8 day old baby...

[guierrla]

i've seen that a woman i know has gone off for a night down town 8 days after giving birth!! aibu to think that this is crazy?!?!

Lucky her.

I have a 5 week old and going out on the piss is the last thing on my mind! not just the fact I'm exhauseted but I'm needed at home by my child. each to their own but I don't think it looks good on a woman to be out on the town that soon after birth

Good for her. Each to their own I say.

I’d think mind your own business. Every celebrity and their mother does it and nobody bats an eyelid or praises them (wow she looks SO GOOD she only gave birth a WEEK ago!) Everyone’s birth/recovery/child/sleeping is different god forbid she goes out for 6 hours!

It would be the last thing on my mind and I’m afraid my judgey pants would be hoiked right up.

I suppose you can if you’re not breastfeeding. I missed my school formal. Sad times.

If she wants to that's great (hoping the assumption that someone capable - child's father ideally or loving family member etc - is looking after the baby isn't too big...).

I didn't want to at that stage but so what? If she's young she might recover quicker.

Each to their own, not something I would do personally but it could be a really close friends birthday and she's popping down for a soft drink before heading home?
Or she could be going wild?
As long as the baby was at home well looked after it wouldn't bother me in the slightest so yabu, everybody does things differently.

Yes and a father of an 8 day old baby out on the town would be far less judged I suspect

Bloomin eck. Good luck to her. I was still laid up after a c/section when my dd was 8 days old. I could barely walk to the kitchen and She's in the ale house. .
As long as she's left the baby with a decent bsby sitter. I don't see anything wrong. All my friends went out when my dd was a 6b days old. I'd have gone if I was physically able to.

Why do you care?

I went out when DS 1 was about a week old. It was a long standing arrangement, he came early, so I went. He was with DH, I only went for a few hours.

Also went to a ball and stayed out all night when DS2 was about 6 weeks old. Both were BF. Neither appears to have suffered from me having a life.

I don't think it looks good on a woman to be out on the town that soon after birth what a load of misogynistic crap.

DH and I went for a drink when DS was 7 days old and he was breastfed. It was only for an hour or so and across the road from the house. Parents-in-law babysat.

Good on her if that's what she wants.

Good luck to her, hope she has a super night

Meh, I went to a party at about 2 weeks after my section. Baby was with dad, it was nice to have some time out. If there was a party the week before, I'd have probably gone to that.

but I don't think it looks good on a woman to be out on the town that soon after birth
Why
Must she get her hair cut,wear curmudgeonly clothes and start sentences with as a mutha...

Blimey. She's brave! I was soaking through maternity and breast pads and many clothes for weeks on end.

Not something I'd be inclined to do, mainly because I like greys anatomy and sleep, but if baby is well looked after then who are we to judge?

Good for her.

Can't think of anything worse. It wouldn't be for me, there's plenty of time to get back out on the town but 8 days pp probably isn't the best idea.

Lucky girl. I went out 8 weeks after my DS was born, it's good to remember that there's a life outside of being a mum, I'm just surprised she even had the energy to go out I'd rather catch up on sleep if we're me!

No one says, o’er bloke out 8 day baby at home,clock him

YANBU! Report this naughty, naughty mummy to SS, call 999 and get back to your bridge now! And cancel the cheque and go to Maui now!

I think the police will log the call

I know someone who had her baby in the morning came home from hospital in the afternoon and was out that night celebrating the birth of her child and the removal of her asbo tag.