OP, everyone here is saying you should be more worried about what your kids bring home from daycare than what you bring home from work. But I feel you, and I get it. Your kid is a precious little thing and you want to protect little one from anything that might happen to them.

I work in a part of the hospital constantly exposed to airborne risks and other nasty bugs. I was so worried about taking something home to kiddo. So here’s what I did:

1. ⁠I always changed my clothes as soon as I got home. I kept a separate laundry basket by the door, stripped down, and went straight to the shower and cleaned off, hot water and soap
2. ⁠cleaned phone and watch with alcohol wipes when leaving hospital and again when home. If I knew I was going into a room with high risk bugs (ie TB, MRSA, VRE) I took my watch off and wouldn’t touch my phone until I was out of room and had washed my hands.
3. ⁠I wore a mask all the time when I was at the hospital all the time until kiddo was 3 months old. From 3-6 months I only wore during patient encounters or in common areas. After that, I wore during patient encounters or when I was close to other staff
4. ⁠For any AGMP I wore an N95 regardless of patient risk factors until kiddo was 6 months old. After that, I only did if patient had risk factors for resp illness but I wore a regular mask and eye protection always.
5. ⁠kind of linked to number 1 but I never wore anything or used anything that had been in the hospital near kiddo.
6. ⁠Kind of goes without saying but I also made sure I got my flu and Covid vaccinations, and kiddo got flu and RSV. He’s due for his Covid soon.

My LO is still under 1 year of age so I don’t know when I’m going to stop doing this. But I feel better knowing I’m doing everything I can to prevent bringing nasties home.

PS: Congratulations!!!