New Mom Doesn't Want Mother-in-Law Visiting Her Newborn amid Measles Outbreak, Asks If She's Being 'Too Protective'

A woman says she doesn't want her mother-in-law visiting her during an active measles outbreak — fearing for the health of her newborn child.

She details the situation in a post shared to Reddit, writing: "My husband (33m) and I (34 f) have a 5 month old little boy. Because of his age, he has not been vaccinated against measles yet."

"My mother-in-law wants to visit us, but I am nervous," she continues in the post. "She is fully vaccinated against measles, but she lives in the Cleveland area in Ohio."

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The woman goes on to note that Cleveland is near the site of an ongoing measles outbreak.

"There is a measles outbreak two counties over from her," she writes. "I'm a first time mom, so I don't know if I'm being too protective by not wanting her to visit until we can get our son vaccinated."

Now, the woman wants to know if she's in the wrong for not wanting her mother-in-law to pay them a visit.

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Reddit users are encouraging the woman to stand strong, with one writing, "Trusting your gut and prioritizing your baby's health is never something to apologize for. Measles is seriously dangerous, and you're being a great parent by staying cautious and informed."

Others encourage the woman to speak to a doctor before her mother-in-law makes the trip.

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"I’d have a conversation with your pediatrician, and maybe ask your MIL to have her titers checked to see if she still has antibodies. Then ask her to get booster if her titers are low," adds another of confirming her immunity.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a Thursday, March 27, update that there were a total of 483 confirmed measles cases across 20 jurisdictions in the U.S.: Alaska, California, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York City, New York State, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, and Washington.

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In the past three months, there have already been more measles cases than the number reported for the whole of 2024, with the CDC claiming there was a total of 285 cases last year across 33 jurisdictions.

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