going to get into a whole
conversation about vaccine right now, but yeah, yeah, no, No.
Fear to have a very different opinion than most people.
So I've argued with my parents, my family, and my friends.
It's a lonely lifestyle, but I love it. I wouldn't
have it any other way.
Speaker 1 (04:14):
Yeah, we can absolutely hear your confidence this morning, Mandy,
and listen, obviously we are very non judgmental here. Whatever
you want to do, what you think is best for
your baby, all the power to you, and we appreciate
your opinion. And yeah, I was refreshing to hear kind
of your perspective there.
Speaker 2 (04:31):
Thank you so much. I appreciate you guys.
Speaker 3 (04:33):
Of cour Good luck to you and your daughter.
Speaker 2 (04:35):
Thanks, thanks Mandy,
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