When can you take a new born out

[ktchang77]

Just wanted some advice on when it is considered ok to take a new born out?

When you feel up to it. New baby's arrive in the school playground from 1 or 2 days old. I took my PFB for coffee at 10 days (and I was in hospital for 5).

Whenever you want to !!

Whenever you feel like it.

DS was about 6 days old when we first took him out I think, and I was going stir crazy by then.

I would say whenever you feel up to it

As soon as you want to/feel able to. It's not about when it's ok to take the baby out - it depends purely on how you are physically after the birth and when you feel capable of going out.

My Dh took dd out within a few hours of us arriving home.

4 days old after a CS, for a car trip to the local park. He slept in his sling the whole time and I breastfed him in the car!

I took mine to a childs play area with older ds at 2 days old. she slept through, even with the other kids shouting and music. I did get a few comments, mainly from older women telling me I shouldn't do too much so soon after the birth!?
I also took her to a garden center at 4 days old, and she started to cry for her feed. As I was leaving, I was stared at by a few women, and one said ' HOW OLD' in a shocked voice!
I think it does them good to get fresh air, and if you're feeling up to it, it'll do you good to get out of the house to.
Each to their own

One of the mums at school had her baby, and brought him out that afternoon!

But then, she disappeared for the rest of the week, as she was so tired. She only did it as she'd promised her DD she'd bring it.

I'm mildly concerned as DS has voiced a desire that I now do the same...!

I took my first out for a walk aged 2 days. Third went to major shopping centre when 3 days old. Fourth went to school aged 2 days.

Only my second child didn't go out much in the first week as he was born just before Christmas. He was the youngest to catch his first cold though - aged 8 days, caught from a member of the family.

What I am trying to say is, take your baby out as soon as you feel able. They aren't likely to pick up an infection or anything like that.

soon as you're up to it you take the baby out and about. No harm can come to the baby from going outside from day 1.

As soon as you get home the baby can go out without you! Fall into bed and get your husband to take the baby for a half hour stroll around the block while you fall into a deep, deep sleep!

Repeat as often as possible!!

Took DD2 to get her library card; she must have been about 2 days old.

Old lady: How old is your baby?

Me: 2 days old.

Old lady, in loud, shocked voice: But my DEAR! Don't you feel as if your INSIDES are about to fall out??

Me: Er, yes.

LittleSilver

Bearing in mind you have to take your baby out to get it from the hospital to home (assuming you had a hospital birth), that gives you some indication as to how soon you can take them 'out'!

I took my DD to the church coffee morning at 4 days old, the morning after we got home from Hospital.

However after being in there two minutes I felt like I'd been put through a mangle and v claustrophic (which isn't normally like me), I guess I just wasn't as well as I thought I was.

On that basis I would echo the others who have said go out as soon as YOU feel able.

I have a friend who was in M&S doing her christmas shopping four hours after delivery.

It is more about when you feel up to it, as Laura says.

(Note, babies are waterproof too. They don't disolve in the rain.)

I took ds to Tesco the day after he was born (we were out of champagne) An elderly lady told me it was too soon. i said "Oh, he's fine" She said "Of course he's fine, dear - it's you I'm thinking about. You all seem to need to eb superwoman these days" I think she may have had a point.

Seeker that's quite sweet, bless her.

I think DS was 10 days old. I didn't have a bad delivery (there were problems at the end, but we were both fine, no tears) - but I was So. Bloody. Tired., all I wanted to do was feed DS and sleep in between.

Its about when you're ready, and when you feel able to cope with the millions of questions Remember that you won't just be walking, but working out how to negotiate a buggy / use a sling...

In Slovenia one mum I knew was advised not to take her baby our until it was 6 MONTHS OLD!!!! Another friend of mine stays in bed for 9 days after the birth (she's had 4 now). I think that's about right- it gives YOU a chance to recover, both physically and mentally. Having said that, DH had me out for a walk when DD was 5 days old. I hobbled there and back.

Good point SirBoobAlot, also remember if you feel up to driving you'll have to be lifting car seat/buggy in and out of the car which knackers me out now and DD is 8 months lod on Saturday. I didn't feel up to driving for a good couple of weeks after, and was really nervous when I did because I hadn't driven for over a month in total.

And if you do end up with stitches try to remember they are there when getting in and out of the car, I had a very unforunate little memory lapse on that front , lol.

I had to go to boots to get stuff at 1 day old. Husband was carrying DS2.

We live in a small market town and DH was mobbed by little old ladies.... and I mean mobbed.

He was surrounded by 5 at 1 stage.

A friend of a friend thought she couldn't take her baby out until he had had all his jabs

Erm... I thought that too GoodLifeMummy... I'm expecting my 1st in October {blush}

I stand corrected!