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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not to hijack but I'm curious what those of you who are currently pregnant plan to do when your baby is born.  No visitors whatsoever? No trips outside the house besides walks/hikes?

Maybe I'm just weak but I feel like such limited activity combined with postpartum hormones is a recipe for depression.   I've been extremely careful since March and it hasn't really been the best for my mental health.  My baby is due in August.  Do I need to be a hermit for basically the whole rest of the year, or longer?  [/quote]

38 weeks here, FTM. I am currently doing none of the OP’s original list bc the last thing I want to do is test positive when we go into L&D.
So, all delivery for groceries, doing uber eats 1x per week for sanity (drop food on our porch), and only going for walks in our very low trafficked neighborhood at this point. We aren’t seeing anyone in person since 36 weeks.

Prior to that, we did have some socially distant outdoor meals (brought our own food) with in-laws and a few close friends who have all been pretty responsible. We always stayed 10+ feet apart. We also quarantined at a cabin in Shenandoah for 3 weeks near the beginning of this bc we were halfway through a home renovation that we couldn’t just pause indefinitely (open walls, dust, wires, etc) with a newborn on the way. We brought all of our food, didn’t interact with any locals/businesses, and did enjoy hikes while we were out there bc trails were not crowded (like Great Falls, etc.).

For post partum, we are planning to only allow our in-laws the first few weeks (they are currently quarantining as well, not leaving house, etc) and then will defer to what our pediatrician recommends as safe. I think we will still limit our own trips to stores, won’t go out to eat, etc., but will be nice if we can have responsible visitors meet our baby with hand washing and mask wearing. Really haven’t interacted much with the world since March and it makes me really sad to think my maternity leave might be equally as isolating.[/quote]

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