I basically stretched out my errands so I had at least one a day. Monday- get new library books. Tuesday- Target run with Starbucks. Wednesday- grocery store. Thursday- Walk around a new park. Friday- New cafe with a friend if they were available. It is harder in the cold weather but I would've lost my mind being in the house day in and day out.

Why are you staying home? I would have gone crazy staying home all the time too.
Put the baby in a sling/carrier and GO (you can even nurse this way).
Go for a hike, to a museum, see Christmas lights, meet a friend or spouse for lunch, etc etc. Zero reason to sit at home & be bored with a baby that young. They are portable.

Anonymous wrote:Babies are so portable at this age. You can really go anywhere and he will mostly just sleep.

I think when you are doing it all for the first time, it’s tiring and overwhelming to get of the house with baby. Don’t put pressure on new moms with stupid comments like this. Sometimes it’s not easy.

30-90 minutes is waaaaaay too long to be nursing. It should take 15-20 minutes max. Have you seen a LC?

Also, do you go anywhere? Meet friends for coffee? Go to the grocery store? Go Christmas shopping? If you never leave the house no wonder you hate it.

Anonymous wrote:I tried to structure my time so that I left the house once a day and tried to have one goal I wanted to accomplish (nothing special it could be doing laundry or writing 5 thank you notes).


I did Mom group and later a post partum fitness class. I'm still friends with some of the moms I met and it's fun to watch our kids grow up together. I've heard good things about stroller striders, they meet at the mall or a community center when it's cold

+1 I also enjoyed Stroller Strides and a new moms group that met at a coffee shop once a week.

Babies are so portable at this age. You can really go anywhere and he will mostly just sleep.

Stroller Strides is a great way to get back into shape and to meet new mom friends.

It's really nice to have friends who have babies the same age. We set up a mailing list and, even now with 6 yos, we share information with each other.

Go to the movies!! I saw like 10 movies on my maternity leave and it was glorious. I went to the Monday matinee at the Mosaic Angelika but I believe there are a couple other baby matinees in the region.

I tried to structure my time so that I left the house once a day and tried to have one goal I wanted to accomplish (nothing special it could be doing laundry or writing 5 thank you notes).


I did Mom group and later a post partum fitness class. I'm still friends with some of the moms I met and it's fun to watch our kids grow up together. I've heard good things about stroller striders, they meet at the mall or a community center when it's cold

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Anonymous wrote:Why not join a moms group or take him to some infant classes?

A 2 month old doesn't need infant classes. That's a huge waste of time and money.

He does not, mom does.

Hey mama! I'm a nanny and a mom, pm me i'd love to chat.

Anonymous wrote:I'm on maternity leave and I'm over it. My son ( Connor) was born in September and I go back to work in January. I love him so much and enjoy spending every moment with him, but it's boring. My whole day consists of feeding and watching him sleep. I feel like I'm confined to a chair or the couch since he feeds for 30-60 minutes every 2-3 hours. The rest of the time he is sleeping with short amount of awake times. I'm an introvert but I am bored. I have been craving human contact, but I have no one to hang out with. I know I will wish for this time again when things get crazy, but right now I really wish I could be back at work.

This is your problem. He’s not really eating for that long; he’s hanging out. He’s definitely old enough to cut the feedings shorter. It should be no more than 10min per side. Talk to your pediatrician if you need reassurance but this was so freeing to me to realize I wasn’t doing either of us any favors by letting feedings drag out. Then start going out. Storytime at the library. Sit at a coffee shop and people watch or read a book. Go to a museum and wander. (I’d say take walks outside but fall/winter is a rough time for maternity leave. (I’m six weeks into my second but I had the summer to enjoy last time.)

You need to get out of the house. Get coffee every morning at the same coffee place and you'll become a regular and get some of that human interaction you're missing. Go for a walk around a cute cluster of shops. Hang out at the library, or book store (still a few.)

I liked organizing the house while the baby slept , and sleeping while baby sleeps

Baby Story Time at the library saved my sanity when my first was an infant. I made friends there that I still have; our kids are now teenagers. It's free and no one cares if you need to nurse the baby. And if he sleeps the whole time, so what? You can still talk to other people and get some interaction.