My baby is crawling everywhere. Should I be worried about hygiene?

It's a challange when your baby putting everything that he/she finds into their mouth. So it's the best way is to prevent them putting dirt or any other things into their mouth. But when at home, as long as you keep the floors moderately clean, a little bit of dirt won't hurt the baby, but it can help to build up immunity againts infection. In fact, according to research, the baby may be less likely suffer chronic problems with asthma and allergies later in life when they got a few cold now rather that later. If you worried, try to use safe cleaning products rather than toxic  bleaches. And also can cover the playing area with wipeable piece of sheeting or blanket  in the garden/park. This can bring you a piece of mind.


Source: Ask a parenting Expert. By. Dr. C. Halsey