I'm sorry it took me a while to respond to this post.

Thank you ((((((((myself))))) for that explanation. I was reading a book called THE AWARE BABY and it warned against tickling. I guess there is a happy middle ground between my paranoia and your suggestion. I'll try not being so worried about my hubby and I tickling our baby. I just don't see how it could hurt by not tickling him until he is old enough to talk and say no or stop. He is only 4 months old now.

I definitely have a lot of issues. I don't want to put any of them on my child. He deserves happiness.