When did you first take your baby out in public?
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Anonymous
| Aside from doctor's appointments. When did you start to bring your baby out to public (restaurants, malls, grocery stores, places with ppl in general)? |
Anonymous
| 1 week |
Anonymous
| I went to the mall after the two week appointment for my first. With my second, I went to Georgetown (family was visiting). He was fine, but it was too soon for me. |
Anonymous
| About a week too. Before then I wasn't recovered enough. |
Anonymous
| one week. |
Anonymous
| 2 weeks for me. It was the dead of winter and I had nowhere to go until going to my mom's hour for dinner one night. |
Anonymous
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About six weeks because my DH wasn't helpful, and the carrier was too heavy for me to carry before that.
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Anonymous
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I took her out in public at unpopulated times (restaurants at 4:30 pm, grocery store at 10 am on a Tuesday) after a week. Wore her in the carrier and people left her alone.
I waited until her first round of vaccines to take her during crowded times. |
Anonymous
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Day 1 with all my kids.
Went to Panera's for lunch upon discharge from the hospital (tradition which started with #1). With child #2, went to church on Sunday (day 4 of DD's life), and went to DS's soccer game with 5 day old (#3). |
Anonymous
| Day #3 with first (hamburgers the day after discharge) and probably day #3 or 4 with second (I don't remember) |
Anonymous
| Both children were taken out at about 1 week. DC 2 came down with RSV and was hospitalized so my views changed. She could have gotten this from one of us, though, so who knows. |
Anonymous
| OP here. Thanks everyone. My pediatrician told us to wait until 6-8 weeks to bring her out to the mall. I was surprised. Isn't the rule of thumb 4 weeks? |
Anonymous
I A cant believ how many Drs say this and it gets posted here. That is the strangest thing unless your baby has known health issues. I had a Jan baby and we started taking walks around neighborhood on day one. Baby is bundled into stroller or carrier, no is touching them and they aren't touching anything. We too, baby to Costco first wee, out to lunch twice and dinner. Good lord, staying stuck I. The house for two months is asking for PPD. Get a dr who,practices in this century |
Anonymous
| I have preemies who had NICU time and we were told no children under the age of 12 is possible until month three adjusted and to avoid crowded areas. Honestly, it was awesome because we had an excuse not to go to relatives for the holidays and stayed home and ordered chinese. Other friends of mind went to their families and ended up with sick babies. I think this is entirely up to you and what you are comfortable with and when you want to deal with a sick infant. We do go to empty restaurants, grocery store, and time things such to avoid crowds, so you don't have to completely not go out, just make sure everyone who touches the baby purel or washes their hands before hand. |
Anonymous
| I had a Jan baby who just turned 2. She's #2 and after I recovered from my c-section (about week 3), we went everywhere big sister needed to go (preschool dropoff/pickup, gym classes, grocery store, play dates, etc). |