Advice Needed: Social Distancing with Newborn

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I'm a first time mum with an 8 week old and I'm needing advice on how to approach the in-laws without offending them in regards to social distancing and kissing the baby.

As you know we are admist a pandemic, this hasn't been easy with a newborn. Just when we thought the virus was improving we've taken two steps backwards here in Melbourne.

My in-laws live in a 'hotspot' area with their daughter. They want to visit their first grandson / nephew ALL the time (which I can understand) and they see him twice a week where they pass him around like a hot potato.

Yesterday my SIL kissed my son on the cheek right at the corner of his mouth. MIL witnessed it and looked at me to see my reaction, then made a light-hearted joke. While I was pregnant we discussed the topic of kissing the baby where MIL agreed it was a risk to bubs health.

I didn't say anything at the time because I was fuming inside and didn't want to upset anyone.

SIL is single and uses Tinder to meet people... This morning SIL posted on Instagram hinting at a dinner date with a guy. I replied privately questioning who it was and her response was "oh just a boy I'm seeing, not marriage material!"

Good for her and all, but you are completely disregarding social distancing, hooking up with randoms on Tinder during a pandemic in a 'hotspot' then thinking it's ok to hold a newborn for an hour at a time, and kiss him..?

I'm so upset about the situation and I don't know how to speak up without offending my partners family.

What would you do in my situation?

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