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In the days before my due date, I tried to arrange any last minute necessities for daily life - a full fridge, toothpaste, clean clothes, etc. - so we could hunker down after Roxie’s arrival.

Part of that plan included stationing hand soap and eco hand sanitizer - steering clear of the anti-bacterial type that breed resistant supergerms - at every sink. I displayed them prominently next to a stack of towels so our steady stream of visitors would pick up the hint without having to be told: Wanna hold the baby? Wash your hands. 

Ten months later we’re still fairly diligent about frequent hand-washing, though it’s equally to get rid of Roxie’s germs (oh, just pick your bodily fluid) as ours. That hand sanitizer? It’s stationed next to her changing table and diapers, of which the used ones my husband has started calling “hate crimes.”  Poop, there it is.

The whole swine flu scare’s added a new layer of precaution - out come the wipes at the grocery store, and I’ve stashed yet more hand sanitizer in the car and in my purse - but we’re not panicked.  For now, I’m more concerned with that next nasty nappy.

-Mama Bite Editor Alison...off to scrub up...

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