Updated: April 2026 Written by Meg - a mom of three (ages 5, 3, and 1) in Atlanta. My daughter Kennedy was hospitalized in the PICU for 8 days with RSV at just a few weeks old. Everything in this post comes from what we learned from the ICU doctors, my own research, and living through it. Wondering how to protect a newborn when you have older kids bringing home daycare germs? This is the most comprehensive guide I've put together - covering baseline newborn precautions, what

Updated: April 2026 Written by Meg — mom of three (ages 5, 3, and 1) in Atlanta. I've brought home a newborn three times — a COVID baby, a winter baby, and a summer baby — and this is everything I know about surviving and savoring those first weeks. 🫶 Just had a baby and wondering what on earth to expect in those first weeks at home? This is everything I've learned across three newborns — how to handle visitors, what to actually do with a newborn all day, how to get into a